linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 4/6] rcu/nocb: Create kthreads on all CPUs if "rcu_nocb=" or "nohz

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Date:   Wed, 24 Nov 2021 16:37:58 -0800
From:   "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...nel.org>
To:     Juri Lelli <juri.lelli@...hat.com>
Cc:     Frederic Weisbecker <frederic@...nel.org>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Uladzislau Rezki <urezki@...il.com>,
        Neeraj Upadhyay <quic_neeraju@...cinc.com>,
        Boqun Feng <boqun.feng@...il.com>,
        Josh Triplett <josh@...htriplett.org>,
        Joel Fernandes <joel@...lfernandes.org>, rcu@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/6] rcu/nocb: Create kthreads on all CPUs if "rcu_nocb="
 or "nohz_full=" are passed

On Tue, Nov 23, 2021 at 05:28:14PM +0000, Juri Lelli wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> On 23/11/21 01:37, Frederic Weisbecker wrote:
> > In order to be able to (de-)offload any CPU using cpuset in the future,
> > create a NOCB kthread for all possible CPUs. For now this is done only
> > as long as the "rcu_nocb=" or "nohz_full=" kernel parameters are passed
> 
> Super nitpick! In subject and above sentence, "rcu_nocb=" is actually
> "rcu_nocbs=", isn't it?
> 
> Feel free to ignore the noise, of course. :)

What is life without a little noise?  ;-)

I fixed this, and thank you for spotting it.

							Thanx, Paul