From: Leonardo Bras <leobras.c@gmail.com>
To: Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <bigeasy@linutronix.de>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 1/4] Introducing pw_lock() and per-cpu queue & flush work
Date: Sun, 12 Jul 2026 18:17:00 -0300 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <alQETF2_78k5cvq4@WindFlash> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260520134832.WS7TrMnu@linutronix.de>
On Wed, May 20, 2026 at 03:48:32PM +0200, Sebastian Andrzej Siewior wrote:
> On 2026-05-18 22:27:47 [-0300], Leonardo Bras wrote:
> > diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
> > index 4d0f545fb3ec..68c8a6f9d227 100644
> > --- a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
> > +++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
> > @@ -2810,20 +2810,30 @@ Kernel parameters
> > If a queue's affinity mask contains only isolated
> > CPUs then this parameter has no effect on the
> > interrupt routing decision, though interrupts are
> > only delivered when tasks running on those
> > isolated CPUs submit IO. IO submitted on
> > housekeeping CPUs has no influence on those
> > queues.
> >
> > The format of <cpu-list> is described above.
> >
> > + pwlocks= [KNL,SMP] Select a behavior on per-CPU resource sharing
> > + and remote interference mechanism on a kernel built with
> > + CONFIG_PWLOCKS.
> > + Format: { "0" | "1" }
> > + 0 - local_lock() + queue_work_on(remote_cpu)
> > + 1 - spin_lock() for both local and remote operations
> > +
> > + Selecting 1 may be interesting for systems that want
> > + to avoid interruption & context switches from IPIs.
> > +
>
> This documentation is supposed to be for an administrator/ user of the
> system. Exposing him to underlying kernel technique shouldn't happen.
> It does not explain the users/ outcome so it sounds like best hope.
Noted, will try to improve the explanation to target a user/sysadmin
public.
>
> > iucv= [HW,NET]
> >
> > ivrs_ioapic [HW,X86-64]
> > Provide an override to the IOAPIC-ID<->DEVICE-ID
> > mapping provided in the IVRS ACPI table.
> > By default, PCI segment is 0, and can be omitted.
> >
> > For example, to map IOAPIC-ID decimal 10 to
> > PCI segment 0x1 and PCI device 00:14.0,
> > write the parameter as:
> > diff --git a/Documentation/locking/pwlocks.rst b/Documentation/locking/pwlocks.rst
> > new file mode 100644
> > index 000000000000..09f4a5417bc1
> > --- /dev/null
> > +++ b/Documentation/locking/pwlocks.rst
> > @@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
> > +.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
> > +
> > +=========
> > +PW (Per-CPU Work) locks
> > +=========
> > +
> > +Some places in the kernel implement a parallel programming strategy
> > +consisting on local_locks() for most of the work, and some rare remote
> > +operations are scheduled on target cpu. This keeps cache bouncing low since
> > +cacheline tends to be mostly local, and avoids the cost of locks in non-RT
>
> PREEMPT_RT can be spelled out if you mean it so it is not confused with
> other meanings of the two letters.
>
Will do!
> > +kernels, even though the very few remote operations will be expensive due
> > +to scheduling overhead.
> > +
> > +On the other hand, for RT workloads this can represent a problem:
> > +scheduling work on remote cpu that are executing low latency tasks
> > +is undesired and can introduce unexpected deadline misses.
> > +
> > +PW locks help to convert sites that use local_locks (for cpu local operations)
> > +and queue_work_on (for queueing work remotely, to be executed
> > +locally on the owner cpu of the lock) to a spinlocks.
>
> not spinlocks.
>
If CONFIG_RT=n, and PWLOCKS=1, it becomes a spinlock.
IIUC in PREEMPT_RT=1 spinlocks become mutexes. I get that it does not
actually spins, but it should behave as much as a spinlock could in
PREEMPT_RT systems, right?
> > +
> > +The lock is declared pw_lock_t type.
> > +The lock is initialized with pw_lock_init.
> > +The lock is locked with pw_lock (takes a lock and cpu as a parameter).
> > +The lock is unlocked with pw_unlock (takes a lock and cpu as a parameter).
>
> If it is a function, it should end with ()
>
Right, will correct those.
> > +The pw_lock_irqsave function disables interrupts and saves current interrupt state,
> > +cpu as a parameter.
>
> CPU.
right
>
> > +For trylock variant, there is the pw_trylock_t type, initialized with
> > +pw_trylock_init. Then the corresponding pw_trylock and pw_trylock_irqsave.
