From: Tim Chen <tim.c.chen@linux.intel.com>
Prepare for indexing arrays that track in each run queue: the number
of tasks preferring current LLC and each of the other LLC.
The reason to introduce LLC index is because the per LLC-scope data
is needed to do cache aware load balancing. However, the native lld_id
is usually the first CPU of that LLC domain, which is not continuous,
which might waste the space if the per LLC-scope data is stored
in an array (in current implementation).
In the future, this LLC index could be removed after
the native llc_id is used as the key to search into xarray based
array.
Signed-off-by: Tim Chen <tim.c.chen@linux.intel.com>
---
include/linux/sched.h | 3 +++
kernel/sched/fair.c | 12 ++++++++++++
kernel/sched/sched.h | 2 ++
kernel/sched/topology.c | 29 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
4 files changed, 46 insertions(+)
diff --git a/include/linux/sched.h b/include/linux/sched.h
index 02ff8b8be25b..81d92e8097f5 100644
--- a/include/linux/sched.h
+++ b/include/linux/sched.h
@@ -809,6 +809,9 @@ struct kmap_ctrl {
#endif
};
+/* XXX need fix to not use magic number */
+#define MAX_LLC 64
+
struct task_struct {
#ifdef CONFIG_THREAD_INFO_IN_TASK
/*
diff --git a/kernel/sched/fair.c b/kernel/sched/fair.c
index 3128dbcf0a36..f5075d287c51 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/fair.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/fair.c
@@ -1183,6 +1183,18 @@ static int llc_id(int cpu)
return per_cpu(sd_llc_id, cpu);
}
+/*
+ * continuous index.
+ * TBD: replace by xarray with key llc_id()
+ */
+static inline int llc_idx(int cpu)
+{
+ if (cpu < 0)
+ return -1;
+
+ return per_cpu(sd_llc_idx, cpu);
+}
+
void mm_init_sched(struct mm_struct *mm, struct mm_sched __percpu *_pcpu_sched)
{
unsigned long epoch;
diff --git a/kernel/sched/sched.h b/kernel/sched/sched.h
index 83552aab74fb..c37c74dfce25 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/sched.h
+++ b/kernel/sched/sched.h
@@ -2056,6 +2056,7 @@ static inline struct sched_domain *lowest_flag_domain(int cpu, int flag)
DECLARE_PER_CPU(struct sched_domain __rcu *, sd_llc);
DECLARE_PER_CPU(int, sd_llc_size);
DECLARE_PER_CPU(int, sd_llc_id);
+DECLARE_PER_CPU(int, sd_llc_idx);
DECLARE_PER_CPU(int, sd_share_id);
DECLARE_PER_CPU(struct sched_domain_shared __rcu *, sd_llc_shared);
DECLARE_PER_CPU(struct sched_domain __rcu *, sd_numa);
@@ -2064,6 +2065,7 @@ DECLARE_PER_CPU(struct sched_domain __rcu *, sd_asym_cpucapacity);
extern struct static_key_false sched_asym_cpucapacity;
extern struct static_key_false sched_cluster_active;
+extern int max_llcs;
static __always_inline bool sched_asym_cpucap_active(void)
{
diff --git a/kernel/sched/topology.c b/kernel/sched/topology.c
index b958fe48e020..91a2b7f65fee 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/topology.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/topology.c
@@ -657,6 +657,7 @@ static void destroy_sched_domains(struct sched_domain *sd)
DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct sched_domain __rcu *, sd_llc);
DEFINE_PER_CPU(int, sd_llc_size);
DEFINE_PER_CPU(int, sd_llc_id);
+DEFINE_PER_CPU(int, sd_llc_idx);
DEFINE_PER_CPU(int, sd_share_id);
DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct sched_domain_shared __rcu *, sd_llc_shared);
DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct sched_domain __rcu *, sd_numa);
