linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 08/11] cpuset: separate configured masks and efffective masks

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Date:	Fri, 23 Aug 2013 15:46:47 +0800
From:	Li Zefan <lizefan@...wei.com>
To:	Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
CC:	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Cgroups <cgroups@...r.kernel.org>,
	Containers <containers@...ts.linux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 08/11] cpuset: separate configured masks and efffective
 masks

On 2013/8/21 22:08, Tejun Heo wrote:
> On Wed, Aug 21, 2013 at 06:00:42PM +0800, Li Zefan wrote:
>> @@ -2261,7 +2271,8 @@ static void cpuset_hotplug_workfn(struct work_struct *work)
>>  	/* synchronize mems_allowed to N_MEMORY */
>>  	if (mems_updated) {
>>  		mutex_lock(&callback_mutex);
>> -		top_cpuset.mems_allowed = new_mems;
>> +		if (!sane)
>> +			top_cpuset.mems_allowed = new_mems;
> 
> Can you please further explain how the top cgroup behaves?
> 

top_cpuset.cpus_allowed will always be cpu_active_mask if sane_behavior
is not set, otherwise it will always be cpu_possible_mask. While
top_cpuset.effective_cpus will always be cpu_active_mask in either
case.

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