linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH net-next v6 1/4] eventpoll: support busy poll per epoll instance

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Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2024 11:04:13 -0800
From: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
To: Joe Damato <jdamato@...tly.com>
Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
 chuck.lever@...cle.com, jlayton@...nel.org, linux-api@...r.kernel.org,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v6 1/4] eventpoll: support busy poll per epoll
 instance

On Mon,  5 Feb 2024 21:04:46 +0000 Joe Damato wrote:
> Allow busy polling on a per-epoll context basis. The per-epoll context
> usec timeout value is preferred, but the pre-existing system wide sysctl
> value is still supported if it specified.

Why do we need u64 for usecs? I think u16 would do, and u32 would give
a very solid "engineering margin". If it was discussed in previous
versions I think it's worth explaining in the commit message.