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Matt Fleming d4335581dc sched/fair: Add comments to explain select_idle_sibling() 
It's not entirely obvious how the main loop in select_idle_sibling()
works on first glance. Sprinkle a few comments to explain the design
and intention behind the loop based on some conversations with Mike
and Peter.

Signed-off-by: Matt Fleming <matt@codeblueprint.co.uk>
Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@infradead.org>
Cc: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Cc: Mel Gorman <mgorman@suse.com>
Cc: Mike Galbraith <mgalbraith@suse.de>
Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>
Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1457535548-15329-1-git-send-email-matt@codeblueprint.co.uk
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>
2016-03-21 10:52:51 +01:00
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bpf
bpf: fix branch offset adjustment on backjumps after patching ctx expansion
2016-02-10 16:56:47 -05:00
configs
kconfig: add xenconfig defconfig helper
2015-06-16 11:04:29 +01:00
debug
mm/init: Add 'rodata=off' boot cmdline parameter to disable read-only kernel mappings
2016-02-22 08:51:37 +01:00
events
Merge branch 'x86-asm-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip
2016-03-15 09:32:27 -07:00
gcov
gcov: use within_module() helper.
2015-12-04 22:46:25 +01:00
irq
Merge branch 'irq-core-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip
2016-03-15 12:48:48 -07:00
livepatch
livepatch: Cleanup module page permission changes
2015-12-04 22:51:07 +01:00
locking
locking/lockdep: Detect chain_key collisions
2016-02-29 10:32:29 +01:00
power
PM: APM_EMULATION does not depend on PM
2016-01-27 23:20:14 +01:00
printk
kernel: printk: specify alignment for struct printk_log
2016-01-20 17:09:18 -08:00
rcu
Merge branch 'smp-hotplug-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip
2016-03-15 13:50:29 -07:00
sched
sched/fair: Add comments to explain select_idle_sibling()
2016-03-21 10:52:51 +01:00
time
Merge branch 'timers-core-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip
2016-03-15 12:13:56 -07:00
trace
Merge branch 'perf-core-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip
2016-03-14 17:58:53 -07:00
.gitignore
certs: add .gitignore to stop git nagging about x509_certificate_list
2015-10-21 15:18:35 +01:00
acct.c
acct: check FMODE_CAN_WRITE
2015-04-11 22:27:55 -04:00
async.c
async: export current_is_async()
2015-11-19 17:51:48 +01:00
audit_fsnotify.c
wrappers for ->i_mutex access
2016-01-22 18:04:28 -05:00
audit_tree.c
audit: audit_tree_match can be boolean
2015-11-04 08:23:51 -05:00
audit_watch.c
wrappers for ->i_mutex access
2016-01-22 18:04:28 -05:00
audit.c
Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jmorris/linux-security
2016-01-17 19:13:15 -08:00
audit.h
security: Make inode argument of inode_getsecid non-const
2015-12-24 11:09:39 -05:00
auditfilter.c
audit: fix comment block whitespace
2015-11-04 08:23:51 -05:00
auditsc.c
security: Make inode argument of inode_getsecid non-const
2015-12-24 11:09:39 -05:00
backtracetest.c
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bounds.c
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capability.c
kernel: conditionally support non-root users, groups and capabilities
2015-04-15 16:35:22 -07:00
cgroup_freezer.c
cgroup: kill cgrp_ss_priv[CGROUP_CANFORK_COUNT] and friends
2015-12-03 10:24:08 -05:00
cgroup_pids.c
cgroup_pids: fix a typo.
2015-12-14 14:54:37 -05:00
cgroup.c
cgroup: make sure a parent css isn't freed before its children
2016-01-22 10:42:58 -05:00
compat.c
compat: cleanup coding in compat_get_bitmap() and compat_put_bitmap()
2015-06-04 23:57:18 +02:00
configs.c
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context_tracking.c
context_tracking: Switch to new static_branch API
2015-11-24 09:56:43 +01:00
cpu_pm.c
kernel/cpu_pm: fix cpu_cluster_pm_exit comment
2015-09-03 02:42:20 +02:00
cpu.c
cpu/hotplug: Document states better
2016-03-12 20:57:38 +01:00
cpuset.c
cpuset: make mm migration asynchronous
2016-01-22 10:22:46 -05:00
crash_dump.c
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cred.c
kmemcg: account certain kmem allocations to memcg
2016-01-14 16:00:49 -08:00
delayacct.c
kmemcg: account certain kmem allocations to memcg
2016-01-14 16:00:49 -08:00
dma.c
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elfcore.c
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exec_domain.c
Remove rest of exec domains.
