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@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ using the sched_setaffinity, mbind and set_mempolicy system calls.
199The following rules apply to each cpuset: 199The following rules apply to each cpuset:
200 200
201 - Its CPUs and Memory Nodes must be a subset of its parents. 201 - Its CPUs and Memory Nodes must be a subset of its parents.
202 - It can only be marked exclusive if its parent is. 202 - It can't be marked exclusive unless its parent is.
203 - If its cpu or memory is exclusive, they may not overlap any sibling. 203 - If its cpu or memory is exclusive, they may not overlap any sibling.
204 204
205These rules, and the natural hierarchy of cpusets, enable efficient 205These rules, and the natural hierarchy of cpusets, enable efficient
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ is modified to perform an inline check for this PF_SPREAD_PAGE task
345flag, and if set, a call to a new routine cpuset_mem_spread_node() 345flag, and if set, a call to a new routine cpuset_mem_spread_node()
346returns the node to prefer for the allocation. 346returns the node to prefer for the allocation.
347 347
348Similarly, setting 'memory_spread_cache' turns on the flag 348Similarly, setting 'memory_spread_slab' turns on the flag
349PF_SPREAD_SLAB, and appropriately marked slab caches will allocate 349PF_SPREAD_SLAB, and appropriately marked slab caches will allocate
350pages from the node returned by cpuset_mem_spread_node(). 350pages from the node returned by cpuset_mem_spread_node().
351 351
@@ -709,7 +709,10 @@ Now you want to do something with this cpuset.
709 709
710In this directory you can find several files: 710In this directory you can find several files:
711# ls 711# ls
712cpus cpu_exclusive mems mem_exclusive mem_hardwall tasks 712cpu_exclusive memory_migrate mems tasks
713cpus memory_pressure notify_on_release
714mem_exclusive memory_spread_page sched_load_balance
715mem_hardwall memory_spread_slab sched_relax_domain_level
713 716
714Reading them will give you information about the state of this cpuset: 717Reading them will give you information about the state of this cpuset:
715the CPUs and Memory Nodes it can use, the processes that are using 718the CPUs and Memory Nodes it can use, the processes that are using