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2461 | In kernels built with CONFIG_RCU_NOCB_CPU=y, set | 2461 | In kernels built with CONFIG_RCU_NOCB_CPU=y, set |
2462 | the specified list of CPUs to be no-callback CPUs. | 2462 | the specified list of CPUs to be no-callback CPUs. |
2463 | Invocation of these CPUs' RCU callbacks will | 2463 | Invocation of these CPUs' RCU callbacks will |
2464 | be offloaded to "rcuoN" kthreads created for | 2464 | be offloaded to "rcuox/N" kthreads created for |
2465 | that purpose. This reduces OS jitter on the | 2465 | that purpose, where "x" is "b" for RCU-bh, "p" |
2466 | for RCU-preempt, and "s" for RCU-sched, and "N" | ||
2467 | is the CPU number. This reduces OS jitter on the | ||
2466 | offloaded CPUs, which can be useful for HPC and | 2468 | offloaded CPUs, which can be useful for HPC and |
2469 | |||
2467 | real-time workloads. It can also improve energy | 2470 | real-time workloads. It can also improve energy |
2468 | efficiency for asymmetric multiprocessors. | 2471 | efficiency for asymmetric multiprocessors. |
2469 | 2472 | ||