Re: [PATCH v10 09/13] isolation: Introduce io_queue isolcpus type

From: Martin K. Petersen

Date: Thu Apr 02 2026 - 21:49:15 EST



Aaron,

> Multiqueue drivers spread I/O queues across all CPUs for optimal
> performance. However, these drivers are not aware of CPU isolation
> requirements and will distribute queues without considering the
> isolcpus configuration.
>
> Introduce a new isolcpus mask that allows users to define which CPUs
> should have I/O queues assigned. This is similar to managed_irq, but
> intended for drivers that do not use the managed IRQ infrastructure

Reviewed-by: Martin K. Petersen <martin.petersen@xxxxxxxxxx>

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Martin K. Petersen