@@ -666,6 +667,25 @@ DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct sched_domain __rcu *, sd_asym_cpucapacity);
DEFINE_STATIC_KEY_FALSE(sched_asym_cpucapacity);
DEFINE_STATIC_KEY_FALSE(sched_cluster_active);
+int max_llcs = -1;
+
+static void update_llc_idx(int cpu)
+{
+#ifdef CONFIG_SCHED_CACHE
+ int idx = -1, llc_id = -1;
+
+ llc_id = per_cpu(sd_llc_id, cpu);
+ idx = per_cpu(sd_llc_idx, llc_id);
+
+ if (idx < 0) {
+ idx = max_llcs++;
+ BUG_ON(idx > MAX_LLC);
+ per_cpu(sd_llc_idx, llc_id) = idx;
+ }
+ per_cpu(sd_llc_idx, cpu) = idx;
+#endif
+}
+
static void update_top_cache_domain(int cpu)
{
struct sched_domain_shared *sds = NULL;
@@ -684,6 +704,7 @@ static void update_top_cache_domain(int cpu)
per_cpu(sd_llc_size, cpu) = size;
per_cpu(sd_llc_id, cpu) = id;
rcu_assign_pointer(per_cpu(sd_llc_shared, cpu), sds);
+ update_llc_idx(cpu);
sd = lowest_flag_domain(cpu, SD_CLUSTER);
if (sd)
@@ -2456,6 +2477,14 @@ build_sched_domains(const struct cpumask *cpu_map, struct sched_domain_attr *att
bool has_asym = false;
bool has_cluster = false;
+#ifdef CONFIG_SCHED_CACHE
+ if (max_llcs < 0) {
+ for_each_possible_cpu(i)
+ per_cpu(sd_llc_idx, i) = -1;
+ max_llcs = 0;
+ }
+#endif
+
if (WARN_ON(cpumask_empty(cpu_map)))
goto error;
--
2.25.1Hi Chen Yu,
I tested the patch set on AmpereOne CPU with 192 cores.
With certain firmware setting, each core has its own L1/L2 cache.
But *no* cores share LLC (L3). So *no* schedule domain
has flag 'SD_SHARE_LLC'.
With this topology:
per_cpu(sd_llc_id, cpu) is actually the cpu id (0-191).
And kernel bug will be triggered at:
'BUG_ON(idx > MAX_LLC)'
Please see details bellow.
The bug will disappear if setting 'MAX_LLC' to 192.
But I think we might disable CAS(cache aware scheduling)
if no domain has 'SD_SHARE_LLC'.
On 8/9/2025 1:03 PM, Chen Yu wrote:
> From: Tim Chen <tim.c.chen@linux.intel.com>
>
> Prepare for indexing arrays that track in each run queue: the number
> of tasks preferring current LLC and each of the other LLC.
>
> The reason to introduce LLC index is because the per LLC-scope data
> is needed to do cache aware load balancing. However, the native lld_id
> is usually the first CPU of that LLC domain, which is not continuous,
> which might waste the space if the per LLC-scope data is stored
> in an array (in current implementation).
>
> In the future, this LLC index could be removed after
> the native llc_id is used as the key to search into xarray based
> array.
>
> Signed-off-by: Tim Chen <tim.c.chen@linux.intel.com>
> ---
> include/linux/sched.h | 3 +++
> kernel/sched/fair.c | 12 ++++++++++++
> kernel/sched/sched.h | 2 ++
> kernel/sched/topology.c | 29 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> 4 files changed, 46 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/include/linux/sched.h b/include/linux/sched.h
> index 02ff8b8be25b..81d92e8097f5 100644
> --- a/include/linux/sched.h
> +++ b/include/linux/sched.h
> @@ -809,6 +809,9 @@ struct kmap_ctrl {
> #endif
> };
>
> +/* XXX need fix to not use magic number */
> +#define MAX_LLC 64
The bug will disappear if setting 'MAX_LLC' to 192.
> +
> struct task_struct {
> #ifdef CONFIG_THREAD_INFO_IN_TASK
> /*
> diff --git a/kernel/sched/fair.c b/kernel/sched/fair.c
> index 3128dbcf0a36..f5075d287c51 100644
> --- a/kernel/sched/fair.c
> +++ b/kernel/sched/fair.c
> @@ -1183,6 +1183,18 @@ static int llc_id(int cpu)
> return per_cpu(sd_llc_id, cpu);
> }
>
> +/*
> + * continuous index.
