Re: [RFC] cpuset: Explicit dynamic sched domain cpuset flag

[Dinakar Guniguntala <dino@in.ibm.com>]

On Wed, Nov 08, 2006 at 02:38:36AM -0800, Paul Jackson wrote:
> Dinakar,
> 
> Where do we stand on this patch?
> 
> Last I knew, as of a week ago:
> 
>   * I had (still have) a patch in *-mm to nuke the old connection
>     between the cpu_exclusive flag and sched domain partitioning:
> 	cpuset-remove-sched-domain-hooks-from-cpusets.patch
>   * and you have this patch posted on lkml, with some non-trivial
>     comments from myself, to provide a new 'sched_domain' per-cpuset
>     flag to control sched domain partitioning.
> 
> Ideally, we'd agree on this new 'sched_domain' (or whatever we call it)
> flag, so that my patch to remove the old hooks could travel to 2.6.20
> along with this present patch to provide new and improved hooks.
> 
> However ... I need to focus on some other stuff for roughly four
> weeks, so can't focus on pushing this effort along right now.
> 
> My guess is that I will end up asking Andrew to hold the above
> named "remove ... hooks" patch in *-mm until you and I get our
> act together on the replacement, which most likely will mean he
> holds it until we start work on what will become 2.6.21.
> 
> Do you see any better choices?

Paul, I got busy on my end too and hope to work on it next week.
I guess I'll work on it with your suggestions and post it as soon
as I can. You can take a look at them when you are free.
Thank you for the patience

	-Dinakar