Merge branch 'master' of master.kernel.org:/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-2.6

Conflicts:
	drivers/net/sfc/sfe4001.c
	drivers/net/wireless/libertas/cmd.c
	drivers/staging/Kconfig
	drivers/staging/Makefile
	drivers/staging/rtl8187se/Kconfig
	drivers/staging/rtl8192e/Kconfig

1 files changed, 47 insertions, 27 deletions

diff --git a/kernel/sched_fair.c b/kernel/sched_fair.c
index 4e777b47eeda..37087a7fac22 100644
--- a/kernel/sched_fair.c
+++ b/kernel/sched_fair.c
@@ -822,6 +822,26 @@ check_preempt_tick(struct cfs_rq *cfs_rq, struct sched_entity *curr)
                  * re-elected due to buddy favours.
                  */
                 clear_buddies(cfs_rq, curr);
+                return;
+        }
+
+        /*
+         * Ensure that a task that missed wakeup preemption by a
+         * narrow margin doesn't have to wait for a full slice.
+         * This also mitigates buddy induced latencies under load.
+         */
+        if (!sched_feat(WAKEUP_PREEMPT))
+                return;
+
+        if (delta_exec < sysctl_sched_min_granularity)
+                return;
+
+        if (cfs_rq->nr_running > 1) {
+                struct sched_entity *se = __pick_next_entity(cfs_rq);
+                s64 delta = curr->vruntime - se->vruntime;
+
+                if (delta > ideal_runtime)
+                        resched_task(rq_of(cfs_rq)->curr);
         }
 }
 
@@ -861,12 +881,18 @@ wakeup_preempt_entity(struct sched_entity *curr, struct sched_entity *se);
 static struct sched_entity *pick_next_entity(struct cfs_rq *cfs_rq)
 {
         struct sched_entity *se = __pick_next_entity(cfs_rq);
+        struct sched_entity *left = se;
 
-        if (cfs_rq->next && wakeup_preempt_entity(cfs_rq->next, se) < 1)
-                return cfs_rq->next;
+        if (cfs_rq->next && wakeup_preempt_entity(cfs_rq->next, left) < 1)
+                se = cfs_rq->next;
 
-        if (cfs_rq->last && wakeup_preempt_entity(cfs_rq->last, se) < 1)
-                return cfs_rq->last;
+        /*
+         * Prefer last buddy, try to return the CPU to a preempted task.
+         */
+        if (cfs_rq->last && wakeup_preempt_entity(cfs_rq->last, left) < 1)
+                se = cfs_rq->last;
+
+        clear_buddies(cfs_rq, se);
 
         return se;
 }
@@ -1568,6 +1594,7 @@ static void check_preempt_wakeup(struct rq *rq, struct task_struct *p, int wake_
         struct sched_entity *se = &curr->se, *pse = &p->se;
         struct cfs_rq *cfs_rq = task_cfs_rq(curr);
         int sync = wake_flags & WF_SYNC;
+        int scale = cfs_rq->nr_running >= sched_nr_latency;
 
         update_curr(cfs_rq);
 
@@ -1582,18 +1609,7 @@ static void check_preempt_wakeup(struct rq *rq, struct task_struct *p, int wake_
         if (unlikely(se == pse))
                 return;
 
-        /*
-         * Only set the backward buddy when the current task is still on the
-         * rq. This can happen when a wakeup gets interleaved with schedule on
-         * the ->pre_schedule() or idle_balance() point, either of which can
-         * drop the rq lock.
-         *
-         * Also, during early boot the idle thread is in the fair class, for
-         * obvious reasons its a bad idea to schedule back to the idle thread.
-         */
-        if (sched_feat(LAST_BUDDY) && likely(se->on_rq && curr != rq->idle))
-                set_last_buddy(se);
-        if (sched_feat(NEXT_BUDDY) && !(wake_flags & WF_FORK))
+        if (sched_feat(NEXT_BUDDY) && scale && !(wake_flags & WF_FORK))
                 set_next_buddy(pse);
 
         /*
@@ -1639,8 +1655,22 @@ static void check_preempt_wakeup(struct rq *rq, struct task_struct *p, int wake_
 
         BUG_ON(!pse);
 
-        if (wakeup_preempt_entity(se, pse) == 1)
+        if (wakeup_preempt_entity(se, pse) == 1) {
                 resched_task(curr);
+                /*
+                 * Only set the backward buddy when the current task is still
+                 * on the rq. This can happen when a wakeup gets interleaved
+                 * with schedule on the ->pre_schedule() or idle_balance()
+                 * point, either of which can * drop the rq lock.
+                 *
+                 * Also, during early boot the idle thread is in the fair class,
+                 * for obvious reasons its a bad idea to schedule back to it.
+                 */
+                if (unlikely(!se->on_rq || curr == rq->idle))
+                        return;
+                if (sched_feat(LAST_BUDDY) && scale && entity_is_task(se))
+                        set_last_buddy(se);
+        }
 }
 
 static struct task_struct *pick_next_task_fair(struct rq *rq)
@@ -1654,16 +1684,6 @@ static struct task_struct *pick_next_task_fair(struct rq *rq)
 
         do {
                 se = pick_next_entity(cfs_rq);
-                /*
-                 * If se was a buddy, clear it so that it will have to earn
-                 * the favour again.
-                 *
-                 * If se was not a buddy, clear the buddies because neither
-                 * was elegible to run, let them earn it again.
-                 *
-                 * IOW. unconditionally clear buddies.
-                 */
-                __clear_buddies(cfs_rq, NULL);
                 set_next_entity(cfs_rq, se);
                 cfs_rq = group_cfs_rq(se);
         } while (cfs_rq);