2015-04-12 21:03:31 +02:00
exit.c
exit: remove unneeded declaration of exit_mm()
2016-01-20 17:09:18 -08:00
extable.c
kernel/extable.c: remove duplicated include
2015-09-10 13:29:01 -07:00
fork.c
mm: rework virtual memory accounting
2016-01-14 16:00:49 -08:00
freezer.c
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futex_compat.c
ptrace: use fsuid, fsgid, effective creds for fs access checks
2016-01-20 17:09:18 -08:00
futex.c
futex: Replace barrier() in unqueue_me() with READ_ONCE()
2016-03-08 17:04:02 +01:00
groups.c
kernel: conditionally support non-root users, groups and capabilities
2015-04-15 16:35:22 -07:00
hung_task.c
kernel/hung_task.c: change hung_task.c to use for_each_process_thread()
2015-04-15 16:35:22 -07:00
irq_work.c
treewide: Remove old email address
2015-11-23 09:44:58 +01:00
jump_label.c
treewide: Remove old email address
2015-11-23 09:44:58 +01:00
kallsyms.c
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kcmp.c
ptrace: use fsuid, fsgid, effective creds for fs access checks
2016-01-20 17:09:18 -08:00
Kconfig.freezer
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Kconfig.hz
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Kconfig.locks
locking/qrwlock: Rename QUEUE_RWLOCK to QUEUED_RWLOCKS
2015-05-12 09:46:00 +02:00
Kconfig.preempt
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kexec_core.c
kexec: Set IORESOURCE_SYSTEM_RAM for System RAM
2016-01-30 09:49:57 +01:00
kexec_file.c
x86, kexec, nvdimm: Use walk_iomem_res_desc() for iomem search
2016-01-30 09:49:59 +01:00
kexec_internal.h
kexec: move some memembers and definitions within the scope of CONFIG_KEXEC_FILE
2016-01-20 17:09:18 -08:00
kexec.c
kexec: set KEXEC_TYPE_CRASH before sanity_check_segment_list()
2016-01-20 17:09:18 -08:00
kmod.c
kmod: don't run async usermode helper as a child of kworker thread
2015-10-23 17:55:10 +09:00
kprobes.c
perf/x86/hw_breakpoints: Disallow kernel breakpoints unless kprobe-safe
2015-08-04 10:16:54 +02:00
ksysfs.c
rcu: Remove TINY_RCU bloat from pointless boot parameters
2015-12-07 16:59:37 -08:00
kthread.c
kernel/kthread.c:kthread_create_on_node(): clarify documentation
2015-09-04 16:54:41 -07:00
latencytop.c
sched/debug: Make schedstats a runtime tunable that is disabled by default
2016-02-09 11:54:23 +01:00
Makefile
sys_membarrier(): system-wide memory barrier (generic, x86)
2015-09-11 15:21:34 -07:00
membarrier.c
sys_membarrier(): system-wide memory barrier (generic, x86)
2015-09-11 15:21:34 -07:00
memremap.c
Merge branch 'core-resources-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip
2016-03-14 15:15:51 -07:00
module_signing.c
KEYS: Merge the type-specific data with the payload data
2015-10-21 15:18:36 +01:00
module-internal.h
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module.c
Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jikos/livepatching
2016-02-18 16:34:15 -08:00
notifier.c
Merge branch 'x86-asm-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip
2015-09-01 08:40:25 -07:00
nsproxy.c
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padata.c
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panic.c
printk: do cond_resched() between lines while outputting to consoles
2016-01-16 11:17:25 -08:00
params.c
Merge tag 'modules-next-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/rusty/linux
2015-11-09 15:53:39 -08:00
pid_namespace.c
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pid.c
Merge branch 'sched-urgent-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip
2016-01-31 15:44:04 -08:00
profile.c
sched/debug: Make schedstats a runtime tunable that is disabled by default
2016-02-09 11:54:23 +01:00
ptrace.c
ptrace: use fsuid, fsgid, effective creds for fs access checks
2016-01-20 17:09:18 -08:00
range.c
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reboot.c
kexec: split kexec_load syscall from kexec core code
2015-09-10 13:29:01 -07:00
relay.c
wrappers for ->i_mutex access
2016-01-22 18:04:28 -05:00
resource.c
Merge tag 'v4.5-rc6' into core/resources, to resolve conflict
2016-03-04 12:12:08 +01:00
seccomp.c
seccomp: always propagate NO_NEW_PRIVS on tsync
2016-01-27 07:38:25 -08:00
signal.c
signals: avoid random wakeups in sigsuspend()
2016-02-05 18:10:40 -08:00
smp.c
Merge branch 'smp-hotplug-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip
2016-03-15 13:50:29 -07:00
smpboot.c
cpu/hotplug: Unpark smpboot threads from the state machine
2016-03-01 20:36:56 +01:00
smpboot.h
cpu/hotplug: Create hotplug threads
2016-03-01 20:36:56 +01:00
softirq.c
sched/debug: Fix preempt_disable_ip recording for preempt_disable()
2016-02-29 09:53:10 +01:00
stacktrace.c
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stop_machine.c
kernel/stop_machine.c: remove CONFIG_SMP dependencies
2016-01-16 11:17:24 -08:00
sys_ni.c
vfs: add copy_file_range syscall and vfs helper
2015-12-01 14:00:53 -05:00
sys.c
prctl: take mmap sem for writing to protect against others
2016-01-20 17:09:18 -08:00
sysctl_binary.c
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sysctl.c
sched/debug: Make schedstats a runtime tunable that is disabled by default
2016-02-09 11:54:23 +01:00
task_work.c
task_work: remove fifo ordering guarantee
2015-09-05 13:46:58 -07:00
taskstats.c
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test_kprobes.c
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torture.c
torture: Consolidate cond_resched_rcu_qs() into stutter_wait()
2015-10-06 11:25:01 -07:00
tracepoint.c
tracepoint: Give priority to probes of tracepoints
2015-10-25 21:33:54 -04:00
tsacct.c
time, acct: Drop irq save & restore from __acct_update_integrals()
2016-02-29 09:53:09 +01:00
uid16.c
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up.c
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user_namespace.c
kernel/*: switch to memdup_user_nul()
2016-01-04 10:27:55 -05:00
user-return-notifier.c
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user.c
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utsname_sysctl.c
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utsname.c
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watchdog.c
Merge branch 'for-4.5' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tj/wq
2016-01-11 18:53:13 -08:00
workqueue_internal.h
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workqueue.c
workqueue: handle NUMA_NO_NODE for unbound pool_workqueue lookup
2016-02-10 12:13:05 -05:00