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Allison Henderson 4716af3897 net/rds: Give each connection path its own workqueue
RDS was written to require ordered workqueues for "cp->cp_wq":
Work is executed in the order scheduled, one item at a time.

If these workqueues are shared across connections,
then work executed on behalf of one connection blocks work
scheduled for a different and unrelated connection.

Luckily we don't need to share these workqueues.
While it obviously makes sense to limit the number of
workers (processes) that ought to be allocated on a system,
a workqueue that doesn't have a rescue worker attached,
has a tiny footprint compared to the connection as a whole:
A workqueue costs ~900 bytes, including the workqueue_struct,
pool_workqueue, workqueue_attrs, wq_node_nr_active and the
node_nr_active flex array.  Each connection can have up to 8
(RDS_MPATH_WORKERS) paths for a worst case of ~7 KBytes per
connection.  While an RDS/IB connection totals only ~5 MBytes.

So we're getting a signficant performance gain
(90% of connections fail over under 3 seconds vs. 40%)
for a less than 0.02% overhead.

RDS doesn't even benefit from the additional rescue workers:
of all the reasons that RDS blocks workers, allocation under
memory pressue is the least of our concerns. And even if RDS
was stalling due to the memory-reclaim process, the work
executed by the rescue workers are highly unlikely to free up
any memory. If anything, they might try to allocate even more.

By giving each connection path its own workqueues, we allow
RDS to better utilize the unbound workers that the system
has available.

Signed-off-by: Somasundaram Krishnasamy <somasundaram.krishnasamy@oracle.com>
Signed-off-by: Allison Henderson <allison.henderson@oracle.com>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260109224843.128076-3-achender@kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Paolo Abeni <pabeni@redhat.com>
2026-01-13 12:27:03 +01:00
arch Fix the AMD microcode Entrysign signature checking code to include more 2026-01-02 12:04:51 -08:00
block block-6.19-20260102 2026-01-02 12:15:59 -08:00
certs
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Documentation net/sched: sch_cake: share shaper state across sub-instances of cake_mq 2026-01-13 11:54:29 +01:00
drivers r8169: enable LTR support 2026-01-13 10:44:18 +01:00
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kernel Power management fix for 6.19-rc4 2026-01-02 12:35:29 -08:00
lib idr: fix idr_alloc() returning an ID out of range 2025-12-23 11:23:11 -08:00
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net net/rds: Give each connection path its own workqueue 2026-01-13 12:27:03 +01:00
rust rust: net: replace kernel::c_str! with C-Strings 2026-01-05 16:32:39 -08:00
samples samples/ftrace: Adjust LoongArch register restore order in direct calls 2025-12-31 15:19:25 +08:00
scripts mcb: Add missing modpost build support 2025-12-27 20:48:01 +01:00
security kernel/kexec: change the prototype of kimage_map_segment() 2025-12-23 11:23:13 -08:00
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tools selftests/tc-testing: add selftests for cake_mq qdisc 2026-01-13 11:54:30 +01:00
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Linux kernel
============

The Linux kernel is the core of any Linux operating system. It manages hardware,
system resources, and provides the fundamental services for all other software.

Quick Start
-----------

* Report a bug: See Documentation/admin-guide/reporting-issues.rst
* Get the latest kernel: https://kernel.org
* Build the kernel: See Documentation/admin-guide/quickly-build-trimmed-linux.rst
* Join the community: https://lore.kernel.org/

Essential Documentation
-----------------------

All users should be familiar with:

* Building requirements: Documentation/process/changes.rst
* Code of Conduct: Documentation/process/code-of-conduct.rst
* License: See COPYING

Documentation can be built with make htmldocs or viewed online at:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/


Who Are You?
============

Find your role below:

* New Kernel Developer - Getting started with kernel development
* Academic Researcher - Studying kernel internals and architecture
* Security Expert - Hardening and vulnerability analysis
* Backport/Maintenance Engineer - Maintaining stable kernels
* System Administrator - Configuring and troubleshooting
* Maintainer - Leading subsystems and reviewing patches
* Hardware Vendor - Writing drivers for new hardware
* Distribution Maintainer - Packaging kernels for distros


