summaryrefslogtreecommitdiffstats
path: root/Documentation/core-api
diff options
context:
space:
mode:
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/core-api')
-rw-r--r--Documentation/core-api/workqueue.rst59
1 files changed, 59 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/core-api/workqueue.rst b/Documentation/core-api/workqueue.rst
index 8e541c5d8fa9..c9e46acd339b 100644
--- a/Documentation/core-api/workqueue.rst
+++ b/Documentation/core-api/workqueue.rst
@@ -347,6 +347,65 @@ Guidelines
level of locality in wq operations and work item execution.
+Examining Configuration
+=======================
+
+Use tools/workqueue/wq_dump.py to examine unbound CPU affinity
+configuration, worker pools and how workqueues map to the pools: ::
+
+ $ tools/workqueue/wq_dump.py
+ Affinity Scopes
+ ===============
+ wq_unbound_cpumask=0000000f
+
+ NUMA
+ nr_pods 2
+ pod_cpus [0]=00000003 [1]=0000000c
+ pod_node [0]=0 [1]=1
+ cpu_pod [0]=0 [1]=0 [2]=1 [3]=1
+
+ SYSTEM
+ nr_pods 1
+ pod_cpus [0]=0000000f
+ pod_node [0]=-1
+ cpu_pod [0]=0 [1]=0 [2]=0 [3]=0
+
+ Worker Pools
+ ============
+ pool[00] ref= 1 nice= 0 idle/workers= 4/ 4 cpu= 0
+ pool[01] ref= 1 nice=-20 idle/workers= 2/ 2 cpu= 0
+ pool[02] ref= 1 nice= 0 idle/workers= 4/ 4 cpu= 1
+ pool[03] ref= 1 nice=-20 idle/workers= 2/ 2 cpu= 1
+ pool[04] ref= 1 nice= 0 idle/workers= 4/ 4 cpu= 2
+ pool[05] ref= 1 nice=-20 idle/workers= 2/ 2 cpu= 2
+ pool[06] ref= 1 nice= 0 idle/workers= 3/ 3 cpu= 3
+ pool[07] ref= 1 nice=-20 idle/workers= 2/ 2 cpu= 3
+ pool[08] ref=42 nice= 0 idle/workers= 6/ 6 cpus=0000000f
+ pool[09] ref=28 nice= 0 idle/workers= 3/ 3 cpus=00000003
+ pool[10] ref=28 nice= 0 idle/workers= 17/ 17 cpus=0000000c
+ pool[11] ref= 1 nice=-20 idle/workers= 1/ 1 cpus=0000000f
+ pool[12] ref= 2 nice=-20 idle/workers= 1/ 1 cpus=00000003
+ pool[13] ref= 2 nice=-20 idle/workers= 1/ 1 cpus=0000000c
+
+ Workqueue CPU -> pool
+ =====================
+ [ workqueue \ CPU 0 1 2 3 dfl]
+ events percpu 0 2 4 6
+ events_highpri percpu 1 3 5 7
+ events_long percpu 0 2 4 6
+ events_unbound unbound 9 9 10 10 8
+ events_freezable percpu 0 2 4 6
+ events_power_efficient percpu 0 2 4 6
+ events_freezable_power_ percpu 0 2 4 6
+ rcu_gp percpu 0 2 4 6
+ rcu_par_gp percpu 0 2 4 6
+ slub_flushwq percpu 0 2 4 6
+ netns ordered 8 8 8 8 8
+ ...
+
+See the command's help message for more info.
+
+
Monitoring
==========