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From: Frederic Weisbecker <frederic@kernel.org>
To: Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>
Cc: LKML <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
	Frederic Weisbecker <frederic@kernel.org>,
	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>,
	Chris Metcalf <cmetcalf@mellanox.com>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>,
	Luiz Capitulino <lcapitulino@redhat.com>,
	Christoph Lameter <cl@linux.com>,
	"Paul E . McKenney" <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	Mike Galbraith <efault@gmx.de>, Rik van Riel <riel@redhat.com>,
	Wanpeng Li <kernellwp@gmail.com>
Subject: [PATCH 12/12] housekeeping: Document isolcpus flags
Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2017 04:42:39 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <1509072159-31808-13-git-send-email-frederic@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1509072159-31808-1-git-send-email-frederic@kernel.org>

Signed-off-by: Frederic Weisbecker <frederic@kernel.org>
Cc: Chris Metcalf <cmetcalf@mellanox.com>
Cc: Rik van Riel <riel@redhat.com>
Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>
Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
Cc: Mike Galbraith <efault@gmx.de>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>
Cc: Christoph Lameter <cl@linux.com>
Cc: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Cc: Wanpeng Li <kernellwp@gmail.com>
Cc: Luiz Capitulino <lcapitulino@redhat.com>
---
 Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt | 35 +++++++++++++++----------
 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
index 6b99c8b..5853618 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -1727,20 +1727,27 @@
 	isapnp=		[ISAPNP]
 			Format: <RDP>,<reset>,<pci_scan>,<verbosity>
 
-	isolcpus=	[KNL,SMP] Isolate CPUs from the general scheduler.
-			The argument is a cpu list, as described above.
-
-			This option can be used to specify one or more CPUs
-			to isolate from the general SMP balancing and scheduling
-			algorithms. You can move a process onto or off an
-			"isolated" CPU via the CPU affinity syscalls or cpuset.
-			<cpu number> begins at 0 and the maximum value is
-			"number of CPUs in system - 1".
-
-			This option is the preferred way to isolate CPUs. The
-			alternative -- manually setting the CPU mask of all
-			tasks in the system -- can cause problems and
-			suboptimal load balancer performance.
+	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. The alternative -- manually setting the
+			  CPU mask of all tasks in the system, can cause problems
+			  and suboptimal load balancer performance. You can move a
+			  process onto or off an "isolated" CPU via the CPU
+			  affinity syscalls or cpuset. <cpu number> begins at 0
+			  and the maximum value is "number of CPUs in system - 1".
+
+			The format of <cpu-list> is described above.
+
+
 
 	iucv=		[HW,NET]
 
-- 
2.7.4

  parent reply	other threads:[~2017-10-27  2:43 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 41+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2017-10-27  2:42 [GIT PULL] Housekeeping subsystem v6 Frederic Weisbecker
2017-10-27  2:42 ` [PATCH 01/12] housekeeping: Move housekeeping related code to its own file Frederic Weisbecker
2017-10-27 12:01   ` [tip:sched/core] sched/isolation: " tip-bot for Frederic Weisbecker
2017-10-27  2:42 ` [PATCH 02/12] watchdog: Use housekeeping_cpumask() instead of ad-hoc version Frederic Weisbecker
2017-10-27 12:02   ` [tip:sched/core] sched/isolation, " tip-bot for Frederic Weisbecker
2017-10-27  2:42 ` [PATCH 03/12] housekeeping: Provide a dynamic off-case to housekeeping_any_cpu() Frederic Weisbecker
2017-10-27 12:02   ` [tip:sched/core] sched/isolation: " tip-bot for Frederic Weisbecker
2017-10-27  2:42 ` [PATCH 04/12] housekeeping: Make housekeeping cpumask private Frederic Weisbecker
2017-10-27 12:03   ` [tip:sched/core] sched/isolation: Make the " tip-bot for Frederic Weisbecker
2017-10-27  2:42 ` [PATCH 05/12] housekeeping: Use its own static key Frederic Weisbecker
2017-10-27 12:03   ` [tip:sched/core] sched/isolation: " tip-bot for Frederic Weisbecker
2017-10-27  2:42 ` [PATCH 06/12] housekeeping: Rename is_housekeeping_cpu to housekeeping_cpu Frederic Weisbecker
2017-10-27 12:03   ` [tip:sched/core] sched/isolation: Rename is_housekeeping_cpu() to housekeeping_cpu() tip-bot for Frederic Weisbecker
2017-10-27  2:42 ` [PATCH 07/12] housekeeping: Move it under its own config, independent from NO_HZ Frederic Weisbecker
2017-10-27 12:04   ` [tip:sched/core] sched/isolation: Split out new CONFIG_CPU_ISOLATION=y config from CONFIG_NO_HZ_FULL tip-bot for Frederic Weisbecker
2017-10-27  2:42 ` [PATCH 08/12] housekeeping: Introduce housekeeping flags Frederic Weisbecker
2017-10-27 12:04   ` [tip:sched/core] sched/isolation: " tip-bot for Frederic Weisbecker
2017-10-27  2:42 ` [PATCH 09/12] housekeeping: Handle the nohz_full= parameter Frederic Weisbecker
2017-10-27 12:05   ` [tip:sched/core] sched/isolation: " tip-bot for Frederic Weisbecker
2017-10-27  2:42 ` [PATCH 10/12] housekeeping: Move isolcpus to housekeeping Frederic Weisbecker
2017-10-27 12:05   ` [tip:sched/core] sched/isolation: Move isolcpus= handling to the housekeeping code tip-bot for Frederic Weisbecker
2017-10-27  2:42 ` [PATCH 11/12] housekeeping: Add basic isolcpus flags Frederic Weisbecker
2017-10-27 12:05   ` [tip:sched/core] sched/isolation: " tip-bot for Frederic Weisbecker
2017-10-27  2:42 ` Frederic Weisbecker [this message]
2017-10-27 12:06   ` [tip:sched/core] sched/isolation: Document the isolcpus= flags tip-bot for Frederic Weisbecker
2017-10-27 13:58     ` Peter Zijlstra
2017-10-27 14:36       ` Frederic Weisbecker
2017-10-27 17:06         ` Ingo Molnar
2017-10-27 17:33           ` Frederic Weisbecker
2017-10-27 18:21             ` Ingo Molnar
2017-10-27 18:39               ` Frederic Weisbecker
2017-10-27 19:04                 ` Ingo Molnar
2017-10-27 14:38       ` Mike Galbraith
2017-10-30 15:48       ` Christopher Lameter
2017-10-30 16:11         ` Peter Zijlstra
2017-10-30 16:30           ` Christopher Lameter
2017-10-30 16:58             ` Peter Zijlstra
2017-10-30 16:56           ` Mike Galbraith
  -- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2017-10-24 13:06 [GIT PULL] Introduce housekeeping subsystem v5 Frederic Weisbecker
2017-10-24 13:07 ` [PATCH 12/12] housekeeping: Document isolcpus flags Frederic Weisbecker
2017-09-18 13:53 [GIT PULL] Introduce housekeeping subsystem v4 Frederic Weisbecker
2017-09-18 13:54 ` [PATCH 12/12] housekeeping: Document isolcpus flags Frederic Weisbecker
2017-09-01 16:41 [PATCH 00/12] Introduce housekeeping subsystem v3 Frederic Weisbecker
2017-09-01 16:41 ` [PATCH 12/12] housekeeping: Document isolcpus flags Frederic Weisbecker

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