[PATCH v2 3/3] docs: cgroup-v1: clarify that domain levels are system-specific
From: Vitalii Bursov
Date: Sun Mar 31 2024 - 12:06:28 EST
Add a clarification that domain levels are system-specific
and where to check for system details.
Add CPU clusters to the scheduler domain levels table.
Signed-off-by: Vitalii Bursov <vitaly@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
Documentation/admin-guide/cgroup-v1/cpusets.rst | 16 +++++++++++-----
1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/cgroup-v1/cpusets.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/cgroup-v1/cpusets.rst
index 7d3415eea..d16a3967d 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/cgroup-v1/cpusets.rst
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/cgroup-v1/cpusets.rst
@@ -568,19 +568,25 @@ on the next tick. For some applications in special situation, waiting
The 'cpuset.sched_relax_domain_level' file allows you to request changing
this searching range as you like. This file takes int value which
-indicates size of searching range in levels ideally as follows,
+indicates size of searching range in levels approximately as follows,
otherwise initial value -1 that indicates the cpuset has no request.
====== ===========================================================
-1 no request. use system default or follow request of others.
0 no search.
1 search siblings (hyperthreads in a core).
- 2 search cores in a package.
- 3 search cpus in a node [= system wide on non-NUMA system]
- 4 search nodes in a chunk of node [on NUMA system]
- 5 search system wide [on NUMA system]
+ 2 search cpu clusters
+ 3 search cores in a package.
+ 4 search cpus in a node [= system wide on non-NUMA system]
+ 5 search nodes in a chunk of node [on NUMA system]
+ 6 search system wide [on NUMA system]
====== ===========================================================
+Not all levels can be present and values can change depending on the
+system architecture and kernel configuration. Check
+/sys/kernel/debug/sched/domains/cpu*/domain*/ for system-specific
+details.
+
The system default is architecture dependent. The system default
can be changed using the relax_domain_level= boot parameter.
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2.20.1