[PATCH v3 12/13] docs: cgroup-v2: Document kernel-noise isolation via isolated partitions

From: Jing Wu

Date: Wed Jun 17 2026 - 23:13:46 EST


Document that cpuset.cpus.partition=isolated now drives runtime updates
of the housekeeping masks for kernel-noise types: nohz_full (tick
suppression), RCU NOCB offloading, and managed IRQ migration. No
additional cgroupfs files are required; the partition update path
automatically triggers explicit housekeeping callbacks for all affected
subsystems.

Signed-off-by: Jing Wu <realwujing@xxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Qiliang Yuan <yuanql9@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
Documentation/admin-guide/cgroup-v2.rst | 8 ++++++++
1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)

diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/cgroup-v2.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/cgroup-v2.rst
index 6efd0095ed995..7c3b048e75cb5 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/cgroup-v2.rst
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/cgroup-v2.rst
@@ -2721,6 +2721,14 @@ Cpuset Interface Files
kernel boot command line option. If those CPUs are to be put
into a partition, they have to be used in an isolated partition.

+ When an isolated partition is created or destroyed, the kernel
+ automatically drives runtime updates of the housekeeping masks
+ for kernel-noise types (nohz_full, RCU NOCB, managed IRQ
+ interrupts). This extends isolation beyond scheduler domains:
+ the tick is stopped on isolated CPUs, RCU callbacks are
+ offloaded to housekeeping cores, and managed interrupts are
+ migrated away. No additional cgroupfs files are required.
+

Device controller
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