Re: [PATCH] doc: Document the relax_domain_level kernel boot argument

From: Li Zefan
Date: Mon Jun 30 2008 - 03:46:21 EST


Hidetoshi Seto wrote:
> Li Zefan wrote:
>> Hidetoshi Seto wrote:
>>> The system default is architecture dependent. You can change your
>>> system's default using the relax_domain_level= boot parameter.
>> but the system default is 0 by default. and 0 means no search no matter
>> what architecture is. ;)
>
> If my git pull works correctly, it seems that the default is still -1...
>

Ah, yes, it's my mistake. :(

> [kernel/sched.c]
>> static int default_relax_domain_level = -1;
>
> AFAIK, for example, x86(SMT) search siblings by default.
>

So the system default is architecture depentdent.

> Thanks,
> H.Seto
>
>
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