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    sched, timers: move calc_load() to scheduler · dce48a84
    Thomas Gleixner authored
    Dimitri Sivanich noticed that xtime_lock is held write locked across
    calc_load() which iterates over all online CPUs. That can cause long
    latencies for xtime_lock readers on large SMP systems. 
    
    The load average calculation is an rough estimate anyway so there is
    no real need to protect the readers vs. the update. It's not a problem
    when the avenrun array is updated while a reader copies the values.
    
    Instead of iterating over all online CPUs let the scheduler_tick code
    update the number of active tasks shortly before the avenrun update
    happens. The avenrun update itself is handled by the CPU which calls
    do_timer().
    
    [ Impact: reduce xtime_lock write locked section ]
    Signed-off-by: default avatarThomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
    Acked-by: default avatarPeter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>
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