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SubjectRe: [PATCH v4 1/5] nohz_full: add support for "cpu_isolated" mode
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On 07/22/2015 04:02 PM, Christoph Lameter wrote:
> On Wed, 22 Jul 2015, Paul E. McKenney wrote:
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>>>> Didn't Christoph Lameter fix this? Or is this an additional problem?
>>> Well the vmstat update must realize first that there are no outstanding
>>> updates before switching itself off. So typically there is one extra tick.
>>> But we could add another function that will simply fold the differential
>>> immediately and turn the kworker task in the expectation that the
>>> processor will stay quiet.
>> Got it, thank you!
>>
>> Thanx, Paul
> Ok here is a function that quiets down the vmstat kworkers.

That's great - I will include this patch in my series then, and call it
as part of the "hard isolation" mode return to userspace. Thanks!

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Chris Metcalf, EZChip Semiconductor
http://www.ezchip.com



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