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-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/HOWTO | 2 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/RCU/torture.txt | 10 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/cgroups/cgroups.txt | 3 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt | 2 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/scheduler/sched-design-CFS.txt | 54 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/scheduler/sched-rt-group.txt | 20 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt | 9 |
7 files changed, 14 insertions, 86 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/HOWTO b/Documentation/HOWTO index f5395af88a41..40ada93b820a 100644 --- a/Documentation/HOWTO +++ b/Documentation/HOWTO | |||
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ process is as follows: | |||
234 | Linus, usually the patches that have already been included in the | 234 | Linus, usually the patches that have already been included in the |
235 | -next kernel for a few weeks. The preferred way to submit big changes | 235 | -next kernel for a few weeks. The preferred way to submit big changes |
236 | is using git (the kernel's source management tool, more information | 236 | is using git (the kernel's source management tool, more information |
237 | can be found at http://git.or.cz/) but plain patches are also just | 237 | can be found at http://git-scm.com/) but plain patches are also just |
238 | fine. | 238 | fine. |
239 | - After two weeks a -rc1 kernel is released it is now possible to push | 239 | - After two weeks a -rc1 kernel is released it is now possible to push |
240 | only patches that do not include new features that could affect the | 240 | only patches that do not include new features that could affect the |
diff --git a/Documentation/RCU/torture.txt b/Documentation/RCU/torture.txt index 0e50bc2aa1e2..5d9016795fd8 100644 --- a/Documentation/RCU/torture.txt +++ b/Documentation/RCU/torture.txt | |||
@@ -182,16 +182,6 @@ Similarly, sched_expedited RCU provides the following: | |||
182 | sched_expedited-torture: Reader Pipe: 12660320201 95875 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 182 | sched_expedited-torture: Reader Pipe: 12660320201 95875 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
183 | sched_expedited-torture: Reader Batch: 12660424885 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 183 | sched_expedited-torture: Reader Batch: 12660424885 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
184 | sched_expedited-torture: Free-Block Circulation: 1090795 1090795 1090794 1090793 1090792 1090791 1090790 1090789 1090788 1090787 0 | 184 | sched_expedited-torture: Free-Block Circulation: 1090795 1090795 1090794 1090793 1090792 1090791 1090790 1090789 1090788 1090787 0 |
185 | state: -1 / 0:0 3:0 4:0 | ||
186 | |||
187 | As before, the first four lines are similar to those for RCU. | ||
188 | The last line shows the task-migration state. The first number is | ||
189 | -1 if synchronize_sched_expedited() is idle, -2 if in the process of | ||
190 | posting wakeups to the migration kthreads, and N when waiting on CPU N. | ||
191 | Each of the colon-separated fields following the "/" is a CPU:state pair. | ||
192 | Valid states are "0" for idle, "1" for waiting for quiescent state, | ||
193 | "2" for passed through quiescent state, and "3" when a race with a | ||
194 | CPU-hotplug event forces use of the synchronize_sched() primitive. | ||
195 | 185 | ||
196 | 186 | ||
197 | USAGE | 187 | USAGE |
diff --git a/Documentation/cgroups/cgroups.txt b/Documentation/cgroups/cgroups.txt index fd588ff0e296..a1ca5924faff 100644 --- a/Documentation/cgroups/cgroups.txt +++ b/Documentation/cgroups/cgroups.txt | |||
@@ -235,8 +235,7 @@ containing the following files describing that cgroup: | |||
235 | - cgroup.procs: list of tgids in the cgroup. This list is not | 235 | - cgroup.procs: list of tgids in the cgroup. This list is not |
236 | guaranteed to be sorted or free of duplicate tgids, and userspace | 236 | guaranteed to be sorted or free of duplicate tgids, and userspace |
237 | should sort/uniquify the list if this property is required. | 237 | should sort/uniquify the list if this property is required. |
238 | Writing a tgid into this file moves all threads with that tgid into | 238 | This is a read-only file, for now. |
239 | this cgroup. | ||
240 | - notify_on_release flag: run the release agent on exit? | 239 | - notify_on_release flag: run the release agent on exit? |
241 | - release_agent: the path to use for release notifications (this file | 240 | - release_agent: the path to use for release notifications (this file |
242 | exists in the top cgroup only) | 241 | exists in the top cgroup only) |
diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt index 21a99474df93..907010cea9ad 100644 --- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt +++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt | |||
@@ -1198,7 +1198,7 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file | |||
1198 | 1198 | ||
1199 | libata.force= [LIBATA] Force configurations. The format is comma | 1199 | libata.force= [LIBATA] Force configurations. The format is comma |
1200 | separated list of "[ID:]VAL" where ID is | 1200 | separated list of "[ID:]VAL" where ID is |
1201 | PORT[:DEVICE]. PORT and DEVICE are decimal numbers | 1201 | PORT[.DEVICE]. PORT and DEVICE are decimal numbers |
1202 | matching port, link or device. Basically, it matches | 1202 | matching port, link or device. Basically, it matches |
1203 | the ATA ID string printed on console by libata. If | 1203 | the ATA ID string printed on console by libata. If |
1204 | the whole ID part is omitted, the last PORT and DEVICE | 1204 | the whole ID part is omitted, the last PORT and DEVICE |
diff --git a/Documentation/scheduler/sched-design-CFS.txt b/Documentation/scheduler/sched-design-CFS.txt index 6f33593e59e2..8239ebbcddce 100644 --- a/Documentation/scheduler/sched-design-CFS.txt +++ b/Documentation/scheduler/sched-design-CFS.txt | |||
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ provide fair CPU time to each such task group. For example, it may be | |||
211 | desirable to first provide fair CPU time to each user on the system and then to | 211 | desirable to first provide fair CPU time to each user on the system and then to |
212 | each task belonging to a user. | 212 | each task belonging to a user. |
213 | 213 | ||
214 | CONFIG_GROUP_SCHED strives to achieve exactly that. It lets tasks to be | 214 | CONFIG_CGROUP_SCHED strives to achieve exactly that. It lets tasks to be |
215 | grouped and divides CPU time fairly among such groups. | 215 | grouped and divides CPU time fairly among such groups. |
216 | 216 | ||
217 | CONFIG_RT_GROUP_SCHED permits to group real-time (i.e., SCHED_FIFO and | 217 | CONFIG_RT_GROUP_SCHED permits to group real-time (i.e., SCHED_FIFO and |
@@ -220,38 +220,11 @@ SCHED_RR) tasks. | |||
220 | CONFIG_FAIR_GROUP_SCHED permits to group CFS (i.e., SCHED_NORMAL and | 220 | CONFIG_FAIR_GROUP_SCHED permits to group CFS (i.e., SCHED_NORMAL and |
221 | SCHED_BATCH) tasks. | 221 | SCHED_BATCH) tasks. |
222 | 222 | ||
223 | At present, there are two (mutually exclusive) mechanisms to group tasks for | 223 | These options need CONFIG_CGROUPS to be defined, and let the administrator |
224 | CPU bandwidth control purposes: | ||
225 | |||
226 | - Based on user id (CONFIG_USER_SCHED) | ||
227 | |||
228 | With this option, tasks are grouped according to their user id. | ||
229 | |||
230 | - Based on "cgroup" pseudo filesystem (CONFIG_CGROUP_SCHED) | ||
231 | |||
232 | This options needs CONFIG_CGROUPS to be defined, and lets the administrator | ||
