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Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2017 15:54:09 +0200 From: Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@...il.com> To: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org> Cc: LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@...il.com>, Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>, Chris Metcalf <cmetcalf@...lanox.com>, Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>, Luiz Capitulino <lcapitulino@...hat.com>, Christoph Lameter <cl@...ux.com>, "Paul E . McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>, Mike Galbraith <efault@....de>, Rik van Riel <riel@...hat.com>, Wanpeng Li <kernellwp@...il.com> Subject: [PATCH 12/12] housekeeping: Document isolcpus flags Signed-off-by: Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@...il.com> Cc: Chris Metcalf <cmetcalf@...lanox.com> Cc: Rik van Riel <riel@...hat.com> Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org> Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de> Cc: Mike Galbraith <efault@....de> Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org> Cc: Christoph Lameter <cl@...ux.com> Cc: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com> Cc: Wanpeng Li <kernellwp@...il.com> Cc: Luiz Capitulino <lcapitulino@...hat.com> --- Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt | 35 +++++++++++++++---------- 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt index 0549662..34ea914 100644 --- a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt +++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt @@ -1727,20 +1727,27 @@ isapnp= [ISAPNP] Format: <RDP>,<reset>,<pci_scan>,<verbosity> - isolcpus= [KNL,SMP] Isolate CPUs from the general scheduler. - The argument is a cpu list, as described above. - - This option can be used to specify one or more CPUs - to isolate from the general SMP balancing and scheduling - algorithms. You can move a process onto or off an - "isolated" CPU via the CPU affinity syscalls or cpuset. - <cpu number> begins at 0 and the maximum value is - "number of CPUs in system - 1". - - This option is the preferred way to isolate CPUs. The - alternative -- manually setting the CPU mask of all - tasks in the system -- can cause problems and - suboptimal load balancer performance. + isolcpus= [KNL,SMP] Isolate a given set of CPUs from disturbance. + Format: [flag-list,]<cpu-list> + + Specify one or more CPUs to isolate from disturbances + specified in the flag list (default: domain): + + nohz + Disable the tick when a single task runs. + domain + Isolate from the general SMP balancing and scheduling + algorithms. This option is the preferred way to isolate + CPUs from tasks. The alternative -- manually setting the + CPU mask of all tasks in the system, can cause problems + and suboptimal load balancer performance. You can move a + process onto or off an "isolated" CPU via the CPU + affinity syscalls or cpuset. <cpu number> begins at 0 + and the maximum value is "number of CPUs in system - 1". + + The format of <cpu-list> is described above. + + iucv= [HW,NET] -- 2.7.4
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