> > +
> > +work_struct should be replaced by pw_struct, which contains a cpu parameter
> > +(owner cpu of the lock), initialized by INIT_PW.
> > +
> > +The queue work related functions (analogous to queue_work_on and flush_work) are:
> > +pw_queue_on and pw_flush.
> > +
> > +The behaviour of the PW lock functions is as follows:
> > +
> > +* !CONFIG_PWLOCKS (or CONFIG_PWLOCKS and pwlocks=off kernel boot parameter):
> > + - pw_lock: local_lock
> > + - pw_lock_irqsave: local_lock_irqsave
> > + - pw_trylock: local_trylock
> > + - pw_trylock_irqsave: local_trylock_irqsave
> > + - pw_unlock: local_unlock
> > + - pw_lock_local: local_lock
> > + - pw_trylock_local: local_trylock
> > + - pw_unlock_local: local_unlock
> > + - pw_queue_on: queue_work_on
> > + - pw_flush: flush_work
> > +
> > +* CONFIG_PWLOCKS (and CONFIG_PWLOCKS_DEFAULT=y or pwlocks=on kernel boot parameter),
> > + - pw_lock: spin_lock
> > + - pw_lock_irqsave: spin_lock_irqsave
> > + - pw_trylock: spin_trylock
> > + - pw_trylock_irqsave: spin_trylock_irqsave
> > + - pw_unlock: spin_unlock
> > + - pw_lock_local: preempt_disable OR migrate_disable + spin_lock
> > + - pw_trylock_local: preempt_disable OR migrate_disable + spin_trylock
> > + - pw_unlock_local: preempt_enable OR migrate_enable + spin_unlock
> > + - pw_queue_on: executes work function on caller cpu
> > + - pw_flush: empty
> > +
> > +pw_get_cpu(work_struct), to be called from within per-cpu work function,
> > +returns the target cpu.
> > +
> > +On the locking functions above, there are the local locking functions
> > +(pw_lock_local, pw_trylock_local and pw_unlock_local) that must only
> > +be used to access per-CPU data from the CPU that owns that data,
> > +and never remotely. They disable preemption/migration and don't require
> > +a cpu parameter, making them a replacement for local_lock functions that
> > +does not introduce overhead.
>
> Why do you need to either the one or the other? My only guess is that
> migrate_disable() is sufficient but you prefer preempt_disable() on
> !PREEMPT_RT because it is cheaper.
Correct.
One goal of this change is not introduce overheads in the user code, in
special on hotpath code. Using preempt_disable in !PREEMPT_RT just nests
with the one in the lock, and it becomes almost free
>
> > +These should only be used when accessing per-CPU data of the local CPU.
> > +
> > diff --git a/init/Kconfig b/init/Kconfig
> > index 2937c4d308ae..3fb751dc4530 100644
> > --- a/init/Kconfig
> > +++ b/init/Kconfig
> > @@ -764,20 +764,55 @@ config CPU_ISOLATION
> > depends on SMP
> > default y
> > help
> > Make sure that CPUs running critical tasks are not disturbed by
> > any source of "noise" such as unbound workqueues, timers, kthreads...
> > Unbound jobs get offloaded to housekeeping CPUs. This is driven by
> > the "isolcpus=" boot parameter.
> >
> > Say Y if unsure.
> >
> > +config PWLOCKS
> > + bool "Per-CPU Work locks"
> > + depends on SMP || COMPILE_TEST
> > + default n
> > + help
> > + Allow changing the behavior on per-CPU resource sharing with cache,
> > + from the regular local_locks() + queue_work_on(remote_cpu) to using
> > + per-CPU spinlocks on both local and remote operations.
> > +
> > + This is useful to give user the option on reducing IPIs to CPUs, and
> > + thus reduce interruptions and context switches. On the other hand, it
> > + increases generated code and will use atomic operations if spinlocks
> > + are selected.
>
> I think the goal is to avoid scheduling a task on a remote CPU to get
> something done.
Correct, it makes an isolated CPU less noisy.
>
> > +
> > + If set, will use the default behavior set in PWLOCKS_DEFAULT unless boot
> > + parameter pwlocks is passed with a different behavior.
> > +
> > + If unset, will use the local_lock() + queue_work_on() strategy,
> > + regardless of the boot parameter or PWLOCKS_DEFAULT.
>
> This sounds like it affects the greater kernel.
>
It should affect only code converted to use pwlocks.
