* Tim Chen <tim.c.c...@linux.intel.com> wrote:
> Ingo,
>
> This feature will be a clear benefit for client machines and
> less clear on servers.
>
> This feature is most beneficial to single threaded workload running on
> a single socket that operates in mostly Turbo mode. Client platform
> like Broadwell High End Desktop is the first one that supports it.
> Enablng this feature for such platform by default will be a win as it
> runs single threaded workload much of the time (10%-15% peformance
> upside).
>
> On the other hand, a heavily loaded server that rarely operates in Turbo
> mode will benefit much less from this feature. There is some overhead
> incurred by migrating load to the favored cores. Some server folks
> have asked us to be cautious here and not to turn on ITMT scheduling
> by default. Even so, when the server is lightly loaded, this feature
> can still be a win. That said, this is future looking as we don't have
> any server with this feature today.
>
> So if we take the approach to enable this feature by default for only
> single node system (using that as a criteria for client), will that seem
> reasonable to you?
I suppose that would work. Peter, any objections to such an approach?
Thanks,
Ingo
