We only need to track if the CPU is in a non-RT state, as opposed to its
priority within the non-RT state. So simplify setting in the effort of
reducing cache-thrash.
Signed-off-by: Gregory Haskins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
---
kernel/sched.c | 8 ++++++++
1 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
diff --git a/kernel/sched.c b/kernel/sched.c
index a1f1d92..4abe738 100644
--- a/kernel/sched.c
+++ b/kernel/sched.c
@@ -371,11 +371,19 @@ static inline void set_rq_prio(struct rq *rq, int prio)
rq->highest_prio = prio;
}
+/*
+ * We dont care what the exact normal priority is. We only care about
+ * RT-priority, vs non-RT (normal or idle). So flatten the priority if its a
+ * non-RT variety. This will reduce cache-thrashing on the rq->highest_prio.
+ */
static inline void update_rq_prio(struct rq *rq)
{
struct rt_prio_array *array = &rq->rt.active;
int prio = sched_find_first_bit(array->bitmap);
+ if ((prio != MAX_PRIO) && (prio > MAX_RT_PRIO))
+ prio = MAX_RT_PRIO;
+
if (rq->highest_prio != prio)
set_rq_prio(rq, prio);
}
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