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diff --git a/Documentation/scheduler/sched-capacity.rst b/Documentation/scheduler/sched-capacity.rst index e2c1cf7431..de414b33dd 100644 --- a/Documentation/scheduler/sched-capacity.rst +++ b/Documentation/scheduler/sched-capacity.rst @@ -39,14 +39,15 @@ per Hz, leading to:: ------------------- Two different capacity values are used within the scheduler. A CPU's -``capacity_orig`` is its maximum attainable capacity, i.e. its maximum -attainable performance level. A CPU's ``capacity`` is its ``capacity_orig`` to -which some loss of available performance (e.g. time spent handling IRQs) is -subtracted. +``original capacity`` is its maximum attainable capacity, i.e. its maximum +attainable performance level. This original capacity is returned by +the function arch_scale_cpu_capacity(). A CPU's ``capacity`` is its ``original +capacity`` to which some loss of available performance (e.g. time spent +handling IRQs) is subtracted. Note that a CPU's ``capacity`` is solely intended to be used by the CFS class, -while ``capacity_orig`` is class-agnostic. The rest of this document will use -the term ``capacity`` interchangeably with ``capacity_orig`` for the sake of +while ``original capacity`` is class-agnostic. The rest of this document will use +the term ``capacity`` interchangeably with ``original capacity`` for the sake of brevity. 1.3 Platform examples |