kernel/sched/loadavg.c

Source file repositories/reference/linux-study-clean/kernel/sched/loadavg.c

File Facts

System
Linux kernel
Corpus path
kernel/sched/loadavg.c
Extension
.c
Size
11555 bytes
Lines
400
Domain
Core OS
Bucket
Scheduler, Processes, Timers, Sync, And Syscalls
Inferred role
Core OS: exported/initcall integration point
Status
integration implementation candidate

Why This File Exists

Core operating-system implementation surface: boot, tasks, memory, VFS, syscall-facing interfaces, synchronization, credentials, and isolation.

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if (n & 1) {
				result *= x;
				result += 1UL << (frac_bits - 1);
				result >>= frac_bits;
			}
			n >>= 1;
			if (!n)
				break;
			x *= x;
			x += 1UL << (frac_bits - 1);
			x >>= frac_bits;
		}
	}

	return result;
}

/*
 * a1 = a0 * e + a * (1 - e)
 *
 * a2 = a1 * e + a * (1 - e)
 *    = (a0 * e + a * (1 - e)) * e + a * (1 - e)
 *    = a0 * e^2 + a * (1 - e) * (1 + e)
 *
 * a3 = a2 * e + a * (1 - e)
 *    = (a0 * e^2 + a * (1 - e) * (1 + e)) * e + a * (1 - e)
 *    = a0 * e^3 + a * (1 - e) * (1 + e + e^2)
 *
 *  ...
 *
 * an = a0 * e^n + a * (1 - e) * (1 + e + ... + e^n-1) [1]
 *    = a0 * e^n + a * (1 - e) * (1 - e^n)/(1 - e)
 *    = a0 * e^n + a * (1 - e^n)
 *
 * [1] application of the geometric series:
 *
 *              n         1 - x^(n+1)
 *     S_n := \Sum x^i = -------------
 *             i=0          1 - x
 */
unsigned long
calc_load_n(unsigned long load, unsigned long exp,
	    unsigned long active, unsigned int n)
{
	return calc_load(load, fixed_power_int(exp, FSHIFT, n), active);
}

#ifdef CONFIG_NO_HZ_COMMON
/*
 * Handle NO_HZ for the global load-average.
 *
 * Since the above described distributed algorithm to compute the global
 * load-average relies on per-CPU sampling from the tick, it is affected by
 * NO_HZ.
 *
 * The basic idea is to fold the nr_active delta into a global NO_HZ-delta upon
 * entering NO_HZ state such that we can include this as an 'extra' CPU delta
 * when we read the global state.
 *
 * Obviously reality has to ruin such a delightfully simple scheme:
 *
 *  - When we go NO_HZ idle during the window, we can negate our sample
 *    contribution, causing under-accounting.
 *
 *    We avoid this by keeping two NO_HZ-delta counters and flipping them
 *    when the window starts, thus separating old and new NO_HZ load.
 *
 *    The only trick is the slight shift in index flip for read vs write.
 *
 *        0s            5s            10s           15s
 *          +10           +10           +10           +10
 *        |-|-----------|-|-----------|-|-----------|-|
 *    r:0 0 1           1 0           0 1           1 0
 *    w:0 1 1           0 0           1 1           0 0
 *
 *    This ensures we'll fold the old NO_HZ contribution in this window while
 *    accumulating the new one.
 *
 *  - When we wake up from NO_HZ during the window, we push up our
 *    contribution, since we effectively move our sample point to a known
 *    busy state.
 *
 *    This is solved by pushing the window forward, and thus skipping the
 *    sample, for this CPU (effectively using the NO_HZ-delta for this CPU which
 *    was in effect at the time the window opened). This also solves the issue
 *    of having to deal with a CPU having been in NO_HZ for multiple LOAD_FREQ
 *    intervals.
 *
 * When making the ILB scale, we should try to pull this in as well.
 */

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