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author | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2017-11-13 13:37:52 -0800 |
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committer | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2017-11-13 13:37:52 -0800 |
commit | 3e2014637c50e5d6a77cd63d5db6c209fe29d1b1 (patch) | |
tree | a672ed603262aeddda4490056b27b09791d0cbbb /Documentation/admin-guide | |
parent | f2be8bd52e7410c70145f73511a2e80f4797e1a5 (diff) | |
parent | 765cc3a4b224e22bf524fabe40284a524f37cdd0 (diff) | |
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Merge branch 'sched-core-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip
Pull scheduler updates from Ingo Molnar:
"The main updates in this cycle were:
- Group balancing enhancements and cleanups (Brendan Jackman)
- Move CPU isolation related functionality into its separate
kernel/sched/isolation.c file, with related 'housekeeping_*()'
namespace and nomenclature et al. (Frederic Weisbecker)
- Improve the interactive/cpu-intense fairness calculation (Josef
Bacik)
- Improve the PELT code and related cleanups (Peter Zijlstra)
- Improve the logic of pick_next_task_fair() (Uladzislau Rezki)
- Improve the RT IPI based balancing logic (Steven Rostedt)
- Various micro-optimizations:
- better !CONFIG_SCHED_DEBUG optimizations (Patrick Bellasi)
- better idle loop (Cheng Jian)
- ... plus misc fixes, cleanups and updates"
* 'sched-core-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip: (54 commits)
sched/core: Optimize sched_feat() for !CONFIG_SCHED_DEBUG builds
sched/sysctl: Fix attributes of some extern declarations
sched/isolation: Document isolcpus= boot parameter flags, mark it deprecated
sched/isolation: Add basic isolcpus flags
sched/isolation: Move isolcpus= handling to the housekeeping code
sched/isolation: Handle the nohz_full= parameter
sched/isolation: Introduce housekeeping flags
sched/isolation: Split out new CONFIG_CPU_ISOLATION=y config from CONFIG_NO_HZ_FULL
sched/isolation: Rename is_housekeeping_cpu() to housekeeping_cpu()
sched/isolation: Use its own static key
sched/isolation: Make the housekeeping cpumask private
sched/isolation: Provide a dynamic off-case to housekeeping_any_cpu()
sched/isolation, watchdog: Use housekeeping_cpumask() instead of ad-hoc version
sched/isolation: Move housekeeping related code to its own file
sched/idle: Micro-optimize the idle loop
sched/isolcpus: Fix "isolcpus=" boot parameter handling when !CONFIG_CPUMASK_OFFSTACK
x86/tsc: Append the 'tsc=' description for the 'tsc=unstable' boot parameter
sched/rt: Simplify the IPI based RT balancing logic
block/ioprio: Use a helper to check for RT prio
sched/rt: Add a helper to test for a RT task
...
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/admin-guide')
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt | 40 |
1 files changed, 28 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt index 116e798b61e6..38ed8787261b 100644 --- a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt +++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt @@ -1730,20 +1730,33 @@ 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. + isolcpus= [KNL,SMP] Isolate a given set of CPUs from disturbance. + [Deprecated - use cpusets instead] + 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. Note that performing domain isolation this way + is irreversible: it's not possible to bring back a CPU to + the domains once isolated through isolcpus. It's strongly + advised to use cpusets instead to disable scheduler load + balancing through the "cpuset.sched_load_balance" file. + It offers a much more flexible interface where CPUs can + move in and out of an isolated set anytime. + + 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. - 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. iucv= [HW,NET] @@ -4209,6 +4222,9 @@ Used to run time disable IRQ_TIME_ACCOUNTING on any platforms where RDTSC is slow and this accounting can add overhead. + [x86] unstable: mark the TSC clocksource as unstable, this + marks the TSC unconditionally unstable at bootup and + avoids any further wobbles once the TSC watchdog notices. turbografx.map[2|3]= [HW,JOY] TurboGraFX parallel port interface |