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Documentation/no_hz: Introduce "dyntick-idle mode" before using it 

The CONFIG_NO_HZ_IDLE paragraph is using "dyntick-idle mode" before
having defined it while the definition comes a couple of paragraphs
later.

That is leaving the reader with scratching head what that dyntick-idle
mode might be. Pull its definition up so that it is clear.

Signed-off-by: Borislav Petkov <bp@suse.de>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20210914203355.21360-1-bp@alien8.de
Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
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Borislav Petkov 2021-09-14 22:33:55 +02:00 committed by Jonathan Corbet
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@ -70,6 +70,10 @@ interrupt. After all, the primary purpose of a scheduling-clock interrupt
is to force a busy CPU to shift its attention among multiple duties,
and an idle CPU has no duties to shift its attention among.
An idle CPU that is not receiving scheduling-clock interrupts is said to
be "dyntick-idle", "in dyntick-idle mode", "in nohz mode", or "running
tickless". The remainder of this document will use "dyntick-idle mode".
The CONFIG_NO_HZ_IDLE=y Kconfig option causes the kernel to avoid sending
scheduling-clock interrupts to idle CPUs, which is critically important
both to battery-powered devices and to highly virtualized mainframes.
@ -91,10 +95,6 @@ Therefore, systems with aggressive real-time response constraints often
run CONFIG_HZ_PERIODIC=y kernels (or CONFIG_NO_HZ=n for older kernels)
in order to avoid degrading from-idle transition latencies.
An idle CPU that is not receiving scheduling-clock interrupts is said to
be "dyntick-idle", "in dyntick-idle mode", "in nohz mode", or "running
tickless". The remainder of this document will use "dyntick-idle mode".
There is also a boot parameter "nohz=" that can be used to disable
dyntick-idle mode in CONFIG_NO_HZ_IDLE=y kernels by specifying "nohz=off".
By default, CONFIG_NO_HZ_IDLE=y kernels boot with "nohz=on", enabling