> > + Say N if unsure.
> > +
> > +config PWLOCKS_DEFAULT
> > + bool "Use per-CPU spinlocks by default on PWLOCKS"
> > + depends on PWLOCKS
> > + default n
>
> n is default.
You can set PWLOCKS=n, then it compiles out the mechanism.
You can set PWLOCKS=y, and then it will use PWLOCKS_DEFAULT + pwlocks
command-line argument to decide on using either local_lock+IPI or
spinlocks (that become mutexes in PREEMPT_RT=y).
PWLOCKS_DEFAULT is just a way of letting whoever builds the kernel to
decide the default mode, while letting the user decide to disable/enable
the mechanism on cmdline as desired.
>
> > + help
> > + If set, will use per-CPU spinlocks as default behavior for per-CPU
> > + remote operations.
> > +
> > + If unset, will use local_lock() + queue_work_on(cpu) as default
> > + behavior for remote operations.
> > +
> > + Say N if unsure
> > +
> > source "kernel/rcu/Kconfig"
> >
> > config IKCONFIG
> > tristate "Kernel .config support"
> > help
> > This option enables the complete Linux kernel ".config" file
> > contents to be saved in the kernel. It provides documentation
> > of which kernel options are used in a running kernel or in an
> > on-disk kernel. This information can be extracted from the kernel
> > image file with the script scripts/extract-ikconfig and used as
> > diff --git a/include/linux/pwlocks.h b/include/linux/pwlocks.h
> > new file mode 100644
> > index 000000000000..3d79621655f9
> > --- /dev/null
> > +++ b/include/linux/pwlocks.h
> > @@ -0,0 +1,265 @@
> > +/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
> > +#ifndef _LINUX_PWLOCKS_H
> > +#define _LINUX_PWLOCKS_H
> > +
> > +#include "linux/spinlock.h"
> > +#include "linux/local_lock.h"
> > +#include "linux/workqueue.h"
> > +
> > +#ifndef CONFIG_PWLOCKS
> > +
> > +typedef local_lock_t pw_lock_t;
> > +typedef local_trylock_t pw_trylock_t;
> > +
> > +struct pw_struct {
> > + struct work_struct work;
> > +};
> > +
> > +#define pw_lock_init(lock) \
> > + local_lock_init(lock)
> > +
> > +#define pw_trylock_init(lock) \
> > + local_trylock_init(lock)
> > +
> > +#define pw_lock(lock, cpu) \
> > + local_lock(lock)
> > +
> > +#define pw_lock_local(lock) \
> > + local_lock(lock)
> > +
> > +#define pw_lock_irqsave(lock, flags, cpu) \
> > + local_lock_irqsave(lock, flags)
>
> The part where you have a `cpu' argument which is not used is entirely
> confusing.
>
That is how we compile-out when CONFIG_PWLOCKS=n, it has to receive the cpu
parameter as the version with CONFIG_PWLOCKS=y below use the cpu parameter
to decide where to find the per-cpu data.
> > +
> > +#define pw_lock_local_irqsave(lock, flags) \
> > + local_lock_irqsave(lock, flags)
> > +
> > +#define pw_trylock(lock, cpu) \
> > + local_trylock(lock)
> > +
> > +#define pw_trylock_local(lock) \
> > + local_trylock(lock)
> > +
> > +#define pw_trylock_irqsave(lock, flags, cpu) \
> > + local_trylock_irqsave(lock, flags)
> > +
> > +#define pw_unlock(lock, cpu) \
> > + local_unlock(lock)
> > +
> > +#define pw_unlock_local(lock) \
> > + local_unlock(lock)
> > +
> > +#define pw_unlock_irqrestore(lock, flags, cpu) \
> > + local_unlock_irqrestore(lock, flags)
> > +
> > +#define pw_unlock_local_irqrestore(lock, flags) \
> > + local_unlock_irqrestore(lock, flags)
> > +
> > +#define pw_lockdep_assert_held(lock) \
> > + lockdep_assert_held(lock)
> > +
> > +#define pw_queue_on(c, wq, pw) \
> > + queue_work_on(c, wq, &(pw)->work)
> > +
> > +#define pw_flush(pw) \
> > + flush_work(&(pw)->work)
> > +
> > +#define pw_get_cpu(pw) smp_processor_id()
> > +
> > +#define pw_is_cpu_remote(cpu) (false)
> > +
> > +#define INIT_PW(pw, func, c) \
> > + INIT_WORK(&(pw)->work, (func))
> > +
> > +#else /* CONFIG_PWLOCKS */
> > +
> > +DECLARE_STATIC_KEY_MAYBE(CONFIG_PWLOCKS_DEFAULT, pw_sl);
> > +
> > +typedef union {
> > + spinlock_t sl;
> > + local_lock_t ll;
> > +} pw_lock_t;
> > +
> > +typedef union {
> > + spinlock_t sl;
> > + local_trylock_t ll;
> > +} pw_trylock_t;
>
> Why do you use local_trylock_t ? Its use case is different compared to
> local_lock_t. _IF_ you are fine with local_trylock_t then you should be
> able to deal with a per-CPU spinlock_t and none of this should be
> needed.
