linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 13/31] cpuset: Update HK_TYPE

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Date: Sat, 8 Nov 2025 17:05:10 +0800
From: Chen Ridong <chenridong@...weicloud.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 13/31] cpuset: Update HK_TYPE_DOMAIN cpumask from cpuset

> +int housekeeping_update(struct cpumask *mask, enum hk_type type)
> +{
> +	struct cpumask *trial, *old = NULL;
> +
> +	if (type != HK_TYPE_DOMAIN)
> +		return -ENOTSUPP;
> +
> +	trial = kmalloc(cpumask_size(), GFP_KERNEL);
> +	if (!trial)
> +		return -ENOMEM;
> +
> +	cpumask_andnot(trial, housekeeping_cpumask(HK_TYPE_DOMAIN_BOOT), mask);

Since there's no comment for the 'mask' parameter, would it be better to name it 'isol_mask'? This
would make it clearer that this is the isolation mask input and what is doing here.

> +	if (!cpumask_intersects(trial, cpu_online_mask)) {
> +		kfree(trial);
> +		return -EINVAL;
> +	}
> +
> +	if (!housekeeping.flags)
> +		static_branch_enable(&housekeeping_overridden);
> +
> +	if (housekeeping.flags & BIT(type))
> +		old = housekeeping_cpumask_dereference(type);
> +	else
> +		WRITE_ONCE(housekeeping.flags, housekeeping.flags | BIT(type));
> +	rcu_assign_pointer(housekeeping.cpumasks[type], trial);
> +
> +	synchronize_rcu();
> +
> +	kfree(old);
> +
> +	return 0;
> +}
> +

-- 
Best regards,
Ridong