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1 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
2 /*
3  * Copyright (C) 2021 Red Hat Inc, Daniel Bristot de Oliveira <bristot@kernel.org>
4  */
5 
6 #define _GNU_SOURCE
7 #include <dirent.h>
8 #include <stdarg.h>
9 #include <stdlib.h>
10 #include <string.h>
11 #include <unistd.h>
12 #include <ctype.h>
13 #include <errno.h>
14 #include <fcntl.h>
15 #include <sched.h>
16 #include <stdio.h>
17 
18 #include "utils.h"
19 
20 #define MAX_MSG_LENGTH	1024
21 int config_debug;
22 
23 /*
24  * err_msg - print an error message to the stderr
25  */
err_msg(const char * fmt,...)26 void err_msg(const char *fmt, ...)
27 {
28 	char message[MAX_MSG_LENGTH];
29 	va_list ap;
30 
31 	va_start(ap, fmt);
32 	vsnprintf(message, sizeof(message), fmt, ap);
33 	va_end(ap);
34 
35 	fprintf(stderr, "%s", message);
36 }
37 
38 /*
39  * debug_msg - print a debug message to stderr if debug is set
40  */
debug_msg(const char * fmt,...)41 void debug_msg(const char *fmt, ...)
42 {
43 	char message[MAX_MSG_LENGTH];
44 	va_list ap;
45 
46 	if (!config_debug)
47 		return;
48 
49 	va_start(ap, fmt);
50 	vsnprintf(message, sizeof(message), fmt, ap);
51 	va_end(ap);
52 
53 	fprintf(stderr, "%s", message);
54 }
55 
56 /*
57  * get_llong_from_str - get a long long int from a string
58  */
get_llong_from_str(char * start)59 long long get_llong_from_str(char *start)
60 {
61 	long long value;
62 	char *end;
63 
64 	errno = 0;
65 	value = strtoll(start, &end, 10);
66 	if (errno || start == end)
67 		return -1;
68 
69 	return value;
70 }
71 
72 /*
73  * get_duration - fill output with a human readable duration since start_time
74  */
get_duration(time_t start_time,char * output,int output_size)75 void get_duration(time_t start_time, char *output, int output_size)
76 {
77 	time_t now = time(NULL);
78 	struct tm *tm_info;
79 	time_t duration;
80 
81 	duration = difftime(now, start_time);
82 	tm_info = gmtime(&duration);
83 
84 	snprintf(output, output_size, "%3d %02d:%02d:%02d",
85 			tm_info->tm_yday,
86 			tm_info->tm_hour,
87 			tm_info->tm_min,
88 			tm_info->tm_sec);
89 }
90 
91 /*
92  * parse_cpu_set - parse a cpu_list filling cpu_set_t argument
93  *
94  * Receives a cpu list, like 1-3,5 (cpus 1, 2, 3, 5), and then set
95  * filling cpu_set_t argument.
96  *
97  * Returns 1 on success, 0 otherwise.