IIRC there is code that use both local_trylock and and local_lock, so we
needed this to be able to convert the user completely.
>
> > +struct pw_struct {
> > + struct work_struct work;
> > + int cpu;
> > +};
> > +
> > +#ifdef CONFIG_PREEMPT_RT
> > +#define preempt_or_migrate_disable migrate_disable
> > +#define preempt_or_migrate_enable migrate_enable
> > +#else
> > +#define preempt_or_migrate_disable preempt_disable
> > +#define preempt_or_migrate_enable preempt_enable
> > +#endif
>
> if then () but this looks terrible.
Agree, have to figure a better naming.
>
> > +
> > +#define pw_lock_init(lock) \
> > +do { \
> > + if (static_branch_maybe(CONFIG_PWLOCKS_DEFAULT, &pw_sl)) \
> > + spin_lock_init(lock.sl); \
> > + else \
> > + local_lock_init(lock.ll); \
> > +} while (0)
> > +
> > +#define pw_trylock_init(lock) \
> > +do { \
> > + if (static_branch_maybe(CONFIG_PWLOCKS_DEFAULT, &pw_sl)) \
> > + spin_lock_init(lock.sl); \
> > + else \
> > + local_trylock_init(lock.ll); \
> > +} while (0)
> > +
> > +#define pw_lock(lock, cpu) \
> > +do { \
> > + if (static_branch_maybe(CONFIG_PWLOCKS_DEFAULT, &pw_sl)) \
> > + spin_lock(per_cpu_ptr(lock.sl, cpu)); \
> > + else \
> > + local_lock(lock.ll); \
> > +} while (0)
> > +
> > +#define pw_lock_local(lock) \
> > +do { \
> > + if (static_branch_maybe(CONFIG_PWLOCKS_DEFAULT, &pw_sl)) { \
> > + preempt_or_migrate_disable(); \
> > + spin_lock(this_cpu_ptr(lock.sl)); \
> > + } else { \
> > + local_lock(lock.ll); \
> > + } \
> > +} while (0)
> > +
> > +#define pw_lock_irqsave(lock, flags, cpu) \
> > +do { \
> > + if (static_branch_maybe(CONFIG_PWLOCKS_DEFAULT, &pw_sl)) \
> > + spin_lock_irqsave(per_cpu_ptr(lock.sl, cpu), flags); \
> > + else \
> > + local_lock_irqsave(lock.ll, flags); \
> > +} while (0)
> > +
> > +#define pw_lock_local_irqsave(lock, flags) \
> > +do { \
> > + if (static_branch_maybe(CONFIG_PWLOCKS_DEFAULT, &pw_sl)) { \
> > + preempt_or_migrate_disable(); \
> > + spin_lock_irqsave(this_cpu_ptr(lock.sl), flags); \
> > + } else { \
> > + local_lock_irqsave(lock.ll, flags); \
> > + } \
> > +} while (0)
> > +
> > +#define pw_trylock(lock, cpu) \
> > +({ \
> > + int t; \
> > + if (static_branch_maybe(CONFIG_PWLOCKS_DEFAULT, &pw_sl)) \
> > + t = spin_trylock(per_cpu_ptr(lock.sl, cpu)); \
> > + else \
> > + t = local_trylock(lock.ll); \
> > + t; \
> > +})
> > +
> > +#define pw_trylock_local(lock) \
> > +({ \
> > + int t; \
> > + if (static_branch_maybe(CONFIG_PWLOCKS_DEFAULT, &pw_sl)) { \
> > + preempt_or_migrate_disable(); \
> > + t = spin_trylock(this_cpu_ptr(lock.sl)); \
> > + if (!t) \
> > + preempt_or_migrate_enable(); \
> > + } else { \
> > + t = local_trylock(lock.ll); \
> > + } \
> > + t; \
> > +})
> > +
> > +#define pw_trylock_irqsave(lock, flags, cpu) \
