On 08-05-18, 12:00, Quentin Perret wrote: > Right, I see your point. Now, with the current implementation, why should > we randomly force a CPU to manage the kthread of another ? IIUC deadline > should assign the kthreads to CPUs depending on the state of the system > when the task is created. So, from one boot to another, you could > theoretically end up with varying configurations, and varying power/perf > numbers.
Yeah, if it is fixed at boot then there is no good reason to push it to any other CPU. I agree. -- viresh