Re: [PATCH] rcu: Clarify nocb kthreads naming in RCU_NOCB_CPU config

["Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@kernel.org>]

On Sun, Sep 27, 2020 at 08:13:42PM -0400, Joel Fernandes wrote:
> On Thu, Sep 24, 2020 at 12:04:10PM +0530, Neeraj Upadhyay wrote:
> > Clarify the "x" in rcuox/N naming in RCU_NOCB_CPU config
> > description.
> > 
> 
> Reviewed-by: Joel Fernandes (Google) <joel@joelfernandes.org>

Thank you, I will apply your Reviewed-by on the next rebase.

						Thanx, Paul

> thanks,
> 
>  - Joel
> 
> > Signed-off-by: Neeraj Upadhyay <neeraju@codeaurora.org>
> > ---
> >  kernel/rcu/Kconfig | 11 ++++++-----
> >  1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
> > 
> > diff --git a/kernel/rcu/Kconfig b/kernel/rcu/Kconfig
> > index b71e21f..5b22747 100644
> > --- a/kernel/rcu/Kconfig
> > +++ b/kernel/rcu/Kconfig
> > @@ -227,11 +227,12 @@ config RCU_NOCB_CPU
> >  	  specified at boot time by the rcu_nocbs parameter.  For each
> >  	  such CPU, a kthread ("rcuox/N") will be created to invoke
> >  	  callbacks, where the "N" is the CPU being offloaded, and where
> > -	  the "p" for RCU-preempt (PREEMPTION kernels) and "s" for RCU-sched
> > -	  (!PREEMPTION kernels).  Nothing prevents this kthread from running
> > -	  on the specified CPUs, but (1) the kthreads may be preempted
> > -	  between each callback, and (2) affinity or cgroups can be used
> > -	  to force the kthreads to run on whatever set of CPUs is desired.
> > +	  the "x" is "p" for RCU-preempt (PREEMPTION kernels) and "s" for
> > +	  RCU-sched (!PREEMPTION kernels).  Nothing prevents this kthread
> > +	  from running on the specified CPUs, but (1) the kthreads may be
> > +	  preempted between each callback, and (2) affinity or cgroups can
> > +	  be used to force the kthreads to run on whatever set of CPUs is
> > +	  desired.
> >  
> >  	  Say Y here if you want to help to debug reduced OS jitter.
> >  	  Say N here if you are unsure.
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