Re: [PATCH 16/16] KVM-GST: adjust scheduler cpu power

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On Tue, 2011-01-25 at 18:47 -0200, Glauber Costa wrote:
> On Tue, 2011-01-25 at 21:13 +0100, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> > On Tue, 2011-01-25 at 18:02 -0200, Glauber Costa wrote:
> > 
> > > I fail to see how does clock_task influence cpu power.
> > > If we also have to touch clock_task for better accounting of other
> > > stuff, it is a separate story.
> > > But for cpu_power, I really fail. Please enlighten me.
> > 
> > static void update_rq_clock_task(struct rq *rq, s64 delta)
> > {
> >         s64 irq_delta;
> > 
> >         irq_delta = irq_time_read(cpu_of(rq)) - rq->prev_irq_time;
> > 
> >         if (irq_delta > delta)
> >                 irq_delta = delta;
> > 
> >         rq->prev_irq_time += irq_delta;
> >         delta -= irq_delta;
> >         rq->clock_task += delta;
> > 
> >         if (irq_delta && sched_feat(NONIRQ_POWER))
> >                 sched_rt_avg_update(rq, irq_delta);
> > }
> > 
> > its done through that sched_rt_avg_update() (should probably rename
> > that), it computes a floating average of time not spend on fair tasks.
> > 
> It creates a dependency on CONFIG_IRQ_TIME_ACCOUNTING, though.
> This piece of code is simply compiled out if this option is disabled.

We can pull this bit out and make the common bit also available for
paravirt.
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