98  */
parse_cpu_set(char * cpu_list,cpu_set_t * set)99 int parse_cpu_set(char *cpu_list, cpu_set_t *set)
100 {
101 	const char *p;
102 	int end_cpu;
103 	int nr_cpus;
104 	int cpu;
105 	int i;
106 
107 	CPU_ZERO(set);
108 
109 	nr_cpus = sysconf(_SC_NPROCESSORS_CONF);
110 
111 	for (p = cpu_list; *p; ) {
112 		cpu = atoi(p);
113 		if (cpu < 0 || (!cpu && *p != '0') || cpu >= nr_cpus)
114 			goto err;
115 
116 		while (isdigit(*p))
117 			p++;
118 		if (*p == '-') {
119 			p++;
120 			end_cpu = atoi(p);
121 			if (end_cpu < cpu || (!end_cpu && *p != '0') || end_cpu >= nr_cpus)
122 				goto err;
123 			while (isdigit(*p))
124 				p++;
125 		} else
126 			end_cpu = cpu;
127 
128 		if (cpu == end_cpu) {
129 			debug_msg("cpu_set: adding cpu %d\n", cpu);
130 			CPU_SET(cpu, set);
131 		} else {
132 			for (i = cpu; i <= end_cpu; i++) {
133 				debug_msg("cpu_set: adding cpu %d\n", i);
134 				CPU_SET(i, set);
135 			}
136 		}
137 
138 		if (*p == ',')
139 			p++;
140 	}
141 
142 	return 0;
143 err:
144 	debug_msg("Error parsing the cpu set %s\n", cpu_list);
145 	return 1;
146 }
147 
148 /*
149  * parse_duration - parse duration with s/m/h/d suffix converting it to seconds
150  */
parse_seconds_duration(char * val)151 long parse_seconds_duration(char *val)
152 {
153 	char *end;
154 	long t;
155 
156 	t = strtol(val, &end, 10);
157 
158 	if (end) {
159 		switch (*end) {
160 		case 's':
161 		case 'S':
162 			break;
163 		case 'm':
164 		case 'M':
165 			t *= 60;
166 			break;
167 		case 'h':
168 		case 'H':
169 			t *= 60 * 60;
170 			break;
171 
172 		case 'd':
173 		case 'D':
174 			t *= 24 * 60 * 60;
175 			break;
176 		}
177 	}
178 
179 	return t;
180 }
181 
182 /*
183  * parse_ns_duration - parse duration with ns/us/ms/s converting it to nanoseconds
184  */
parse_ns_duration(char * val)185 long parse_ns_duration(char *val)
186 {
187 	char *end;
188 	long t;
189 
190 	t = strtol(val, &end, 10);
191 
192 	if (end) {
193 		if (!strncmp(end, "ns", 2)) {
194 			return t;
195 		} else if (!strncmp(end, "us", 2)) {
196 			t *= 1000;
197 			return t;
198 		} else if (!strncmp(end, "ms", 2)) {
199 			t *= 1000 * 1000;
200 			return t;
201 		} else if (!strncmp(end, "s", 1)) {
202 			t *= 1000 * 1000 * 1000;
203 			return t;
204 		}
205 		return -1;
206 	}
207 
208 	return t;
209 }
210 
211 /*
212  * This is a set of helper functions to use SCHED_DEADLINE.
213  */
214 #ifdef __x86_64__
215 # define __NR_sched_setattr	314
216 # define __NR_sched_getattr	315
217 #elif __i386__
218 # define __NR_sched_setattr	351
219 # define __NR_sched_getattr	352
220 #elif __arm__
221 # define __NR_sched_setattr	380
222 # define __NR_sched_getattr	381
223 #elif __aarch64__ || __riscv
224 # define __NR_sched_setattr	274
225 # define __NR_sched_getattr	275
226 #elif __powerpc__
227 # define __NR_sched_setattr	355
228 # define __NR_sched_getattr	356
229 #elif __s390x__
230 # define __NR_sched_setattr	345
231 # define __NR_sched_getattr	346
232 #endif
233 
234 #define SCHED_DEADLINE		6
235 
sched_setattr(pid_t pid,const struct sched_attr * attr,unsigned int flags)236 static inline int sched_setattr(pid_t pid, const struct sched_attr *attr,
237 				unsigned int flags) {
238 	return syscall(__NR_sched_setattr, pid, attr, flags);
239 }
240 
__set_sched_attr(int pid,struct sched_attr * attr)241 int __set_sched_attr(int pid, struct sched_attr *attr)
242 {
243 	int flags = 0;
244 	int retval;
245 
246 	retval = sched_setattr(pid, attr, flags);
247 	if (retval < 0) {
248 		err_msg("Failed to set sched attributes to the pid %d: %s\n",
249 			pid, strerror(errno));
250 		return 1;
251 	}
252 
253 	return 0;
254 }
255 
256 /*
257  * procfs_is_workload_pid - check if a procfs entry contains a comm_prefix* comm
258  *
259  * Check if the procfs entry is a directory of a process, and then check if the
260  * process has a comm with the prefix set in char *comm_prefix. As the
261  * current users of this function only check for kernel threads, there is no
262  * need to check for the threads for the process.
