Linux kernel
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There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.
In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``. The formatted documentation can also be read online at:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/
There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the Restructured Text markup notation.
Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.
Linus Torvalds
authored
Pull scheduler updates from Ingo Molnar:
"Energy scheduling:
- Consolidate how the max compute capacity is used in the scheduler
and how we calculate the frequency for a level of utilization.
- Rework interface between the scheduler and the schedutil governor
- Simplify the util_est logic
Deadline scheduler:
- Work more towards reducing SCHED_DEADLINE starvation of low
priority tasks (e.g., SCHED_OTHER) tasks when higher priority tasks
monopolize CPU cycles, via the introduction of 'deadline servers'
(nested/2-level scheduling).
"Fair servers" to make use of this facility are not introduced yet.
EEVDF:
- Introduce O(1) fastpath for EEVDF task selection
NUMA balancing:
- Tune the NUMA-balancing vma scanning logic some more, to better
distribute the probability of a particular vma getting scanned.
Plus misc fixes, cleanups and updates"
* tag 'sched-core-2024-01-08' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip: (30 commits)
sched/fair: Fix tg->load when offlining a CPU
sched/fair: Remove unused 'next_buddy_marked' local variable in check_preempt_wakeup_fair()
sched/fair: Use all little CPUs for CPU-bound workloads
sched/fair: Simplify util_est
sched/fair: Remove SCHED_FEAT(UTIL_EST_FASTUP, true)
arm64/amu: Use capacity_ref_freq() to set AMU ratio
cpufreq/cppc: Set the frequency used for computing the capacity
cpufreq/cppc: Move and rename cppc_cpufreq_{perf_to_khz|khz_to_perf}()
energy_model: Use a fixed reference frequency
cpufreq/schedutil: Use a fixed reference frequency
cpufreq: Use the fixed and coherent frequency for scaling capacity
sched/topology: Add a new arch_scale_freq_ref() method
freezer,sched: Clean saved_state when restoring it during thaw
sched/fair: Update min_vruntime for reweight_entity() correctly
sched/doc: Update documentation after renames and synchronize Chinese version
sched/cpufreq: Rework iowait boost
sched/cpufreq: Rework schedutil governor performance estimation
sched/pelt: Avoid underestimation of task utilization
sched/timers: Explain why idle task schedules out on remote timer enqueue
sched/cpuidle: Comment about timers requirements VS idle handler
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