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If the rcupdate.rcu_task_enqueue_lim kernel boot parameter is set to something greater than 1 and less than nr_cpu_ids, the code attempts to use a subset of the CPU's RCU Tasks callback lists. This works, but only if the cpu_possible_mask is contiguous. If there are "holes" in this mask, the callback-enqueue code might attempt to access a non-existent per-CPU ->rtcpu variable for a non-existent CPU. For example, if only CPUs 0, 4, 8, 12, 16 and so on are in cpu_possible_mask, specifying rcupdate.rcu_task_enqueue_lim=4 would cause the code to attempt to use callback queues for non-existent CPUs 1, 2, and 3. Because such systems have existed in the past and might still exist, the code needs to gracefully handle this situation. This commit therefore checks to see whether the desired CPU is present in cpu_possible_mask, and, if not, searches for the next CPU. This means that the systems administrator of a system with a sparse cpu_possible_mask will need to account for this sparsity when specifying the value of the rcupdate.rcu_task_enqueue_lim kernel boot parameter. For example, setting this parameter to the value 4 will use only CPUs 0 and 4, which CPU 4 getting three times the callback load of CPU 0. This commit assumes that bit (nr_cpu_ids - 1) is always set in cpu_possible_mask. Link: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/CANn89iKaNEwyNZ=L_PQnkH0LP_XjLYrr_dpyRKNNoDJaWKdrmg@mail.gmail.com/ Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@google.com> Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@kernel.org> |
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Linux kernel
============
There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.
In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``. The formatted documentation can also be read online at:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/
There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the Restructured Text markup notation.
Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.