Re: [PATCH] cgroup/cpuset: Don't filter offline CPUs in cpuset_cpus_allowed() for top cpuset tasks

From: Will Deacon
Date: Tue Feb 07 2023 - 06:33:52 EST


On Mon, Feb 06, 2023 at 10:17:05AM -1000, Tejun Heo wrote:
> On Mon, Feb 06, 2023 at 11:05:41AM +0000, Will Deacon wrote:
> > > If we want to get it into the next merge windows, there isn't much time left
> > > for linux-next testing. So a lower risk solution is better from that
> > > perspective too.
> >
> > This needs to land for 6.2 to fix the regression. The next merge window is
> > too late. That's why I cooked the reverts [1] as an alternative.
>
> Yeah, I think Waiman meant before the coming merge window. We have at least
> one more week so let's try the two patches and see how that goes. We can
> always revert if it doesn't work out.

I see this has landed in Linus' tree now, so thanks for that! I also tested
his branch just to make sure and it all seems fine in my asymmetric
environment.

Cheers,

Will