233 | create arbitrary groups of tasks, using the "cgroup" pseudo filesystem. See | 224 | create arbitrary groups of tasks, using the "cgroup" pseudo filesystem. See |
234 | Documentation/cgroups/cgroups.txt for more information about this filesystem. | 225 | Documentation/cgroups/cgroups.txt for more information about this filesystem. |
235 | 226 | ||
236 | Only one of these options to group tasks can be chosen and not both. | 227 | When CONFIG_FAIR_GROUP_SCHED is defined, a "cpu.shares" file is created for each |
237 | |||
238 | When CONFIG_USER_SCHED is defined, a directory is created in sysfs for each new | ||
239 | user and a "cpu_share" file is added in that directory. | ||
240 | |||
241 | # cd /sys/kernel/uids | ||
242 | # cat 512/cpu_share # Display user 512's CPU share | ||
243 | 1024 | ||
244 | # echo 2048 > 512/cpu_share # Modify user 512's CPU share | ||
245 | # cat 512/cpu_share # Display user 512's CPU share | ||
246 | 2048 | ||
247 | # | ||
248 | |||
249 | CPU bandwidth between two users is divided in the ratio of their CPU shares. | ||
250 | For example: if you would like user "root" to get twice the bandwidth of user | ||
251 | "guest," then set the cpu_share for both the users such that "root"'s cpu_share | ||
252 | is twice "guest"'s cpu_share. | ||
253 | |||
254 | When CONFIG_CGROUP_SCHED is defined, a "cpu.shares" file is created for each | ||
255 | group created using the pseudo filesystem. See example steps below to create | 228 | group created using the pseudo filesystem. See example steps below to create |
256 | task groups and modify their CPU share using the "cgroups" pseudo filesystem. | 229 | task groups and modify their CPU share using the "cgroups" pseudo filesystem. |
257 | 230 | ||
@@ -273,24 +246,3 @@ task groups and modify their CPU share using the "cgroups" pseudo filesystem. | |||
273 | 246 | ||
274 | # #Launch gmplayer (or your favourite movie player) | 247 | # #Launch gmplayer (or your favourite movie player) |
275 | # echo <movie_player_pid> > multimedia/tasks | 248 | # echo <movie_player_pid> > multimedia/tasks |
276 | |||
277 | 8. Implementation note: user namespaces | ||
278 | |||
279 | User namespaces are intended to be hierarchical. But they are currently | ||
280 | only partially implemented. Each of those has ramifications for CFS. | ||
281 | |||
282 | First, since user namespaces are hierarchical, the /sys/kernel/uids | ||
283 | presentation is inadequate. Eventually we will likely want to use sysfs | ||
284 | tagging to provide private views of /sys/kernel/uids within each user | ||
285 | namespace. | ||
286 | |||
287 | Second, the hierarchical nature is intended to support completely | ||
288 | unprivileged use of user namespaces. So if using user groups, then | ||
289 | we want the users in a user namespace to be children of the user | ||
290 | who created it. | ||
291 | |||
292 | That is currently unimplemented. So instead, every user in a new | ||
293 | user namespace will receive 1024 shares just like any user in the | ||
294 | initial user namespace. Note that at the moment creation of a new | ||
295 | user namespace requires each of CAP_SYS_ADMIN, CAP_SETUID, and | ||
296 | CAP_SETGID. | ||
diff --git a/Documentation/scheduler/sched-rt-group.txt b/Documentation/scheduler/sched-rt-group.txt index 86eabe6c3419..605b0d40329d 100644 --- a/Documentation/scheduler/sched-rt-group.txt +++ b/Documentation/scheduler/sched-rt-group.txt | |||
@@ -126,23 +126,12 @@ priority! | |||
126 | 2.3 Basis for grouping tasks | 126 | 2.3 Basis for grouping tasks |
127 | ---------------------------- | 127 | ---------------------------- |
128 | 128 | ||
129 | There are two compile-time settings for allocating CPU bandwidth. These are | 129 | Enabling CONFIG_RT_GROUP_SCHED lets you explicitly allocate real |
130 | configured using the "Basis for grouping tasks" multiple choice menu under | 130 | CPU bandwidth to task groups. |