> > +({ \
> > + int t; \
> > + if (static_branch_maybe(CONFIG_PWLOCKS_DEFAULT, &pw_sl)) \
> > + t = spin_trylock_irqsave(per_cpu_ptr(lock.sl, cpu), flags); \
> > + else \
> > + t = local_trylock_irqsave(lock.ll, flags); \
> > + t; \
> > +})
> > +
> > +#define pw_unlock(lock, cpu) \
> > +do { \
> > + if (static_branch_maybe(CONFIG_PWLOCKS_DEFAULT, &pw_sl)) \
> > + spin_unlock(per_cpu_ptr(lock.sl, cpu)); \
> > + else \
> > + local_unlock(lock.ll); \
> > +} while (0)
> > +
> > +#define pw_unlock_local(lock) \
> > +do { \
> > + if (static_branch_maybe(CONFIG_PWLOCKS_DEFAULT, &pw_sl)) { \
> > + spin_unlock(this_cpu_ptr(lock.sl)); \
> > + preempt_or_migrate_enable(); \
> > + } else { \
> > + local_unlock(lock.ll); \
> > + } \
> > +} while (0)
> > +
> > +#define pw_unlock_irqrestore(lock, flags, cpu) \
> > +do { \
> > + if (static_branch_maybe(CONFIG_PWLOCKS_DEFAULT, &pw_sl)) \
> > + spin_unlock_irqrestore(per_cpu_ptr(lock.sl, cpu), flags); \
> > + else \
> > + local_unlock_irqrestore(lock.ll, flags); \
> > +} while (0)
> > +
> > +#define pw_unlock_local_irqrestore(lock, flags) \
> > +do { \
> > + if (static_branch_maybe(CONFIG_PWLOCKS_DEFAULT, &pw_sl)) { \
> > + spin_unlock_irqrestore(this_cpu_ptr(lock.sl), flags); \
> > + preempt_or_migrate_enable(); \
> > + } else { \
> > + local_unlock_irqrestore(lock.ll, flags); \
> > + } \
> > +} while (0)
> > +
> > +#define pw_lockdep_assert_held(lock) \
> > +do { \
> > + if (static_branch_maybe(CONFIG_PWLOCKS_DEFAULT, &pw_sl)) \
> > + lockdep_assert_held(this_cpu_ptr(lock.sl)); \
> > + else \
> > + lockdep_assert_held(this_cpu_ptr(lock.ll)); \
> > +} while (0)
> > +
> > +#define pw_queue_on(c, wq, pw) \
> > +do { \
> > + int __c = c; \
> > + struct pw_struct *__pw = (pw); \
> > + if (static_branch_maybe(CONFIG_PWLOCKS_DEFAULT, &pw_sl)) { \
> > + WARN_ON((__c) != __pw->cpu); \
> > + __pw->work.func(&__pw->work); \
> > + } else { \
> > + queue_work_on(__c, wq, &(__pw)->work); \
> > + } \
> > +} while (0)
> > +
> > +/*
> > + * Does nothing if PWLOCKS is set to use spinlock, as the task is already done at the
> > + * time pw_queue_on() returns.
> > + */
> > +#define pw_flush(pw) \
> > +do { \
> > + struct pw_struct *__pw = (pw); \
> > + if (!static_branch_maybe(CONFIG_PWLOCKS_DEFAULT, &pw_sl)) \
> > + flush_work(&__pw->work); \
> > +} while (0)
>
> I don't think this should be a collection of macros. Either proper
> functions or static inline _if_ this is performance critical for some
> reason.
>
Agree, I remember the only macro that was hard to do so was _irqsave()
versions, as it uses an output as a parameter, and I ended up letting all
of them being macro due to them looking similar.
Will convert on next version.
(Only the _local*() funcs are performance-critial IIRC.