263  *
264  * Return: True if the proc_entry contains a comm file with comm_prefix*.
265  * Otherwise returns false.
266  */
procfs_is_workload_pid(const char * comm_prefix,struct dirent * proc_entry)267 static int procfs_is_workload_pid(const char *comm_prefix, struct dirent *proc_entry)
268 {
269 	char buffer[MAX_PATH];
270 	int comm_fd, retval;
271 	char *t_name;
272 
273 	if (proc_entry->d_type != DT_DIR)
274 		return 0;
275 
276 	if (*proc_entry->d_name == '.')
277 		return 0;
278 
279 	/* check if the string is a pid */
280 	for (t_name = proc_entry->d_name; t_name; t_name++) {
281 		if (!isdigit(*t_name))
282 			break;
283 	}
284 
285 	if (*t_name != '\0')
286 		return 0;
287 
288 	snprintf(buffer, MAX_PATH, "/proc/%s/comm", proc_entry->d_name);
289 	comm_fd = open(buffer, O_RDONLY);
290 	if (comm_fd < 0)
291 		return 0;
292 
293 	memset(buffer, 0, MAX_PATH);
294 	retval = read(comm_fd, buffer, MAX_PATH);
295 
296 	close(comm_fd);
297 
298 	if (retval <= 0)
299 		return 0;
300 
301 	retval = strncmp(comm_prefix, buffer, strlen(comm_prefix));
302 	if (retval)
303 		return 0;
304 
305 	/* comm already have \n */
306 	debug_msg("Found workload pid:%s comm:%s", proc_entry->d_name, buffer);
307 
308 	return 1;
309 }
310 
311 /*
312  * set_comm_sched_attr - set sched params to threads starting with char *comm_prefix
313  *
314  * This function uses procfs to list the currently running threads and then set the
315  * sched_attr *attr to the threads that start with char *comm_prefix. It is
316  * mainly used to set the priority to the kernel threads created by the
317  * tracers.
318  */
set_comm_sched_attr(const char * comm_prefix,struct sched_attr * attr)319 int set_comm_sched_attr(const char *comm_prefix, struct sched_attr *attr)
320 {
321 	struct dirent *proc_entry;
322 	DIR *procfs;
323 	int retval;
324 
325 	if (strlen(comm_prefix) >= MAX_PATH) {
326 		err_msg("Command prefix is too long: %d < strlen(%s)\n",
327 			MAX_PATH, comm_prefix);
328 		return 1;
329 	}
330 
331 	procfs = opendir("/proc");
332 	if (!procfs) {
333 		err_msg("Could not open procfs\n");
334 		return 1;
335 	}
336 
337 	while ((proc_entry = readdir(procfs))) {
338 
339 		retval = procfs_is_workload_pid(comm_prefix, proc_entry);
340 		if (!retval)
341 			continue;
342 
343 		/* procfs_is_workload_pid confirmed it is a pid */
344 		retval = __set_sched_attr(atoi(proc_entry->d_name), attr);
345 		if (retval) {
346 			err_msg("Error setting sched attributes for pid:%s\n", proc_entry->d_name);
347 			goto out_err;
348 		}
349 
350 		debug_msg("Set sched attributes for pid:%s\n", proc_entry->d_name);
351 	}
352 	return 0;
353 
354 out_err:
355 	closedir(procfs);
356 	return 1;
357 }
358 
359 #define INVALID_VAL	(~0L)
get_long_ns_after_colon(char * start)360 static long get_long_ns_after_colon(char *start)
361 {
362 	long val = INVALID_VAL;
363 
364 	/* find the ":" */
365 	start = strstr(start, ":");
366 	if (!start)
367 		return -1;
368 
369 	/* skip ":" */
