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authorDaniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org>2024-05-18 18:50:12 +0000
committerDaniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org>2024-05-18 18:50:12 +0000
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Merging upstream version 6.8.9.
Signed-off-by: Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org>
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-rw-r--r--Documentation/scheduler/sched-design-CFS.rst8
-rw-r--r--Documentation/scheduler/schedutil.rst7
2 files changed, 7 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/scheduler/sched-design-CFS.rst b/Documentation/scheduler/sched-design-CFS.rst
index f68919800f..6cffffe265 100644
--- a/Documentation/scheduler/sched-design-CFS.rst
+++ b/Documentation/scheduler/sched-design-CFS.rst
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ This is the (partial) list of the hooks:
compat_yield sysctl is turned on; in that case, it places the scheduling
entity at the right-most end of the red-black tree.
- - check_preempt_curr(...)
+ - wakeup_preempt(...)
This function checks if a task that entered the runnable state should
preempt the currently running task.
@@ -189,10 +189,10 @@ This is the (partial) list of the hooks:
This function chooses the most appropriate task eligible to run next.
- - set_curr_task(...)
+ - set_next_task(...)
- This function is called when a task changes its scheduling class or changes
- its task group.
+ This function is called when a task changes its scheduling class, changes
+ its task group or is scheduled.
- task_tick(...)
diff --git a/Documentation/scheduler/schedutil.rst b/Documentation/scheduler/schedutil.rst
index 32c7d69fc8..803fba8fc7 100644
--- a/Documentation/scheduler/schedutil.rst
+++ b/Documentation/scheduler/schedutil.rst
@@ -90,8 +90,8 @@ For more detail see:
- Documentation/scheduler/sched-capacity.rst:"1. CPU Capacity + 2. Task utilization"
-UTIL_EST / UTIL_EST_FASTUP
-==========================
+UTIL_EST
+========
Because periodic tasks have their averages decayed while they sleep, even
though when running their expected utilization will be the same, they suffer a
@@ -99,8 +99,7 @@ though when running their expected utilization will be the same, they suffer a
To alleviate this (a default enabled option) UTIL_EST drives an Infinite
Impulse Response (IIR) EWMA with the 'running' value on dequeue -- when it is
-highest. A further default enabled option UTIL_EST_FASTUP modifies the IIR
-filter to instantly increase and only decay on decrease.
+highest. UTIL_EST filters to instantly increase and only decay on decrease.
A further runqueue wide sum (of runnable tasks) is maintained of: