sched/loadavg: Generalize "_idle" naming to "_nohz"

The loadavg naming code still assumes that nohz == idle whereas its code
is actually handling well both nohz idle and nohz full.

So lets fix the naming according to what the code actually does, to
unconfuse the reader.
Signed-off-by: Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@gmail.com>
Acked-by: Rik van Riel <riel@redhat.com>
Cc: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>
Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1497838322-10913-2-git-send-email-fweisbec@gmail.comSigned-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>

Documentation/trace/ftrace.txt

@@ -1609,7 +1609,7 @@ Doing the same with chrt -r 5 and function-trace set.
   <idle>-0       3dN.2   14us : sched_avg_update <-__cpu_load_update
   <idle>-0       3dN.2   14us : _raw_spin_unlock <-cpu_load_update_nohz
   <idle>-0       3dN.2   14us : sub_preempt_count <-_raw_spin_unlock
-  <idle>-0       3dN.1   15us : calc_load_exit_idle <-tick_nohz_idle_exit
+  <idle>-0       3dN.1   15us : calc_load_nohz_stop <-tick_nohz_idle_exit
   <idle>-0       3dN.1   15us : touch_softlockup_watchdog <-tick_nohz_idle_exit
   <idle>-0       3dN.1   15us : hrtimer_cancel <-tick_nohz_idle_exit
   <idle>-0       3dN.1   15us : hrtimer_try_to_cancel <-hrtimer_cancel

include/linux/sched/nohz.h

@@ -23,11 +23,11 @@ static inline void set_cpu_sd_state_idle(void) { }
 #endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_NO_HZ_COMMON
-void calc_load_enter_idle(void);
-void calc_load_exit_idle(void);
+void calc_load_nohz_start(void);
+void calc_load_nohz_stop(void);
 #else
-static inline void calc_load_enter_idle(void) { }
-static inline void calc_load_exit_idle(void) { }
+static inline void calc_load_nohz_start(void) { }
+static inline void calc_load_nohz_stop(void) { }
 #endif /* CONFIG_NO_HZ_COMMON */
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_NO_HZ_COMMON) && defined(CONFIG_SMP)

kernel/sched/loadavg.c

@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ calc_load(unsigned long load, unsigned long exp, unsigned long active)
  * 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 idle-delta upon
+ * 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.
  *
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ calc_load(unsigned long load, unsigned long exp, unsigned long active)
  *  - When we go NO_HZ idle during the window, we can negate our sample
  *    contribution, causing under-accounting.
  *
- *    We avoid this by keeping two idle-delta counters and flipping them
+ *    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.
@@ -137,22 +137,22 @@ calc_load(unsigned long load, unsigned long exp, unsigned long active)
  *    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 idle contribution in this window while
+ *    This ensures we'll fold the old NO_HZ contribution in this window while
  *    accumlating the new one.
  *
- *  - When we wake up from NO_HZ idle during the window, we push up our
+ *  - 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 idle-delta for this cpu which
+ *    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 NOHZ idle for multiple
- *    LOAD_FREQ intervals.
+ *    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.
  */
-static atomic_long_t calc_load_idle[2];
+static atomic_long_t calc_load_nohz[2];
 static int calc_load_idx;
 
 static inline int calc_load_write_idx(void)
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ static inline int calc_load_write_idx(void)
 
 	/*
 	 * If the folding window started, make sure we start writing in the
-	 * next idle-delta.
+	 * next NO_HZ-delta.
 	 */
 	if (!time_before(jiffies, READ_ONCE(calc_load_update)))
 		idx++;
@@ -180,24 +180,24 @@ static inline int calc_load_read_idx(void)
 	return calc_load_idx & 1;
 }
 
-void calc_load_enter_idle(void)
+void calc_load_nohz_start(void)
 {
 	struct rq *this_rq = this_rq();
 	long delta;
 
 	/*
-	 * We're going into NOHZ mode, if there's any pending delta, fold it
-	 * into the pending idle delta.
+	 * We're going into NO_HZ mode, if there's any pending delta, fold it
+	 * into the pending NO_HZ delta.
 	 */
 	delta = calc_load_fold_active(this_rq, 0);
 	if (delta) {
 		int idx = calc_load_write_idx();
 
