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| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/scheduler/sched-rt-group.rst | 14 |
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diff --git a/Documentation/scheduler/sched-rt-group.rst b/Documentation/scheduler/sched-rt-group.rst index 655a096ec8fb..a16bee8f74c2 100644 --- a/Documentation/scheduler/sched-rt-group.rst +++ b/Documentation/scheduler/sched-rt-group.rst @@ -87,18 +87,20 @@ lack an EDF scheduler to make non-uniform periods usable. The system wide settings are configured under the /proc virtual file system: /proc/sys/kernel/sched_rt_period_us: - The scheduling period that is equivalent to 100% CPU bandwidth + The scheduling period that is equivalent to 100% CPU bandwidth. /proc/sys/kernel/sched_rt_runtime_us: - A global limit on how much time realtime scheduling may use. Even without - CONFIG_RT_GROUP_SCHED enabled, this will limit time reserved to realtime - processes. With CONFIG_RT_GROUP_SCHED it signifies the total bandwidth - available to all realtime groups. + A global limit on how much time realtime scheduling may use. This is always + less or equal to the period_us, as it denotes the time allocated from the + period_us for the realtime tasks. Even without CONFIG_RT_GROUP_SCHED enabled, + this will limit time reserved to realtime processes. With + CONFIG_RT_GROUP_SCHED=y it signifies the total bandwidth available to all + realtime groups. * Time is specified in us because the interface is s32. This gives an operating range from 1us to about 35 minutes. * sched_rt_period_us takes values from 1 to INT_MAX. - * sched_rt_runtime_us takes values from -1 to (INT_MAX - 1). + * sched_rt_runtime_us takes values from -1 to sched_rt_period_us. * A run time of -1 specifies runtime == period, ie. no limit. |