Re: [PATCH] tick/block: Add BLOCK_SOFTIRQ to the hotplug safe mask

From: Wang Shuaiwei

Date: Thu Sep 17 2026 - 05:36:35 EST


On Fri, 4 Sep 2026 14:45:06 +0800, Wang Shuaiwei wrote:
> During CPU-hotplug stress testing combined with an I/O
> workload, the following message is observed:
>
> "NOHZ tick-stop error: local softirq work is pending, handler #10!!!"
>
> On CPU offline, ksoftirqd is parked at CPUHP_AP_SMPBOOT_THREADS while
> the CPU still takes interrupts. A block completion raised after that
> ...

Hi,

Just wanted to follow up on this patch.
I'd appreciate any feedback or suggestions when you get a chance.

Thanks,
Shuaiwei