linux-kernel - Re: [CPUISOL] CPU isolation extensions

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Date:	Mon, 28 Jan 2008 10:08:25 +0100
From:	Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl>
To:	maxk@...lcomm.com
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	Steven Rostedt <srostedt@...hat.com>,
	Gregory Haskins <ghaskins@...ell.com>,
	Paul Jackson <pj@....com>
Subject: Re: [CPUISOL] CPU isolation extensions

[ You really ought to CC people :-) ]

On Sun, 2008-01-27 at 20:09 -0800, maxk@...lcomm.com wrote:
> Following patch series extends CPU isolation support. Yes, most people want to virtuallize 
> CPUs these days and I want to isolate them :).
> The primary idea here is to be able to use some CPU cores as dedicated engines for running
> user-space code with minimal kernel overhead/intervention, think of it as an SPE in the 
> Cell processor.
> 
> We've had scheduler support for CPU isolation ever since O(1) scheduler went it. 
> I'd like to extend it further to avoid kernel activity on those CPUs as much as possible.
> In fact that the primary distinction that I'm making between say "CPU sets" and 
> "CPU isolation". "CPU sets" let you manage user-space load while "CPU isolation" provides
> a way to isolate a CPU as much as possible (including kernel activities).

Ok, so you're aware of CPU sets, miss a feature, but instead of
extending it to cover your needs you build something new entirely?

> I'm personally using this for hard realtime purposes. With CPU isolation it's very easy to 
> achieve single digit usec worst case and around 200 nsec average response times on off-the-shelf
> multi- processor/core systems under exteme system load. I'm working with legal folks on releasing 
> hard RT user-space framework for that.
> I can also see other application like simulators and stuff that can benefit from this.

have you been using just this, or in combination with the -rt effort?


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