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find_energy_efficient_cpu() (feec()) searches the best energy CPU to place a task on. To do so, compute_energy() estimates the energy impact of placing the task on a CPU, based on CPU and task utilization signals. Utilization signals can be concurrently updated while evaluating a performance domain (pd). In some cases, this leads to having a 'negative delta', i.e. placing the task in the pd is seen as an energy gain. Thus, any further energy comparison is biased. In case of a 'negative delta', return prev_cpu since: 1. a 'negative delta' happens in less than 0.5% of feec() calls, on a Juno with 6 CPUs (4 little, 2 big) 2. it is unlikely to have two consecutive 'negative delta' for a task, so if the first call fails, feec() will correctly place the task in the next feec() call 3. EAS current behavior tends to select prev_cpu if the task doesn't raise the OPP of its current pd. prev_cpu is EAS's generic decision 4. prev_cpu should be preferred to returning an error code. In the latter case, select_idle_sibling() would do the placement, selecting a big (and not energy efficient) CPU. As 3., the task would potentially reside on the big CPU for a long time Reported-by: Xuewen Yan <xuewen.yan@unisoc.com> Suggested-by: Xuewen Yan <xuewen.yan@unisoc.com> Signed-off-by: Pierre Gondois <Pierre.Gondois@arm.com> Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@infradead.org> Reviewed-by: Lukasz Luba <lukasz.luba@arm.com> Reviewed-by: Dietmar Eggemann <dietmar.eggemann@arm.com> Reviewed-by: Vincent Donnefort <vincent.donnefort@arm.com> Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20210504090743.9688-3-Pierre.Gondois@arm.com
Linux kernel
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There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.
In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``. The formatted documentation can also be read online at:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/
There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the Restructured Text markup notation.
Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.