> + * TBD: replace by xarray with key llc_id()
> + */
> +static inline int llc_idx(int cpu)
> +{
> + if (cpu < 0)
> + return -1;
> +
> + return per_cpu(sd_llc_idx, cpu);
> +}
> +
> void mm_init_sched(struct mm_struct *mm, struct mm_sched __percpu *_pcpu_sched)
> {
> unsigned long epoch;
> diff --git a/kernel/sched/sched.h b/kernel/sched/sched.h
> index 83552aab74fb..c37c74dfce25 100644
> --- a/kernel/sched/sched.h
> +++ b/kernel/sched/sched.h
> @@ -2056,6 +2056,7 @@ static inline struct sched_domain *lowest_flag_domain(int cpu, int flag)
> DECLARE_PER_CPU(struct sched_domain __rcu *, sd_llc);
> DECLARE_PER_CPU(int, sd_llc_size);
> DECLARE_PER_CPU(int, sd_llc_id);
> +DECLARE_PER_CPU(int, sd_llc_idx);
> DECLARE_PER_CPU(int, sd_share_id);
> DECLARE_PER_CPU(struct sched_domain_shared __rcu *, sd_llc_shared);
> DECLARE_PER_CPU(struct sched_domain __rcu *, sd_numa);
> @@ -2064,6 +2065,7 @@ DECLARE_PER_CPU(struct sched_domain __rcu *, sd_asym_cpucapacity);
>
> extern struct static_key_false sched_asym_cpucapacity;
> extern struct static_key_false sched_cluster_active;
> +extern int max_llcs;
>
> static __always_inline bool sched_asym_cpucap_active(void)
> {
> diff --git a/kernel/sched/topology.c b/kernel/sched/topology.c
> index b958fe48e020..91a2b7f65fee 100644
> --- a/kernel/sched/topology.c
> +++ b/kernel/sched/topology.c
> @@ -657,6 +657,7 @@ static void destroy_sched_domains(struct sched_domain *sd)
> DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct sched_domain __rcu *, sd_llc);
> DEFINE_PER_CPU(int, sd_llc_size);
> DEFINE_PER_CPU(int, sd_llc_id);
> +DEFINE_PER_CPU(int, sd_llc_idx);
> DEFINE_PER_CPU(int, sd_share_id);
> DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct sched_domain_shared __rcu *, sd_llc_shared);
> DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct sched_domain __rcu *, sd_numa);
> @@ -666,6 +667,25 @@ DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct sched_domain __rcu *, sd_asym_cpucapacity);
> DEFINE_STATIC_KEY_FALSE(sched_asym_cpucapacity);
> DEFINE_STATIC_KEY_FALSE(sched_cluster_active);
>
> +int max_llcs = -1;
> +
> +static void update_llc_idx(int cpu)
> +{
> +#ifdef CONFIG_SCHED_CACHE
> + int idx = -1, llc_id = -1;
> +
> + llc_id = per_cpu(sd_llc_id, cpu);
> + idx = per_cpu(sd_llc_idx, llc_id);
> +
> + if (idx < 0) {
> + idx = max_llcs++;
> + BUG_ON(idx > MAX_LLC);
[ 2.793048] ------------[ cut here ]------------
[ 2.797737] kernel BUG at kernel/sched/topology.c:682!
[ 2.802957] Internal error: Oops - BUG: 00000000f2000800 [#1] SMP
[snip]
[ 2.917450] update_top_cache_domain+0x248/0x260 (P)
[ 2.922493] cpu_attach_domain+0x170/0x250
[ 2.926653] build_sched_domains+0x640/0x7b0
[ 2.930989] sched_init_domains+0xbc/0xd8
[ 2.935062] sched_init_smp+0x48/0xd0
[ 2.938778] kernel_init_freeable+0xf4/0x148
[ 2.943115] kernel_init+0x2c/0x150
[ 2.946658] ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20
[ 2.950288] Code: d2800001 17ffffc7 d2800000 17ffffdf (d4210000)
[ 2.956481] ---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]---
[ 2.961170] Kernel panic - not syncing: Oops - BUG: Fatal exception
[ 2.967540] SMP: stopping secondary CPUs
[ 2.971529] ---[ end Kernel panic - not syncing: Oops - BUG: Fatal exception ]---
> + per_cpu(sd_llc_idx, llc_id) = idx;
> + }
> + per_cpu(sd_llc_idx, cpu) = idx;
> +#endif
> +}
> +
> static void update_top_cache_domain(int cpu)
> {
