From: Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>
To: Frederic Weisbecker <frederic@kernel.org>
Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>,
cmetcalf@mellanox.com, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
tglx@linutronix.de, torvalds@linux-foundation.org, hpa@zytor.com,
riel@redhat.com, cl@linux.com, efault@gmx.de,
kernellwp@gmail.com, paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com,
lcapitulino@redhat.com, linux-tip-commits@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [tip:sched/core] sched/isolation: Document the isolcpus= flags
Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2017 19:06:32 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20171027170632.mxwfe5hd4cmlguvb@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAFTL4hxLPZGPgwVnoh9SrEicymA=XSVLuwCwLQiohWYOha93gQ@mail.gmail.com>
* Frederic Weisbecker <frederic@kernel.org> wrote:
> 2017-10-27 15:58 UTC+02:00, Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>:
> > On Fri, Oct 27, 2017 at 05:06:25AM -0700, tip-bot for Frederic Weisbecker
> > wrote:
> >> + isolcpus= [KNL,SMP] Isolate a given set of CPUs from disturbance.
> >> + Format: [flag-list,]<cpu-list>
> >> +
> >> + Specify one or more CPUs to isolate from disturbances
> >> + specified in the flag list (default: domain):
> >> +
> >> + nohz
> >> + Disable the tick when a single task runs.
> >> + domain
> >> + Isolate from the general SMP balancing and scheduling
> >> + algorithms. This option is the preferred way to isolate
> >> + CPUs from tasks.
> >
> > I _strongly_ object to this statement, isolcpus is _not_ the preferred
> > way, cpusets are.
> >
> > And yes, while cpusets suffers some problems, we _should_ really fix
> > those and not promote this piece of shit isolcpus crap.
>
> I definitely agree with that so your position is a relief :-) This
> patch only indented the existing parameter documentation so fixing its
> content was beyond its scope. I'll send a patch to correct the text.
Since it was the last commit in tip:sched/core that was pushed out just hours ago
I zapped that last commit, please send an updated patch which we can apply and get
a clean series.
Thanks,
Ingo
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2017-10-27 17:06 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 38+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2017-10-27 2:42 [GIT PULL] Housekeeping subsystem v6 Frederic Weisbecker
2017-10-27 2:42 ` [PATCH 01/12] housekeeping: Move housekeeping related code to its own file Frederic Weisbecker
2017-10-27 12:01 ` [tip:sched/core] sched/isolation: " tip-bot for Frederic Weisbecker
2017-10-27 2:42 ` [PATCH 02/12] watchdog: Use housekeeping_cpumask() instead of ad-hoc version Frederic Weisbecker
2017-10-27 12:02 ` [tip:sched/core] sched/isolation, " tip-bot for Frederic Weisbecker
2017-10-27 2:42 ` [PATCH 03/12] housekeeping: Provide a dynamic off-case to housekeeping_any_cpu() Frederic Weisbecker
2017-10-27 12:02 ` [tip:sched/core] sched/isolation: " tip-bot for Frederic Weisbecker
2017-10-27 2:42 ` [PATCH 04/12] housekeeping: Make housekeeping cpumask private Frederic Weisbecker
2017-10-27 12:03 ` [tip:sched/core] sched/isolation: Make the " tip-bot for Frederic Weisbecker
2017-10-27 2:42 ` [PATCH 05/12] housekeeping: Use its own static key Frederic Weisbecker
2017-10-27 12:03 ` [tip:sched/core] sched/isolation: " tip-bot for Frederic Weisbecker
2017-10-27 2:42 ` [PATCH 06/12] housekeeping: Rename is_housekeeping_cpu to housekeeping_cpu Frederic Weisbecker
2017-10-27 12:03 ` [tip:sched/core] sched/isolation: Rename is_housekeeping_cpu() to housekeeping_cpu() tip-bot for Frederic Weisbecker
2017-10-27 2:42 ` [PATCH 07/12] housekeeping: Move it under its own config, independent from NO_HZ Frederic Weisbecker
2017-10-27 12:04 ` [tip:sched/core] sched/isolation: Split out new CONFIG_CPU_ISOLATION=y config from CONFIG_NO_HZ_FULL tip-bot for Frederic Weisbecker
2017-10-27 2:42 ` [PATCH 08/12] housekeeping: Introduce housekeeping flags Frederic Weisbecker
2017-10-27 12:04 ` [tip:sched/core] sched/isolation: " tip-bot for Frederic Weisbecker
2017-10-27 2:42 ` [PATCH 09/12] housekeeping: Handle the nohz_full= parameter Frederic Weisbecker
2017-10-27 12:05 ` [tip:sched/core] sched/isolation: " tip-bot for Frederic Weisbecker
2017-10-27 2:42 ` [PATCH 10/12] housekeeping: Move isolcpus to housekeeping Frederic Weisbecker
2017-10-27 12:05 ` [tip:sched/core] sched/isolation: Move isolcpus= handling to the housekeeping code tip-bot for Frederic Weisbecker
2017-10-27 2:42 ` [PATCH 11/12] housekeeping: Add basic isolcpus flags Frederic Weisbecker
2017-10-27 12:05 ` [tip:sched/core] sched/isolation: " tip-bot for Frederic Weisbecker
2017-10-27 2:42 ` [PATCH 12/12] housekeeping: Document " Frederic Weisbecker
2017-10-27 12:06 ` [tip:sched/core] sched/isolation: Document the isolcpus= flags tip-bot for Frederic Weisbecker
2017-10-27 13:58 ` Peter Zijlstra
2017-10-27 14:36 ` Frederic Weisbecker
2017-10-27 17:06 ` Ingo Molnar [this message]
2017-10-27 17:33 ` Frederic Weisbecker
2017-10-27 18:21 ` Ingo Molnar
2017-10-27 18:39 ` Frederic Weisbecker
2017-10-27 19:04 ` Ingo Molnar
2017-10-27 14:38 ` Mike Galbraith
2017-10-30 15:48 ` Christopher Lameter
2017-10-30 16:11 ` Peter Zijlstra
2017-10-30 16:30 ` Christopher Lameter
2017-10-30 16:58 ` Peter Zijlstra
2017-10-30 16:56 ` Mike Galbraith
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