370 	start++;
371 	val = parse_ns_duration(start);
372 
373 	return val;
374 }
375 
get_long_after_colon(char * start)376 static long get_long_after_colon(char *start)
377 {
378 	long val = INVALID_VAL;
379 
380 	/* find the ":" */
381 	start = strstr(start, ":");
382 	if (!start)
383 		return -1;
384 
385 	/* skip ":" */
386 	start++;
387 	val = get_llong_from_str(start);
388 
389 	return val;
390 }
391 
392 /*
393  * parse priority in the format:
394  * SCHED_OTHER:
395  *		o:<prio>
396  *		O:<prio>
397  * SCHED_RR:
398  *		r:<prio>
399  *		R:<prio>
400  * SCHED_FIFO:
401  *		f:<prio>
402  *		F:<prio>
403  * SCHED_DEADLINE:
404  *		d:runtime:period
405  *		D:runtime:period
406  */
parse_prio(char * arg,struct sched_attr * sched_param)407 int parse_prio(char *arg, struct sched_attr *sched_param)
408 {
409 	long prio;
410 	long runtime;
411 	long period;
412 
413 	memset(sched_param, 0, sizeof(*sched_param));
414 	sched_param->size = sizeof(*sched_param);
415 
416 	switch (arg[0]) {
417 	case 'd':
418 	case 'D':
419 		/* d:runtime:period */
420 		if (strlen(arg) < 4)
421 			return -1;
422 
423 		runtime = get_long_ns_after_colon(arg);
424 		if (runtime == INVALID_VAL)
425 			return -1;
426 
427 		period = get_long_ns_after_colon(&arg[2]);
428 		if (period == INVALID_VAL)
429 			return -1;
430 
431 		if (runtime > period)
432 			return -1;
433 
434 		sched_param->sched_policy   = SCHED_DEADLINE;
435 		sched_param->sched_runtime  = runtime;
436 		sched_param->sched_deadline = period;
437 		sched_param->sched_period   = period;
438 		break;
439 	case 'f':
440 	case 'F':
441 		/* f:prio */
442 		prio = get_long_after_colon(arg);
443 		if (prio == INVALID_VAL)
444 			return -1;
445 
446 		if (prio < sched_get_priority_min(SCHED_FIFO))
447 			return -1;
448 		if (prio > sched_get_priority_max(SCHED_FIFO))
449 			return -1;
450 
451 		sched_param->sched_policy   = SCHED_FIFO;
452 		sched_param->sched_priority = prio;
453 		break;
454 	case 'r':
455 	case 'R':
456 		/* r:prio */
457 		prio = get_long_after_colon(arg);
458 		if (prio == INVALID_VAL)
459 			return -1;
460 
461 		if (prio < sched_get_priority_min(SCHED_RR))
462 			return -1;
463 		if (prio > sched_get_priority_max(SCHED_RR))
464 			return -1;
465 
466 		sched_param->sched_policy   = SCHED_RR;
467 		sched_param->sched_priority = prio;
468 		break;
469 	case 'o':
470 	case 'O':
471 		/* o:prio */
472 		prio = get_long_after_colon(arg);
473 		if (prio == INVALID_VAL)
474 			return -1;
475 
476 		if (prio < MIN_NICE)
477 			return -1;
478 		if (prio > MAX_NICE)
479 			return -1;
480 
481 		sched_param->sched_policy   = SCHED_OTHER;
482 		sched_param->sched_nice = prio;
483 		break;
484 	default:
485 		return -1;
486 	}
487 	return 0;
488 }
489 
490 /*
491  * set_cpu_dma_latency - set the /dev/cpu_dma_latecy
492  *
493  * This is used to reduce the exit from idle latency. The value
494  * will be reset once the file descriptor of /dev/cpu_dma_latecy
495  * is closed.