> struct sched_domain_shared *sds = NULL;
> @@ -684,6 +704,7 @@ static void update_top_cache_domain(int cpu)
> per_cpu(sd_llc_size, cpu) = size;
> per_cpu(sd_llc_id, cpu) = id;
> rcu_assign_pointer(per_cpu(sd_llc_shared, cpu), sds);
> + update_llc_idx(cpu);
>
> sd = lowest_flag_domain(cpu, SD_CLUSTER);
> if (sd)
> @@ -2456,6 +2477,14 @@ build_sched_domains(const struct cpumask *cpu_map, struct sched_domain_attr *att
> bool has_asym = false;
> bool has_cluster = false;
>
> +#ifdef CONFIG_SCHED_CACHE
> + if (max_llcs < 0) {
> + for_each_possible_cpu(i)
> + per_cpu(sd_llc_idx, i) = -1;
> + max_llcs = 0;
> + }
> +#endif
> +
> if (WARN_ON(cpumask_empty(cpu_map)))
> goto error;
>
A draft patch like bellow can fix the kernel BUG:
1) Do not call update_llc_idx() if domain has no SD_SHARE_LLC
2) Disable CAS if domain has no SD_SHARE_LLC
diff --git a/kernel/sched/topology.c b/kernel/sched/topology.c
index 8483c02b4d28..cde9b6cdb1de 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/topology.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/topology.c
@@ -704,7 +704,8 @@ static void update_top_cache_domain(int cpu)
per_cpu(sd_llc_size, cpu) = size;
per_cpu(sd_llc_id, cpu) = id;
rcu_assign_pointer(per_cpu(sd_llc_shared, cpu), sds);
- update_llc_idx(cpu);
+ if (sd)
+ update_llc_idx(cpu);
sd = lowest_flag_domain(cpu, SD_CLUSTER);
if (sd)
@@ -2476,6 +2477,7 @@ build_sched_domains(const struct cpumask *cpu_map, struct sched_domain_attr *att
int i, ret = -ENOMEM;
bool has_asym = false;
bool has_cluster = false;
+ bool has_llc = false;
bool llc_has_parent_sd = false;
unsigned int multi_llcs_node = 1;
@@ -2621,6 +2623,9 @@ build_sched_domains(const struct cpumask *cpu_map, struct sched_domain_attr *att
if (lowest_flag_domain(i, SD_CLUSTER))
has_cluster = true;
+
+ if (highest_flag_domain(i, SD_SHARE_LLC))
+ has_llc = true;
}
rcu_read_unlock();
@@ -2631,7 +2636,8 @@ build_sched_domains(const struct cpumask *cpu_map, struct sched_domain_attr *att
static_branch_inc_cpuslocked(&sched_cluster_active);
#ifdef CONFIG_SCHED_CACHE
- if (llc_has_parent_sd && multi_llcs_node && !sched_asym_cpucap_active())
+ if (has_llc && llc_has_parent_sd && multi_llcs_node &&
+ !sched_asym_cpucap_active())
static_branch_inc_cpuslocked(&sched_cache_present);
#endif
Thanks,
-adam
Hi Adam, On 9/26/2025 2:14 PM, Adam Li wrote: > Hi Chen Yu, > > I tested the patch set on AmpereOne CPU with 192 cores. > With certain firmware setting, each core has its own L1/L2 cache. > But *no* cores share LLC (L3). So *no* schedule domain > has flag 'SD_SHARE_LLC'. > Good catch! And many thanks for your detailed testing and analysis. Is this issue triggered with CONFIG_SCHED_CLUSTER disabled? > With this topology: > per_cpu(sd_llc_id, cpu) is actually the cpu id (0-191). > > And kernel bug will be triggered at: > 'BUG_ON(idx > MAX_LLC)' > Yes, the sd_llc_idx thing is a bit tricky - we want to use it to index into the static array struct sg_lb_stat.nr_pref_llc, and we have to limit its range. A better approach would be to dynamically allocate the buffer, so we could get rid of the 'idx > MAX_LLC' check, but that might complicate the code. > Please see details bellow. > > The bug will disappear if setting 'MAX_LLC' to 192. > But I think we might disable CAS(cache aware scheduling) > if no domain has 'SD_SHARE_LLC'. > I agree with you. Simply disabling cache-aware scheduling if there is no