-		atomic_long_add(delta, &calc_load_idle[idx]);
+		atomic_long_add(delta, &calc_load_nohz[idx]);
 	}
 }
 
-void calc_load_exit_idle(void)
+void calc_load_nohz_stop(void)
 {
 	struct rq *this_rq = this_rq();
 
@@ -217,13 +217,13 @@ void calc_load_exit_idle(void)
 		this_rq->calc_load_update += LOAD_FREQ;
 }
 
-static long calc_load_fold_idle(void)
+static long calc_load_nohz_fold(void)
 {
 	int idx = calc_load_read_idx();
 	long delta = 0;
 
-	if (atomic_long_read(&calc_load_idle[idx]))
-		delta = atomic_long_xchg(&calc_load_idle[idx], 0);
+	if (atomic_long_read(&calc_load_nohz[idx]))
+		delta = atomic_long_xchg(&calc_load_nohz[idx], 0);
 
 	return delta;
 }
@@ -299,9 +299,9 @@ calc_load_n(unsigned long load, unsigned long exp,
 
 /*
  * NO_HZ can leave us missing all per-cpu ticks calling
- * calc_load_account_active(), but since an idle CPU folds its delta into
- * calc_load_tasks_idle per calc_load_account_idle(), all we need to do is fold
- * in the pending idle delta if our idle period crossed a load cycle boundary.
+ * calc_load_fold_active(), but since a NO_HZ CPU folds its delta into
+ * calc_load_nohz per calc_load_nohz_start(), all we need to do is fold
+ * in the pending NO_HZ delta if our NO_HZ period crossed a load cycle boundary.
  *
  * Once we've updated the global active value, we need to apply the exponential
  * weights adjusted to the number of cycles missed.
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ static void calc_global_nohz(void)
 	}
 
 	/*
-	 * Flip the idle index...
+	 * Flip the NO_HZ index...
 	 *
 	 * Make sure we first write the new time then flip the index, so that
 	 * calc_load_write_idx() will see the new time when it reads the new
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ static void calc_global_nohz(void)
 }
 #else /* !CONFIG_NO_HZ_COMMON */
 
-static inline long calc_load_fold_idle(void) { return 0; }
+static inline long calc_load_nohz_fold(void) { return 0; }
 static inline void calc_global_nohz(void) { }
 
 #endif /* CONFIG_NO_HZ_COMMON */
@@ -362,9 +362,9 @@ void calc_global_load(unsigned long ticks)
 		return;
 
 	/*
-	 * Fold the 'old' idle-delta to include all NO_HZ cpus.
+	 * Fold the 'old' NO_HZ-delta to include all NO_HZ cpus.
 	 */
-	delta = calc_load_fold_idle();
+	delta = calc_load_nohz_fold();
 	if (delta)
 		atomic_long_add(delta, &calc_load_tasks);
 
@@ -378,7 +378,8 @@ void calc_global_load(unsigned long ticks)
 	WRITE_ONCE(calc_load_update, sample_window + LOAD_FREQ);
 
 	/*
-	 * In case we idled for multiple LOAD_FREQ intervals, catch up in bulk.
+	 * In case we went to NO_HZ for multiple LOAD_FREQ intervals
+	 * catch up in bulk.
 	 */
 	calc_global_nohz();
 }

kernel/time/tick-sched.c

@@ -783,7 +783,7 @@ static ktime_t tick_nohz_stop_sched_tick(struct tick_sched *ts,
 	 */
 	if (!ts->tick_stopped) {
 		nohz_balance_enter_idle(cpu);
-		calc_load_enter_idle();
+		calc_load_nohz_start();
 		cpu_load_update_nohz_start();
 
 		ts->last_tick = hrtimer_get_expires(&ts->sched_timer);
@@ -823,7 +823,7 @@ static void tick_nohz_restart_sched_tick(struct tick_sched *ts, ktime_t now)
 	 */
 	timer_clear_idle();
 
-	calc_load_exit_idle();
+	calc_load_nohz_stop();
 	touch_softlockup_watchdog_sched();
 	/*
 	 * Cancel the scheduled timer and restore the tick