Re: [PATCH] sched/deadline: Remove unnecessary condition in push_dl_task()

[Byungchul Park <byungchul.park@lge.com>]

On Wed, Feb 15, 2017 at 02:11:51PM +0900, Byungchul Park wrote:
> Once pick_next_pushable_dl_task(rq) return a task, it guarantees that
> the task's cpu is rq->cpu, so task_cpu(next_task) is always rq->cpu if
> task == next_task. Remove a redundant condition and make code simpler.

Furthermore, unnecessary one branch and unnecessary two LOAD operations
in 'if' statement can be avoided.

> 
> Signed-off-by: Byungchul Park <byungchul.park@lge.com>
> ---
>  kernel/sched/deadline.c | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/kernel/sched/deadline.c b/kernel/sched/deadline.c
> index 27737f3..ad8d577 100644
> --- a/kernel/sched/deadline.c
> +++ b/kernel/sched/deadline.c
> @@ -1483,7 +1483,7 @@ static int push_dl_task(struct rq *rq)
>  		 * then possible that next_task has migrated.
>  		 */
>  		task = pick_next_pushable_dl_task(rq);
> -		if (task_cpu(next_task) == rq->cpu && task == next_task) {
> +		if (task == next_task) {
>  			/*
>  			 * The task is still there. We don't try
>  			 * again, some other cpu will pull it when ready.
> -- 
> 1.9.1