For Specific Users
==================

New Kernel Developer
--------------------

Welcome! Start your kernel development journey here:

* Getting Started: Documentation/process/development-process.rst
* Your First Patch: Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst
* Coding Style: Documentation/process/coding-style.rst
* Build System: Documentation/kbuild/index.rst
* Development Tools: Documentation/dev-tools/index.rst
* Kernel Hacking Guide: Documentation/kernel-hacking/hacking.rst
* Core APIs: Documentation/core-api/index.rst

Academic Researcher
-------------------

Explore the kernel's architecture and internals:

* Researcher Guidelines: Documentation/process/researcher-guidelines.rst
* Memory Management: Documentation/mm/index.rst
* Scheduler: Documentation/scheduler/index.rst
* Networking Stack: Documentation/networking/index.rst
* Filesystems: Documentation/filesystems/index.rst
* RCU (Read-Copy Update): Documentation/RCU/index.rst
* Locking Primitives: Documentation/locking/index.rst
* Power Management: Documentation/power/index.rst

Security Expert
---------------

Security documentation and hardening guides:

* Security Documentation: Documentation/security/index.rst
* LSM Development: Documentation/security/lsm-development.rst
* Self Protection: Documentation/security/self-protection.rst
* Reporting Vulnerabilities: Documentation/process/security-bugs.rst
* CVE Procedures: Documentation/process/cve.rst
* Embargoed Hardware Issues: Documentation/process/embargoed-hardware-issues.rst
* Security Features: Documentation/userspace-api/seccomp_filter.rst

Backport/Maintenance Engineer
-----------------------------

Maintain and stabilize kernel versions:

* Stable Kernel Rules: Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst
* Backporting Guide: Documentation/process/backporting.rst
* Applying Patches: Documentation/process/applying-patches.rst
* Subsystem Profile: Documentation/maintainer/maintainer-entry-profile.rst
* Git for Maintainers: Documentation/maintainer/configure-git.rst

System Administrator
--------------------

Configure, tune, and troubleshoot Linux systems:

* Admin Guide: Documentation/admin-guide/index.rst
* Kernel Parameters: Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.rst
* Sysctl Tuning: Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/index.rst
* Tracing/Debugging: Documentation/trace/index.rst
* Performance Security: Documentation/admin-guide/perf-security.rst
* Hardware Monitoring: Documentation/hwmon/index.rst

Maintainer
----------

Lead kernel subsystems and manage contributions:

* Maintainer Handbook: Documentation/maintainer/index.rst
* Pull Requests: Documentation/maintainer/pull-requests.rst
* Managing Patches: Documentation/maintainer/modifying-patches.rst
* Rebasing and Merging: Documentation/maintainer/rebasing-and-merging.rst
* Development Process: Documentation/process/maintainer-handbooks.rst
* Maintainer Entry Profile: Documentation/maintainer/maintainer-entry-profile.rst
* Git Configuration: Documentation/maintainer/configure-git.rst

Hardware Vendor
---------------

Write drivers and support new hardware:

* Driver API Guide: Documentation/driver-api/index.rst
* Driver Model: Documentation/driver-api/driver-model/driver.rst
* Device Drivers: Documentation/driver-api/infrastructure.rst
* Bus Types: Documentation/driver-api/driver-model/bus.rst
* Device Tree Bindings: Documentation/devicetree/bindings/
* Power Management: Documentation/driver-api/pm/index.rst
* DMA API: Documentation/core-api/dma-api.rst

Distribution Maintainer
-----------------------

Package and distribute the kernel:

* Stable Kernel Rules: Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst
* ABI Documentation: Documentation/ABI/README
* Kernel Configuration: Documentation/kbuild/kconfig.rst
* Module Signing: Documentation/admin-guide/module-signing.rst
* Kernel Parameters: Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.rst
* Tainted Kernels: Documentation/admin-guide/tainted-kernels.rst



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=========================

* Mailing Lists: https://lore.kernel.org/
* IRC: #kernelnewbies on irc.oftc.net
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* MAINTAINERS file: Lists subsystem maintainers and mailing lists
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