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doc: Add rcutree.kthread_prio pointer to stallwarn.txt
This commit adds mention of the rcutree.kthread_prio kernel boot parameter to the discussion of how high-priority real-time tasks can result in RCU CPU stall warnings. (However, this does not necessarily help when the high-priority real-time tasks are using dubious deadlines.) Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <[email protected]>
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Documentation/RCU/stallwarn.txt

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@@ -57,6 +57,12 @@ o A CPU-bound real-time task in a CONFIG_PREEMPT_RT kernel that
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CONFIG_PREEMPT_RCU case, you might see stall-warning
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You can use the rcutree.kthread_prio kernel boot parameter to
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increase the scheduling priority of RCU's kthreads, which can
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help avoid this problem. However, please note that doing this
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can increase your system's context-switch rate and thus degrade
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performance.
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o A periodic interrupt whose handler takes longer than the time
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interval between successive pairs of interrupts. This can
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prevent RCU's kthreads and softirq handlers from running.

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