Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: [patch] sched: prevent bound kthreads from changing cpus_allowed | From | Daniel Walker <> | Date | Thu, 05 Jun 2008 13:52:09 -0700 |
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On Thu, 2008-06-05 at 12:57 -0700, David Rientjes wrote: > Kthreads that have called kthread_bind() are bound to specific cpus, so > other tasks should not be able to change their cpus_allowed from under > them. Otherwise, it is possible to move kthreads, such as the migration > or software watchdog threads, so they are not allowed access to the cpu > they work on.
I'm all for it .. I've crashed test systems just by migrating tasks that are suppose to stay bound while using cpusets ..
Daniel
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