Re: [PATCH 0/6] support "dataplane" mode for nohz_full

Andrew Morton
2015-05-08T21:18:24Z

On Fri, 8 May 2015 13:58:41 -0400 Chris Metcalf <cmetcalf-d5a29ZRxExrQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org> wrote:

> A prctl() option (PR_SET_DATAPLANE) is added

Dumb question: what does the term "dataplane" mean in this context? I
can't see the relationship between those words and what this patch
does.