> > +
> > +#define pw_get_cpu(w) container_of((w), struct pw_struct, work)->cpu
> > +
> > +#define pw_is_cpu_remote(cpu) ((cpu) != smp_processor_id())
> > +
> > +#define INIT_PW(pw, func, c) \
> > +do { \
> > + struct pw_struct *__pw = (pw); \
> > + INIT_WORK(&__pw->work, (func)); \
> > + __pw->cpu = (c); \
> > +} while (0)
> > +
> > +#endif /* CONFIG_PWLOCKS */
> > +#endif /* LINUX_PWLOCKS_H */
> > diff --git a/kernel/pwlocks.c b/kernel/pwlocks.c
> > new file mode 100644
> > index 000000000000..1ebf5cb979b9
> > --- /dev/null
> > +++ b/kernel/pwlocks.c
> > @@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
> > +// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
> > +#include "linux/export.h"
> > +#include <linux/sched.h>
> > +#include <linux/pwlocks.h>
> > +#include <linux/string.h>
> > +#include <linux/sched/isolation.h>
> > +
> > +DEFINE_STATIC_KEY_MAYBE(CONFIG_PWLOCKS_DEFAULT, pw_sl);
> > +EXPORT_SYMBOL(pw_sl);
> > +
> > +static bool pwlocks_param_specified;
> > +
> > +static int __init pwlocks_setup(char *str)
> > +{
> > + int opt;
> > +
> > + if (!get_option(&str, &opt)) {
> > + pr_warn("PWLOCKS: invalid pwlocks parameter: %s, ignoring.\n", str);
> > + return 0;
> > + }
> > +
> > + if (opt)
> > + static_branch_enable(&pw_sl);
> > + else
> > + static_branch_disable(&pw_sl);
> > +
> > + pwlocks_param_specified = true;
> > +
> > + return 1;
> > +}
> > +__setup("pwlocks=", pwlocks_setup);
> > +
> > +/*
> > + * Enable PWLOCKS if CPUs want to avoid kernel noise.
> > + */
> > +static int __init pwlocks_init(void)
> > +{
> > + if (pwlocks_param_specified)
> > + return 0;
> > +
> > + if (housekeeping_enabled(HK_TYPE_KERNEL_NOISE))
> > + static_branch_enable(&pw_sl);
>
> How likely is it, that you you had users before late_initcall()? Also
> can it happen that one of them uses one function to lock and the other
> unlock in this brief window? There is no check if this was used before
> static_branch usage.
>
I don't really understand that much of initcall :(
That part was done by Marcelo, I have to reach out for him for more
understanding of his decision here.
I have to take a better look here :)
Thanks!
Leo
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Thread overview: 31+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-05-19 1:27 [PATCH v4 0/4] Introduce Per-CPU Work helpers (was QPW) Leonardo Bras
2026-05-19 1:27 ` [PATCH v4 1/4] Introducing pw_lock() and per-cpu queue & flush work Leonardo Bras
2026-05-20 10:08 ` Frederic Weisbecker
2026-07-12 20:49 ` Leonardo Bras
2026-05-20 13:48 ` Sebastian Andrzej Siewior
2026-05-20 14:47 ` Frederic Weisbecker
2026-07-12 21:17 ` Leonardo Bras
2026-07-12 21:17 ` Leonardo Bras [this message]
2026-05-20 22:06 ` Randy Dunlap
2026-07-12 21:23 ` Leonardo Bras
2026-05-26 19:15 ` Jonathan Corbet
2026-07-12 21:32 ` Leonardo Bras
2026-05-19 1:27 ` [PATCH v4 2/4] mm/swap: move bh draining into a separate workqueue Leonardo Bras
2026-05-19 1:27 ` [PATCH v4 3/4] swap: apply new pw_queue_on() interface Leonardo Bras
2026-05-20 15:07 ` Sebastian Andrzej Siewior
2026-07-12 21:43 ` Leonardo Bras
2026-07-13 7:31 ` Sebastian Andrzej Siewior
2026-07-13 21:28 ` Leonardo Bras
2026-05-19 1:27 ` [PATCH v4 4/4] slub: " Leonardo Bras
2026-05-19 10:21 ` kernel test robot
2026-05-20 14:53 ` Sebastian Andrzej Siewior
2026-07-12 22:35 ` Leonardo Bras
2026-07-13 7:36 ` Sebastian Andrzej Siewior
2026-07-13 10:55 ` Vlastimil Babka (SUSE)
2026-07-13 21:44 ` Leonardo Bras
2026-07-13 21:40 ` Leonardo Bras
2026-05-19 6:58 ` [syzbot ci] Re: Introduce Per-CPU Work helpers (was QPW) syzbot ci
2026-05-20 13:09 ` [PATCH v4 0/4] " Sebastian Andrzej Siewior
2026-07-12 20:32 ` Leonardo Bras
2026-07-13 8:07 ` Sebastian Andrzej Siewior
2026-07-13 21:17 ` Leonardo Bras
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