linux-kernel - [tip:sched/urgent] sched/isolation: Enable CONFIG_CPU

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Date:   Mon, 18 Dec 2017 05:22:22 -0800
From:   tip-bot for Frederic Weisbecker <tipbot@...or.com>
To:     linux-tip-commits@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     kernellwp@...il.com, hpa@...or.com, john.stultz@...aro.org,
        xiaolong.ye@...el.com, tglx@...utronix.de, riel@...hat.com,
        peterz@...radead.org, mingo@...nel.org, lcapitulino@...hat.com,
        efault@....de, torvalds@...ux-foundation.org,
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        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, cmetcalf@...lanox.com
Subject: [tip:sched/urgent] sched/isolation: Enable CONFIG_CPU_ISOLATION=y
 by default

Commit-ID:  2c43838c99d9d23f17eb2bdadafcb2879cca6995
Gitweb:     https://git.kernel.org/tip/2c43838c99d9d23f17eb2bdadafcb2879cca6995
Author:     Frederic Weisbecker <frederic@...nel.org>
AuthorDate: Thu, 14 Dec 2017 19:18:26 +0100
Committer:  Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
CommitDate: Mon, 18 Dec 2017 13:46:42 +0100

sched/isolation: Enable CONFIG_CPU_ISOLATION=y by default

The "isolcpus=" boot parameter support was always built-in before we
moved the related code under CONFIG_CPU_ISOLATION. Having it disabled by
default is very confusing for people accustomed to use this parameter.

So enable it by dafault to keep the previous behaviour but keep it
optable for those who want to tinify their kernels.

Signed-off-by: Frederic Weisbecker <frederic@...nel.org>
Cc: Chris Metcalf <cmetcalf@...lanox.com>
Cc: Christoph Lameter <cl@...ux.com>
Cc: John Stultz <john.stultz@...aro.org>
Cc: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc: Luiz Capitulino <lcapitulino@...hat.com>
Cc: Mike Galbraith <efault@....de>
Cc: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
Cc: Rik van Riel <riel@...hat.com>
Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Cc: Wanpeng Li <kernellwp@...il.com>
Cc: kernel test robot <xiaolong.ye@...el.com>
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1513275507-29200-3-git-send-email-frederic@kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
---
 init/Kconfig | 6 +++++-
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/init/Kconfig b/init/Kconfig
index 2934249..690a381 100644
--- a/init/Kconfig
+++ b/init/Kconfig
@@ -461,10 +461,14 @@ endmenu # "CPU/Task time and stats accounting"
 
 config CPU_ISOLATION
 	bool "CPU isolation"
+	default y
 	help
 	  Make sure that CPUs running critical tasks are not disturbed by
 	  any source of "noise" such as unbound workqueues, timers, kthreads...
-	  Unbound jobs get offloaded to housekeeping CPUs.
+	  Unbound jobs get offloaded to housekeeping CPUs. This is driven by
+	  the "isolcpus=" boot parameter.
+
+	  Say Y if unsure.
 
 source "kernel/rcu/Kconfig"