[PATCH 3/3] sched/isolation: Document boot parameters dependency on CONFIG_CPU_ISOLATION
From: Frederic Weisbecker
Date: Thu Dec 14 2017 - 09:15:19 EST
From: "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
The "isolcpus=" and "nohz_full=" boot parameters depend on CPU Isolation
support. Let's document that.
Signed-off-by: Frederic Weisbecker <frederic@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Chris Metcalf <cmetcalf@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Christoph Lameter <cl@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Luiz Capitulino <lcapitulino@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Mike Galbraith <efault@xxxxxx>
Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Rik van Riel <riel@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Wanpeng Li <kernellwp@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: John Stultz <john.stultz@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.rst | 1 +
Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt | 4 ++--
2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.rst
index b2598cc..7242cbd 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.rst
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.rst
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ parameter is applicable::
IPV6 IPv6 support is enabled.
ISAPNP ISA PnP code is enabled.
ISDN Appropriate ISDN support is enabled.
+ ISOL CPU Isolation is enabled.
JOY Appropriate joystick support is enabled.
KGDB Kernel debugger support is enabled.
KVM Kernel Virtual Machine support is enabled.
diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
index 6571fbf..1683107 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -1737,7 +1737,7 @@
isapnp= [ISAPNP]
Format: <RDP>,<reset>,<pci_scan>,<verbosity>
- isolcpus= [KNL,SMP] Isolate a given set of CPUs from disturbance.
+ isolcpus= [KNL,SMP,ISOL] Isolate a given set of CPUs from disturbance.
[Deprecated - use cpusets instead]
Format: [flag-list,]<cpu-list>
@@ -2662,7 +2662,7 @@
Valid arguments: on, off
Default: on
- nohz_full= [KNL,BOOT]
+ nohz_full= [KNL,BOOT,SMP,ISOL]
The argument is a cpu list, as described above.
In kernels built with CONFIG_NO_HZ_FULL=y, set
the specified list of CPUs whose tick will be stopped
--
2.7.4