SD_SHARE_LLC would be simpler. > On 8/9/2025 1:03 PM, Chen Yu wrote: > A draft patch like bellow can fix the kernel BUG: > 1) Do not call update_llc_idx() if domain has no SD_SHARE_LLC > 2) Disable CAS if domain has no SD_SHARE_LLC > > diff --git a/kernel/sched/topology.c b/kernel/sched/topology.c > index 8483c02b4d28..cde9b6cdb1de 100644 > --- a/kernel/sched/topology.c > +++ b/kernel/sched/topology.c > @@ -704,7 +704,8 @@ static void update_top_cache_domain(int cpu) > per_cpu(sd_llc_size, cpu) = size; > per_cpu(sd_llc_id, cpu) = id; > rcu_assign_pointer(per_cpu(sd_llc_shared, cpu), sds); > - update_llc_idx(cpu); > + if (sd) > + update_llc_idx(cpu); > OK, that make sense. > sd = lowest_flag_domain(cpu, SD_CLUSTER); > if (sd) > @@ -2476,6 +2477,7 @@ build_sched_domains(const struct cpumask *cpu_map, struct sched_domain_attr *att > int i, ret = -ENOMEM; > bool has_asym = false; > bool has_cluster = false; > + bool has_llc = false; > bool llc_has_parent_sd = false; > unsigned int multi_llcs_node = 1; > > @@ -2621,6 +2623,9 @@ build_sched_domains(const struct cpumask *cpu_map, struct sched_domain_attr *att > > if (lowest_flag_domain(i, SD_CLUSTER)) > has_cluster = true; > + > + if (highest_flag_domain(i, SD_SHARE_LLC)) > + has_llc = true; > } > rcu_read_unlock(); > > @@ -2631,7 +2636,8 @@ build_sched_domains(const struct cpumask *cpu_map, struct sched_domain_attr *att > static_branch_inc_cpuslocked(&sched_cluster_active); > > #ifdef CONFIG_SCHED_CACHE > - if (llc_has_parent_sd && multi_llcs_node && !sched_asym_cpucap_active()) > + if (has_llc && llc_has_parent_sd && multi_llcs_node && multi_llcs_node will be false if there is no SD_SHARE_LLC domain on the platform, so I suppose we don’t have to introduce has_llc? multi_llcs is set to true iff there are more than 1 SD_SHARE_LLC domains under its SD_SHARE_LLC parent domain. thanks, Chenyu > + !sched_asym_cpucap_active()) > static_branch_inc_cpuslocked(&sched_cache_present); > #endif > > > Thanks, > -adam
On 9/26/2025 9:51 PM, Chen, Yu C wrote:
> Hi Adam,
>
> On 9/26/2025 2:14 PM, Adam Li wrote:
>> Hi Chen Yu,
>>
>> I tested the patch set on AmpereOne CPU with 192 cores.
>> With certain firmware setting, each core has its own L1/L2 cache.
>> But *no* cores share LLC (L3). So *no* schedule domain
>> has flag 'SD_SHARE_LLC'.
>>
>
> Good catch! And many thanks for your detailed testing and
> analysis.
>
> Is this issue triggered with CONFIG_SCHED_CLUSTER disabled?
>
Yes. With CONFIG_SCHED_CLUSTER enabled this issue will
not be triggered. The maximum sd_llc_idx will be less than MAX_LLC(64)
since we have 24 (192/8) cluster domains.
>> With this topology:
>> per_cpu(sd_llc_id, cpu) is actually the cpu id (0-191).
>>
>> And kernel bug will be triggered at:
>> 'BUG_ON(idx > MAX_LLC)'
>>
>
> Yes, the sd_llc_idx thing is a bit tricky - we want to use it to
> index into the static array struct sg_lb_stat.nr_pref_llc, and
> we have to limit its range. A better approach would be to
> dynamically allocate the buffer, so we could get rid of the
> 'idx > MAX_LLC' check, but that might complicate the code.
>
>> Please see details bellow.
>>
>> The bug will disappear if setting 'MAX_LLC' to 192.
>> But I think we might disable CAS(cache aware scheduling)
>> if no domain has 'SD_SHARE_LLC'.
>>
>
> I agree with you. Simply disabling cache-aware scheduling
> if there is no SD_SHARE_LLC would be simpler.
