Re: [PATCH 0/2] bitmap_parselist: support 'all' semantics

From: Andy Shevchenko
Date: Tue Apr 20 2021 - 06:19:21 EST


On Mon, Apr 19, 2021 at 05:01:29PM -0700, Yury Norov wrote:
> RCU code supports a special group 'all' which selects all bits in a bitmap.
> We have recently added 'N' extension for bitmap parse, so that '0-N' would
> have exactly the same meaning as 'all'. But because the 'all' is already
> used by RCU, it would be reasonable to support it in core bitmap code as a
> common and easy-readable alias for '0-N'.
>
> Moving the 'all' support to core bitmap code adds another level of
> flexibility for system configuration by supporting patterns. For example,
> every second bit in cpumask may be selected like this:
> isolcpus=all:1/2

After addressing a couple of nit-picks,
Reviewed-by: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

> Yury Norov (2):
> bitmap_parse: support 'all' semantics
> rcu/tree_plugin: don't handle the case of 'all' CPU range
>
> Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.rst | 5 +++++
> kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h | 9 +++------
> lib/bitmap.c | 9 +++++++++
> lib/test_bitmap.c | 8 +++++++-
> 4 files changed, 24 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
>
> --
> 2.25.1
>

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With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko