linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 00/11] sched,rcu,context_tracking,livepatch: Improve livepatch task transitions for idle and NOHZ

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Message-ID: <20210929180318.GX880162@paulmck-ThinkPad-P17-Gen-1>
Date:   Wed, 29 Sep 2021 11:03:18 -0700
From:   "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...nel.org>
To:     Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
Cc:     gor@...ux.ibm.com, jpoimboe@...hat.com, jikos@...nel.org,
        mbenes@...e.cz, pmladek@...e.com, mingo@...nel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, joe.lawrence@...hat.com,
        fweisbec@...il.com, tglx@...utronix.de, hca@...ux.ibm.com,
        svens@...ux.ibm.com, sumanthk@...ux.ibm.com,
        live-patching@...r.kernel.org, rostedt@...dmis.org, x86@...nel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 00/11] sched,rcu,context_tracking,livepatch: Improve
 livepatch task transitions for idle and NOHZ_FULL

On Wed, Sep 29, 2021 at 05:17:23PM +0200, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> One series in two parts; the first part (patches 1-5) should be in reasonable
> shape and ought to fix the original issues that got this whole thing started.
> 
> The second part (patches 6-11) are still marked RFC and do scary things to try
> and make NOHZ_FULL work better.
> 
> Please consider..
> 
> PS. Paul, I did do break RCU a bit and I'm not sure about the best way to put
> it back together, please see patch 8 for details.

Hey, wait!!!  Breaking RCU is -my- job!!!  ;-)

							Thanx, Paul