Re: [PATCH] nohz: Revert "nohz: Set isolcpus when nohz_full is set"

From: Frederic Weisbecker
Date: Mon Oct 12 2015 - 13:55:16 EST


On Mon, Oct 12, 2015 at 10:52:08AM -0700, Paul E. McKenney wrote:
> On Mon, Oct 12, 2015 at 12:45:08PM -0500, Christoph Lameter wrote:
> > On Mon, 12 Oct 2015, Frederic Weisbecker wrote:
> >
> > > But yeah if you guys want to create a new parameter that gathers nohz
> > > and isolcpus I think we can.
> >
> > Could we also add the rcu settings?
>
> I thought that I already had. What am I still missing?
>
> > > task_isolation is really just about tasks so it should be another name.
> >
> > no_os_cpus?
> >
> > os_free_cpus?
>
> os_jitter_free_cpus?
>
> clean_cpus?
>
> quiet_cpus?
>
> I have no problem with any of the names proposed thus far, but obviously
> could not resist the urge to propose a few more.

I moved forward quite slowly with nohz full over the years but at least I'm proud
that this subsystem introduced some of the most interesting naming challenges!
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