linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/1] io_uring/sqpoll: inherit cpumask of creating process

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Message-ID: <10937dc5-ef82-4228-8724-c5a36f66985c@kernel.dk>
Date: Fri, 6 Sep 2024 07:55:07 -0600
From: Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>
To: "MOESSBAUER, Felix" <felix.moessbauer@...mens.com>,
 "asml.silence@...il.com" <asml.silence@...il.com>
Cc: "io-uring@...r.kernel.org" <io-uring@...r.kernel.org>,
 "cgroups@...r.kernel.org" <cgroups@...r.kernel.org>,
 "Bezdeka, Florian" <florian.bezdeka@...mens.com>,
 "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
 "longman@...hat.com" <longman@...hat.com>,
 "stable@...r.kernel.org" <stable@...r.kernel.org>,
 "Schmidt, Adriaan" <adriaan.schmidt@...mens.com>,
 "dqminh@...udflare.com" <dqminh@...udflare.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] io_uring/sqpoll: inherit cpumask of creating process

On 9/6/24 7:52 AM, MOESSBAUER, Felix wrote:
> On Fri, 2024-09-06 at 07:47 -0600, Jens Axboe wrote:
>> On 9/6/24 7:44 AM, Felix Moessbauer wrote:
>>> The submit queue polling threads are "kernel" threads that are
>>> started
>>
>> It's not a kernel thread, it's a normal userland thread that just
>> never
>> exits to userspace.
> 
> One more reason to behave like a userland thread. I used the term
> "kernel" thread as it was used in commit a5fc1441af as well, referring
> to the same thing.
> 
> Shall I update the commit message?

Not needed, I just amended it while committing.

-- 
Jens Axboe