linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V2] cpuset: Add knob to make allowed masks hotplug invariant on legacy hierarchy

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Date:	Mon, 13 Apr 2015 13:55:39 +0530
From:	Preeti U Murthy <preeti@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To:	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
CC:	tj@...nel.org, svaidy@...ux.vnet.ibm.com, nacc@...ux.vnet.ibm.com,
	rjw@...ysocki.net, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	lizefan@...wei.com, anton@...ba.org, bharata@...ux.vnet.ibm.com,
	cgroups@...r.kernel.org, paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com,
	mingo@...nel.org, serge@...lyn.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH V2] cpuset: Add knob to make allowed masks hotplug invariant
 on legacy hierarchy

On 04/13/2015 12:31 PM, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> On Sat, Apr 11, 2015 at 10:35:37AM +0200, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
>> On Fri, Apr 10, 2015 at 07:41:52PM +0530, Preeti U Murthy wrote:
>>> The cpus_allowed and mems_allowed masks of a cpuset get overwritten
>>> after each hotplug operation on the legacy hierarchy of cgroups so as to
>>> remain in sync with the online mask. But there are use cases which
>>> expect user configured masks to remain unchanged.
>>>
>>> For instance, when hotplugged out CPUs are brought back online, they
>>> remain idle with none of the existing tasks allowed to run on them since
>>> the cpus_allowed mask was overwritten to not include them when they were
>>> offlined.
>>>
>>> We cannot change the legacy hierarchy design now to keep the allowed
>>> masks hotplug invariant since it is a user visible change. It was
>>> suggested instead to add a knob in the root cpuset directory which
>>> allows the user to specify if he wants the user configured masks to be
>>> hotplug invariant [1]. This knob will enforce the choice throughout the
>>> hierarchy. If the knob is set, the allowed maks will not be varied on
>>> hotplug. It is also to to be noted that this knob will appear in the
>>> root cgroup mounted on the legacy hierarchy alone since the default
>>> hierarchy does not overwrite the allowed masks anyway.
>>>
>>> Having said this, there are fair reasons to argue that the kernel is not
>>> responsible for taking care of user configurations in the face of
>>> hotplug. But one of the consequences of the current legacy hierarchy
>>> design, is that CPUs are left out from being used at all on online
>>> operations. The reason for this is not very obvious at first and several
>>> users have raised the issue as a bug. Hence the patch was strongly
>>> called for.
>>>
>>> Moreover the default hierarchy keeps the allowed masks hotplug invariant
>>> too. So the patch is not bringing about a fundamental change in the
>>> design of cgroups.
>>
>> What you've not explained is why you can use this knob but not use the
>> other new mode?
> 
> Urgh, it looks like the new mode is only available through the default
> hierarchy (whatever that is).
> 
> Would it not make sense to make that a mount option and limit the amount
> of semantic variants of cpusets?

Makes sense. I will send out the next version that enforces the desired
behavior through a mount option.

Thank you

Regards
Preeti U Murthy
> 

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