Re: [patch 2/2] cpusets: add interleave_over_allowed option

[Paul Jackson <pj@sgi.com>]

Christoph wrote:
> Yes. We should default to Choice B. Add an option MPOL_MF_RELATIVE to 
> enable that functionality? A new version of numactl can then enable
> that by default for newer applications.

I'm confused.  If B is the default, then we don't need a flag to
enable it, rather we need a flag to go back to the old choice A.

So are you saying that:
 1) Choice A remains the default for the kernel unless
    MPOL_MF_RELATIVE is added, or
 2) that the new default for the kernel is Choice B,
    unless MPOL_MF_RELATIVE is specified, asking to
    revert to the original Choice A behaviour?

Perhaps, either way, whatever compatibility flag we have should be
something that can be forced on an application from the outside,
perhaps as a per-system mode flag in /sys, or a per-cpuset mode flag,
or a per-task operation, by what mechanism is not clear.

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