>
>> On 8/9/2025 1:03 PM, Chen Yu wrote:
>> A draft patch like bellow can fix the kernel BUG:
>> 1) Do not call update_llc_idx() if domain has no SD_SHARE_LLC
>> 2) Disable CAS if domain has no SD_SHARE_LLC
>>
>> diff --git a/kernel/sched/topology.c b/kernel/sched/topology.c
>> index 8483c02b4d28..cde9b6cdb1de 100644
>> --- a/kernel/sched/topology.c
>> +++ b/kernel/sched/topology.c
>> @@ -704,7 +704,8 @@ static void update_top_cache_domain(int cpu)
>> per_cpu(sd_llc_size, cpu) = size;
>> per_cpu(sd_llc_id, cpu) = id;
>> rcu_assign_pointer(per_cpu(sd_llc_shared, cpu), sds);
>> - update_llc_idx(cpu);
>> + if (sd)
>> + update_llc_idx(cpu);
>>
>
> OK, that make sense.
>
>> sd = lowest_flag_domain(cpu, SD_CLUSTER);
>> if (sd)
>> @@ -2476,6 +2477,7 @@ build_sched_domains(const struct cpumask *cpu_map, struct sched_domain_attr *att
>> int i, ret = -ENOMEM;
>> bool has_asym = false;
>> bool has_cluster = false;
>> + bool has_llc = false;
>> bool llc_has_parent_sd = false;
>> unsigned int multi_llcs_node = 1;
>>
>> @@ -2621,6 +2623,9 @@ build_sched_domains(const struct cpumask *cpu_map, struct sched_domain_attr *att
>>
>> if (lowest_flag_domain(i, SD_CLUSTER))
>> has_cluster = true;
>> +
>> + if (highest_flag_domain(i, SD_SHARE_LLC))
>> + has_llc = true;
>> }
>> rcu_read_unlock();
>>
>> @@ -2631,7 +2636,8 @@ build_sched_domains(const struct cpumask *cpu_map, struct sched_domain_attr *att
>> static_branch_inc_cpuslocked(&sched_cluster_active);
>>
>> #ifdef CONFIG_SCHED_CACHE
>> - if (llc_has_parent_sd && multi_llcs_node && !sched_asym_cpucap_active())
>> + if (has_llc && llc_has_parent_sd && multi_llcs_node &&
>
> multi_llcs_node will be false if there is no SD_SHARE_LLC domain on the
> platform, so I suppose we don’t have to introduce has_llc?
> multi_llcs is set to true iff there are more than 1 SD_SHARE_LLC domains under its
> SD_SHARE_LLC parent domain.
>
If there is *no* SD_SHARE_LLC domain, my test shows 'multi_llcs_node' is still 1 (true).
Looks it is because the default value of 'multi_llcs_node' is 1.
build_sched_domains():
unsigned int multi_llcs_node = 1;
And this condition is always false since we have no SD_SHARE_LLC domain,
therefore 'multi_llcs_node' will not be changed:
if (!(sd->flags & SD_SHARE_LLC) && child &&
(child->flags & SD_SHARE_LLC))
Thanks,
-adam
On 9/29/2025 6:43 PM, Adam Li wrote: > On 9/26/2025 9:51 PM, Chen, Yu C wrote: >> Hi Adam, >> >> On 9/26/2025 2:14 PM, Adam Li wrote: [snip] >>> #ifdef CONFIG_SCHED_CACHE >>> - if (llc_has_parent_sd && multi_llcs_node && !sched_asym_cpucap_active()) >>> + if (has_llc && llc_has_parent_sd && multi_llcs_node && >> >> multi_llcs_node will be false if there is no SD_SHARE_LLC domain on the >> platform, so I suppose we don’t have to introduce has_llc? >> multi_llcs is set to true iff there are more than 1 SD_SHARE_LLC domains under its >> SD_SHARE_LLC parent domain. >> > > If there is *no* SD_SHARE_LLC domain, my test shows 'multi_llcs_node' is still 1 (true). > > Looks it is because the default value of 'multi_llcs_node' is 1. > > build_sched_domains(): > unsigned int multi_llcs_node = 1; > > And this condition is always false since we have no SD_SHARE_LLC domain, > therefore 'multi_llcs_node' will not be changed: > > if (!(sd->flags & SD_SHARE_LLC) && child && > (child->flags & SD_SHARE_LLC)) > I see. I was looking at the v5 internal version where multi_llcs was initialized to 0. Let me double check and refine the logic. Thanks! Chenyu > Thanks, > -adam
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