131 | General setup > Group CPU Scheduler: | ||
132 | |||
133 | a. CONFIG_USER_SCHED (aka "Basis for grouping tasks" = "user id") | ||
134 | |||
135 | This lets you use the virtual files under | ||
136 | "/sys/kernel/uids/<uid>/cpu_rt_runtime_us" to control he CPU time reserved for | ||
137 | each user . | ||
138 | |||
139 | The other option is: | ||
140 | |||
141 | .o CONFIG_CGROUP_SCHED (aka "Basis for grouping tasks" = "Control groups") | ||
142 | 131 | ||
143 | This uses the /cgroup virtual file system and | 132 | This uses the /cgroup virtual file system and |
144 | "/cgroup/<cgroup>/cpu.rt_runtime_us" to control the CPU time reserved for each | 133 | "/cgroup/<cgroup>/cpu.rt_runtime_us" to control the CPU time reserved for each |
145 | control group instead. | 134 | control group. |
146 | 135 | ||
147 | For more information on working with control groups, you should read | 136 | For more information on working with control groups, you should read |
148 | Documentation/cgroups/cgroups.txt as well. | 137 | Documentation/cgroups/cgroups.txt as well. |
@@ -161,8 +150,7 @@ For now, this can be simplified to just the following (but see Future plans): | |||
161 | =============== | 150 | =============== |
162 | 151 | ||
163 | There is work in progress to make the scheduling period for each group | 152 | There is work in progress to make the scheduling period for each group |
164 | ("/sys/kernel/uids/<uid>/cpu_rt_period_us" or | 153 | ("/cgroup/<cgroup>/cpu.rt_period_us") configurable as well. |
165 | "/cgroup/<cgroup>/cpu.rt_period_us" respectively) configurable as well. | ||
166 | 154 | ||
167 | The constraint on the period is that a subgroup must have a smaller or | 155 | The constraint on the period is that a subgroup must have a smaller or |
168 | equal period to its parent. But realistically its not very useful _yet_ | 156 | equal period to its parent. But realistically its not very useful _yet_ |
diff --git a/Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt b/Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt index 5effa5bd993b..e213f45cf9d7 100644 --- a/Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt +++ b/Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt | |||
@@ -18,16 +18,15 @@ Rules on what kind of patches are accepted, and which ones are not, into the | |||
18 | - It cannot contain any "trivial" fixes in it (spelling changes, | 18 | - It cannot contain any "trivial" fixes in it (spelling changes, |
19 | whitespace cleanups, etc). | 19 | whitespace cleanups, etc). |
20 | - It must follow the Documentation/SubmittingPatches rules. | 20 | - It must follow the Documentation/SubmittingPatches rules. |
21 | - It or an equivalent fix must already exist in Linus' tree. Quote the | 21 | - It or an equivalent fix must already exist in Linus' tree (upstream). |
22 | respective commit ID in Linus' tree in your patch submission to -stable. | ||
23 | 22 | ||
24 | 23 | ||
25 | Procedure for submitting patches to the -stable tree: | 24 | Procedure for submitting patches to the -stable tree: |
26 | 25 | ||
27 | - Send the patch, after verifying that it follows the above rules, to | 26 | - Send the patch, after verifying that it follows the above rules, to |
28 | stable@kernel.org. | 27 | stable@kernel.org. You must note the upstream commit ID in the changelog |
29 | - To have the patch automatically included in the stable tree, add the | 28 | of your submission. |
30 | the tag | 29 | - To have the patch automatically included in the stable tree, add the tag |
31 | Cc: stable@kernel.org | 30 | Cc: stable@kernel.org |
32 | in the sign-off area. Once the patch is merged it will be applied to | 31 | in the sign-off area. Once the patch is merged it will be applied to |
33 | the stable tree without anything else needing to be done by the author | 32 | the stable tree without anything else needing to be done by the author |