0001-kernel-kthread.c-Avoid-CPU-lockups.patch 0002-block-Limit-work-processed-in-softirq-context.patch 0003-Avoid-that-I-O-completion-processing-triggers-lockup.patch -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-scsi" in the body of a message to [email protected] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Recent tests revealed that on kernels with CONFIG_PREEMPT disabled and
with kernel debugging options like CONFIG_PROVE_LOCKING enabled that
block/SCSI/dm workloads with a high queue depth cause soft lockup
complaints to appear. Avoid this by voluntarily giving up the CPU in
time for such workloads. The patches in this series are:
- [PATCH 0/3] Improve block layer scheduling fairness Bart Van Assche
- [PATCH 1/3] kernel/kthread.c: Avoid CPU lockups Bart Van Assche
- [PATCH 2/3] block: Limit work processed in softirq co... Bart Van Assche
- [PATCH 3/3] Avoid that I/O completion processing trig... Bart Van Assche
