Documentation/core-api/workqueue.rst

34 number of workers as the number of CPUs.  The kernel grew a lot of MT
82 For threaded workqueues, special purpose threads, called [k]workers, execute
126 number of the currently runnable workers.  Generally, work items are
130 workers on the CPU, the worker-pool doesn't start execution of a new
133 are pending work items.  This allows using a minimal number of workers
136 Keeping idle workers around doesn't cost other than the memory space
148 Forward progress guarantee relies on that workers can be created when
150 through the use of rescue workers.  All work items which might be used
188   worker-pools which host workers which are not bound to any
197     of mostly unused workers across different CPUs as the issuer
219   each other.  Each maintains its separate pool of workers and
220   implements concurrency management among its workers.
431   If set to 1, all workers of the scope are guaranteed always to be in the
655   pool[00] ref= 1 nice=  0 idle/workers=  4/  4 cpu=  0
656   pool[01] ref= 1 nice=-20 idle/workers=  2/  2 cpu=  0
657   pool[02] ref= 1 nice=  0 idle/workers=  4/  4 cpu=  1
658   pool[03] ref= 1 nice=-20 idle/workers=  2/  2 cpu=  1
659   pool[04] ref= 1 nice=  0 idle/workers=  4/  4 cpu=  2
660   pool[05] ref= 1 nice=-20 idle/workers=  2/  2 cpu=  2
661   pool[06] ref= 1 nice=  0 idle/workers=  3/  3 cpu=  3
662   pool[07] ref= 1 nice=-20 idle/workers=  2/  2 cpu=  3
663   pool[08] ref=42 nice=  0 idle/workers=  6/  6 cpus=0000000f
664   pool[09] ref=28 nice=  0 idle/workers=  3/  3 cpus=00000003
665   pool[10] ref=28 nice=  0 idle/workers= 17/ 17 cpus=0000000c
666   pool[11] ref= 1 nice=-20 idle/workers=  1/  1 cpus=0000000f
667   pool[12] ref= 2 nice=-20 idle/workers=  1/  1 cpus=00000003
668   pool[13] ref= 2 nice=-20 idle/workers=  1/  1 cpus=0000000c