Re: [RFC PATCH] membarrier: handle nohz_full with expedited thread registration

From: Paul E. McKenney
Date: Tue Jan 17 2017 - 17:03:27 EST


On Tue, Jan 17, 2017 at 04:55:22AM +0100, Frederic Weisbecker wrote:

[ . . . ]

> In fact due to the complexity involved, I have to ask first if we
> really need this feature. Typically nohz_full workloads don't want to
> be disturbed at all, so do we have real and significant usecases of CPU
> isolation workloads that want to be concerned by this membarrier so much
> that they can tolerate some random IRQ?

I believe that we need to explore the options for implementing it and
to -at- -least- have a patch ready, even if that patch doesn't go
upstream immediately.

Thanx, Paul