Re: [PATCH 33/33] doc: Add housekeeping documentation
From: Waiman Long
Date: Wed Dec 31 2025 - 12:36:15 EST
On 12/31/25 10:25 AM, Frederic Weisbecker wrote:
Le Fri, Dec 26, 2025 at 07:39:28PM -0500, Waiman Long a écrit :"usecase" is not a proper word by itself, but people do use it some times.
On 12/24/25 8:45 AM, Frederic Weisbecker wrote:Are you sure? I'm not a native speaker but at least the kernel
Signed-off-by: Frederic Weisbecker <frederic@xxxxxxxxxx>Nit: "usecases" => "use cases"
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Documentation/core-api/housekeeping.rst | 111 ++++++++++++++++++++++++
Documentation/core-api/index.rst | 1 +
2 files changed, 112 insertions(+)
create mode 100644 Documentation/core-api/housekeeping.rst
diff --git a/Documentation/core-api/housekeeping.rst b/Documentation/core-api/housekeeping.rst
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+======================================
+Housekeeping
+======================================
+
+
+CPU Isolation moves away kernel work that may otherwise run on any CPU.
+The purpose of its related features is to reduce the OS jitter that some
+extreme workloads can't stand, such as in some DPDK usecases.
has established its use:
$ git grep usecase | wc -l
517
$ git grep "use case" | wc -l
694
Anyway, you can keep it if you want. It is not something that is worth arguing for. :-)
Cheers,
Longman