On Wed, Nov 25, 2015 at 02:09:39PM -0500, Waiman Long wrote: > +++ b/kernel/sched/sched.h > @@ -248,7 +248,12 @@ struct task_group { > unsigned long shares; > > #ifdef CONFIG_SMP > - atomic_long_t load_avg; > + /* > + * load_avg can be heavily contended at clock tick time, so put > + * it in its own cacheline separated from the fields above which > + * will also be accessed at each tick. > + */ > + atomic_long_t load_avg ____cacheline_aligned;
Same as with the other patch; this only works if the structure itself is cacheline aligned, which I don't think it is. > #endif > #endif > > -- > 1.7.1 > -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/