File 19492-sched-timer-non-idle.patch of Package xen

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File 19492-sched-timer-non-idle.patch of Package xen

# HG changeset patch
# User Keir Fraser <keir.fraser@citrix.com>
# Date 1238596760 -3600
# Node ID e89f7c2b9e0d695645f86816da5fd05b340fa36e
# Parent  4da7f15e91262866bc6b0cdfee8883f4d2810955
Only set scheduler quantum timer for non-idle VCPUs

This removes the last idle periodic timer in xen, and enhances the
idle average C state residency from two-digits ms  to three-digit ms.

Signed-off-by: Yu Ke <ke.yu@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Tian Kevin <kevin.tian@intel.com>

# HG changeset patch
# User Keir Fraser <keir.fraser@citrix.com>
# Date 1238678239 -3600
# Node ID 5a60eb7fad79294ca1b9e74f8da1ea1d165d3199
# Parent  085d22289e1b078f6bee808eb14209ca91c58451
Move logic for avoiding limited idle quantum into credit scheduler.

Signed-off-by: Keir Fraser <keir.fraser@citrix.com>

--- a/xen/common/schedule.c
+++ b/xen/common/schedule.c
@@ -741,7 +741,6 @@ static void schedule(void)
     s_time_t              now = NOW();
     struct schedule_data *sd;
     struct task_slice     next_slice;
-    s32                   r_time;     /* time for new dom to run */
 
     ASSERT(!in_irq());
     ASSERT(this_cpu(mc_state).flags == 0);
@@ -757,12 +756,12 @@ static void schedule(void)
     /* get policy-specific decision on scheduling... */
     next_slice = ops.do_schedule(now);
 
-    r_time = next_slice.time;
     next = next_slice.task;
 
     sd->curr = next;
-    
-    set_timer(&sd->s_timer, now + r_time);
+
+    if ( next_slice.time >= 0 ) /* -ve means no limit */
+        set_timer(&sd->s_timer, now + next_slice.time);
 
     if ( unlikely(prev == next) )
     {
@@ -777,7 +776,7 @@ static void schedule(void)
              next->domain->domain_id,
              (next->runstate.state == RUNSTATE_runnable) ?
              (now - next->runstate.state_entry_time) : 0,
-             r_time);
+             next_slice.time);
 
     ASSERT(prev->runstate.state == RUNSTATE_running);
     vcpu_runstate_change(
--- a/xen/common/sched_credit.c
+++ b/xen/common/sched_credit.c
@@ -1230,7 +1230,8 @@ csched_schedule(s_time_t now)
     /*
      * Return task to run next...
      */
-    ret.time = MILLISECS(CSCHED_MSECS_PER_TSLICE);
+    ret.time = (is_idle_vcpu(snext->vcpu) ?
+                -1 : MILLISECS(CSCHED_MSECS_PER_TSLICE));
     ret.task = snext->vcpu;
 
     CSCHED_VCPU_CHECK(ret.task);

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