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-rw-r--r--include/linux/sched.h1
-rw-r--r--kernel/sched.c15
-rw-r--r--kernel/sysctl.c8
3 files changed, 19 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/include/linux/sched.h b/include/linux/sched.h
index 93fd30d6dac4..2cc789fef711 100644
--- a/include/linux/sched.h
+++ b/include/linux/sched.h
@@ -1466,6 +1466,7 @@ extern unsigned int sysctl_sched_batch_wakeup_granularity;
extern unsigned int sysctl_sched_child_runs_first;
extern unsigned int sysctl_sched_features;
extern unsigned int sysctl_sched_migration_cost;
+extern unsigned int sysctl_sched_nr_migrate;
int sched_nr_latency_handler(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
struct file *file, void __user *buffer, size_t *length,
diff --git a/kernel/sched.c b/kernel/sched.c
index 2a107e4ad5ed..e195a4229418 100644
--- a/kernel/sched.c
+++ b/kernel/sched.c
@@ -472,6 +472,12 @@ const_debug unsigned int sysctl_sched_features =
#define sched_feat(x) (sysctl_sched_features & SCHED_FEAT_##x)
/*
+ * Number of tasks to iterate in a single balance run.
+ * Limited because this is done with IRQs disabled.
+ */
+const_debug unsigned int sysctl_sched_nr_migrate = 32;
+
+/*
* For kernel-internal use: high-speed (but slightly incorrect) per-cpu
* clock constructed from sched_clock():
*/
@@ -2235,7 +2241,7 @@ balance_tasks(struct rq *this_rq, int this_cpu, struct rq *busiest,
enum cpu_idle_type idle, int *all_pinned,
int *this_best_prio, struct rq_iterator *iterator)
{
- int pulled = 0, pinned = 0, skip_for_load;
+ int loops = 0, pulled = 0, pinned = 0, skip_for_load;
struct task_struct *p;
long rem_load_move = max_load_move;
@@ -2249,10 +2255,10 @@ balance_tasks(struct rq *this_rq, int this_cpu, struct rq *busiest,
*/
p = iterator->start(iterator->arg);
next:
- if (!p)
+ if (!p || loops++ > sysctl_sched_nr_migrate)
goto out;
/*
- * To help distribute high priority tasks accross CPUs we don't
+ * To help distribute high priority tasks across CPUs we don't
* skip a task if it will be the highest priority task (i.e. smallest
* prio value) on its new queue regardless of its load weight
*/
@@ -2269,8 +2275,7 @@ next:
rem_load_move -= p->se.load.weight;
/*
- * We only want to steal up to the prescribed number of tasks
- * and the prescribed amount of weighted load.
+ * We only want to steal up to the prescribed amount of weighted load.
*/
if (rem_load_move > 0) {
if (p->prio < *this_best_prio)
diff --git a/kernel/sysctl.c b/kernel/sysctl.c
index adddf682d4cb..3a1744fed2b6 100644
--- a/kernel/sysctl.c
+++ b/kernel/sysctl.c
@@ -301,6 +301,14 @@ static struct ctl_table kern_table[] = {
.mode = 0644,
.proc_handler = &proc_dointvec,
},
+ {
+ .ctl_name = CTL_UNNUMBERED,
+ .procname = "sched_nr_migrate",
+ .data = &sysctl_sched_nr_migrate,
+ .maxlen = sizeof(unsigned int),
+ .mode = 644,
+ .proc_handler = &proc_dointvec,
+ },
#endif
{
.ctl_name = CTL_UNNUMBERED,