Re: [RFC] cpuset: add interface to isolated cpus

From: Nick Piggin
Date: Sat Oct 21 2006 - 02:16:54 EST


Paul Jackson wrote:
Nick wrote:

Or, another question, how does my patch hijack cpus_allowed? In
what way does it change the semantics of cpus_allowed?


It limits load balancing for tasks in cpusets containing
a superset of that cpusets cpus.

There are always such cpusets - the top cpuset if no other.

Ah OK, and there is my misunderstanding with cpusets. From the
documentation it appears as though cpu_exclusive cpusets are
made in order to do the partitioning thing.

If you always have other domains overlapping them (regardless
that it is a parent), then what actual use does cpu_exclusive
flag have?

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