Re: [patch] sched: fix sched-domains partitioning by cpusets

Ingo Molnar
2007-10-03T07:21:17Z

* Paul Jackson <pj@sgi.com> wrote:

> Batch schedulers need to be able to specify where they need load
> balancing and where they don't, and they can't use the 'cpu_exclusive'
> flag. The defining characteristic of 'cpu_exclusive' is no overlap of
> CPUs with sibling cpusets. That is incompatible with their needs.
>
> Therefore, they need a different flag.
>
> I must NAQ this patch, and I'm surprised to see Nick propose it again,
> as I thought he had already agreed that it didn't suffice.

ok. Then lets go back to the original plan: your two patches and the new
flag. Nick?

Ingo