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SubjectRe: [tip:sched/core] sched/isolation: Document the isolcpus= flags
2017-10-27 19:06 UTC+02:00, Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>:
>
> * Frederic Weisbecker <frederic@kernel.org> wrote:
>
>> 2017-10-27 15:58 UTC+02:00, Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>:
>> > On Fri, Oct 27, 2017 at 05:06:25AM -0700, tip-bot for Frederic
>> > Weisbecker
>> > wrote:
>> >> + isolcpus= [KNL,SMP] Isolate a given set of CPUs from disturbance.
>> >> + Format: [flag-list,]<cpu-list>
>> >> +
>> >> + Specify one or more CPUs to isolate from disturbances
>> >> + specified in the flag list (default: domain):
>> >> +
>> >> + nohz
>> >> + Disable the tick when a single task runs.
>> >> + domain
>> >> + Isolate from the general SMP balancing and scheduling
>> >> + algorithms. This option is the preferred way to isolate
>> >> + CPUs from tasks.
>> >
>> > I _strongly_ object to this statement, isolcpus is _not_ the preferred
>> > way, cpusets are.
>> >
>> > And yes, while cpusets suffers some problems, we _should_ really fix
>> > those and not promote this piece of shit isolcpus crap.
>>
>> I definitely agree with that so your position is a relief :-) This
>> patch only indented the existing parameter documentation so fixing its
>> content was beyond its scope. I'll send a patch to correct the text.
>
> Since it was the last commit in tip:sched/core that was pushed out just
> hours ago
> I zapped that last commit, please send an updated patch which we can apply
> and get
> a clean series.
>
> Thanks,

Note the issue was there before that patch. But nevermind I'll resend
an updated version of the patch.

Thanks.

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