linux/arch/i386
Nick Piggin 64c7c8f885 [PATCH] sched: resched and cpu_idle rework
Make some changes to the NEED_RESCHED and POLLING_NRFLAG to reduce
confusion, and make their semantics rigid.  Improves efficiency of
resched_task and some cpu_idle routines.

* In resched_task:
- TIF_NEED_RESCHED is only cleared with the task's runqueue lock held,
  and as we hold it during resched_task, then there is no need for an
  atomic test and set there. The only other time this should be set is
  when the task's quantum expires, in the timer interrupt - this is
  protected against because the rq lock is irq-safe.

- If TIF_NEED_RESCHED is set, then we don't need to do anything. It
  won't get unset until the task get's schedule()d off.

- If we are running on the same CPU as the task we resched, then set
  TIF_NEED_RESCHED and no further action is required.

- If we are running on another CPU, and TIF_POLLING_NRFLAG is *not* set
  after TIF_NEED_RESCHED has been set, then we need to send an IPI.

Using these rules, we are able to remove the test and set operation in
resched_task, and make clear the previously vague semantics of
POLLING_NRFLAG.

* In idle routines:
- Enter cpu_idle with preempt disabled. When the need_resched() condition
  becomes true, explicitly call schedule(). This makes things a bit clearer
  (IMO), but haven't updated all architectures yet.

- Many do a test and clear of TIF_NEED_RESCHED for some reason. According
  to the resched_task rules, this isn't needed (and actually breaks the
  assumption that TIF_NEED_RESCHED is only cleared with the runqueue lock
  held). So remove that. Generally one less locked memory op when switching
  to the idle thread.

- Many idle routines clear TIF_POLLING_NRFLAG, and only set it in the inner
  most polling idle loops. The above resched_task semantics allow it to be
  set until before the last time need_resched() is checked before going into
  a halt requiring interrupt wakeup.

  Many idle routines simply never enter such a halt, and so POLLING_NRFLAG
  can be always left set, completely eliminating resched IPIs when rescheduling
  the idle task.

  POLLING_NRFLAG width can be increased, to reduce the chance of resched IPIs.

Signed-off-by: Nick Piggin <npiggin@suse.de>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
Cc: Con Kolivas <kernel@kolivas.org>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2005-11-09 07:56:33 -08:00
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boot [PATCH] fbdev: Resurrect hooks to get EDID from firmware 2005-09-09 13:57:59 -07:00
crypto [PATCH] arch/i386/crypto/aes.c: fix sparse warnings 2005-06-25 16:24:59 -07:00
kernel [PATCH] sched: resched and cpu_idle rework 2005-11-09 07:56:33 -08:00
lib [LIB]: Consolidate _atomic_dec_and_lock() 2005-09-14 21:47:01 -07:00
mach-default [PATCH] useless includes of linux/irq.h in arch/i386 2005-09-26 18:29:50 -07:00
mach-es7000 [PATCH] ES7000 platform update 2005-10-30 17:37:12 -08:00
mach-generic [PATCH] x86: sutomatically enable bigsmp when we have more than 8 CPUs 2005-09-05 00:06:10 -07:00
mach-visws [PATCH] useless includes of linux/irq.h in arch/i386 2005-09-26 18:29:50 -07:00
mach-voyager [PATCH] useless includes of linux/irq.h in arch/i386 2005-09-26 18:29:50 -07:00
math-emu [PATCH] i386: inline assembler: cleanup and encapsulate descriptor and task register management 2005-09-05 00:06:11 -07:00
mm [PATCH] x86: add an accessor function for getting the per-CPU gdt 2005-10-30 17:37:12 -08:00
oprofile [PATCH] Move Kprobes and Oprofile to "Instrumentation Support" menu 2005-11-07 07:53:35 -08:00
pci [PATCH] toshiba_ohci1394_dmi_table should be __devinitdata, not __devinit 2005-11-01 21:27:22 -08:00
power [PATCH] x86: add MCE resume 2005-11-07 07:53:30 -08:00
Kconfig [PATCH] Move Kprobes and Oprofile to "Instrumentation Support" menu 2005-11-07 07:53:35 -08:00
Kconfig.cpu [PATCH] uml: reuse i386 cpu-specific tuning 2005-10-30 17:37:16 -08:00
Kconfig.debug [PATCH] Move Kprobes and Oprofile to "Instrumentation Support" menu 2005-11-07 07:53:35 -08:00
Makefile [PATCH] uml: reuse i386 cpu-specific tuning 2005-10-30 17:37:16 -08:00
Makefile.cpu [PATCH] i386: use -mcpu, not -mtune, for GCCs older than 3.4 2005-10-30 17:37:16 -08:00
defconfig [ACPI] delete CONFIG_ACPI_PCI 2005-08-25 12:40:44 -04:00