Re: [RFC&PATCH] Alternative RCU implementation

[Manfred Spraul]

Jim Houston wrote:

> We add the following /proc files:
>
> /proc/shield/irqs
> 	Setting a bit limits the corresponding cpu to only handle
> 	interrupts which are explicitly directed to that cpu.
>
> /proc/shield/ltmrs
> 	Setting a bit limits the use of local timers on the 
> 	corresponding cpu.
>
>  
How do you handle schedule_delayed_work_on()?
slab uses it to drain the per-cpu caches. It's not fatal if a cpu 
doesn't drain it's caches (just some wasted memory), but it should be 
documented.

--
   Manfred
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