496  *
497  * Return: the /dev/cpu_dma_latecy file descriptor
498  */
set_cpu_dma_latency(int32_t latency)499 int set_cpu_dma_latency(int32_t latency)
500 {
501 	int retval;
502 	int fd;
503 
504 	fd = open("/dev/cpu_dma_latency", O_RDWR);
505 	if (fd < 0) {
506 		err_msg("Error opening /dev/cpu_dma_latency\n");
507 		return -1;
508 	}
509 
510 	retval = write(fd, &latency, 4);
511 	if (retval < 1) {
512 		err_msg("Error setting /dev/cpu_dma_latency\n");
513 		close(fd);
514 		return -1;
515 	}
516 
517 	debug_msg("Set /dev/cpu_dma_latency to %d\n", latency);
518 
519 	return fd;
520 }
521 
522 #define _STR(x) #x
523 #define STR(x) _STR(x)
524 
525 /*
526  * find_mount - find a the mount point of a given fs
527  *
528  * Returns 0 if mount is not found, otherwise return 1 and fill mp
529  * with the mount point.
530  */
find_mount(const char * fs,char * mp,int sizeof_mp)531 static const int find_mount(const char *fs, char *mp, int sizeof_mp)
532 {
533 	char mount_point[MAX_PATH+1];
534 	char type[100];
535 	int found = 0;
536 	FILE *fp;
537 
538 	fp = fopen("/proc/mounts", "r");
539 	if (!fp)
540 		return 0;
541 
542 	while (fscanf(fp, "%*s %" STR(MAX_PATH) "s %99s %*s %*d %*d\n",	mount_point, type) == 2) {
543 		if (strcmp(type, fs) == 0) {
544 			found = 1;
545 			break;
546 		}
547 	}
548 	fclose(fp);
549 
550 	if (!found)
551 		return 0;
552 
553 	memset(mp, 0, sizeof_mp);
554 	strncpy(mp, mount_point, sizeof_mp - 1);
555 
556 	debug_msg("Fs %s found at %s\n", fs, mp);
557 	return 1;
558 }
559 
560 /*
561  * get_self_cgroup - get the current thread cgroup path
562  *
563  * Parse /proc/$$/cgroup file to get the thread's cgroup. As an example of line to parse:
564  *
565  * 0::/user.slice/user-0.slice/session-3.scope'\n'
566  *
567  * This function is interested in the content after the second : and before the '\n'.
568  *
569  * Returns 1 if a string was found, 0 otherwise.
570  */
get_self_cgroup(char * self_cg,int sizeof_self_cg)571 static int get_self_cgroup(char *self_cg, int sizeof_self_cg)
572 {
573 	char path[MAX_PATH], *start;
574 	int fd, retval;
575 
576 	snprintf(path, MAX_PATH, "/proc/%d/cgroup", getpid());
577 
578 	fd = open(path, O_RDONLY);
579 	if (fd < 0)
580 		return 0;
581 
582 	retval = read(fd, path, MAX_PATH);
583 
584 	close(fd);
585 
586 	if (retval <= 0)
587 		return 0;
588 
589 	start = path;
590 
591 	start = strstr(start, ":");
592 	if (!start)
593 		return 0;
594 
595 	/* skip ":" */
596 	start++;
597 
598 	start = strstr(start, ":");
599 	if (!start)
600 		return 0;
601 
602 	/* skip ":" */
603 	start++;
604 
605 	if (strlen(start) >= sizeof_self_cg)
606 		return 0;
607 
608 	snprintf(self_cg, sizeof_self_cg, "%s", start);
609 
610 	/* Swap '\n' with '\0' */
611 	start = strstr(self_cg, "\n");
612 
613 	/* there must be '\n' */
614 	if (!start)
615 		return 0;
616 
617 	/* ok, it found a string after the second : and before the \n */
618 	*start = '\0';
619 
620 	return 1;
621 }
622 
623 /*
624  * set_comm_cgroup - Set cgroup to pid_t pid
625  *
626  * If cgroup argument is not NULL, the threads will move to the given cgroup.
627  * Otherwise, the cgroup of the calling, i.e., rtla, thread will be used.
628  *
629  * Supports cgroup v2.
630  *
631  * Returns 1 on success, 0 otherwise.
632  */
set_pid_cgroup(pid_t pid,const char * cgroup)633 int set_pid_cgroup(pid_t pid, const char *cgroup)
634 {
635 	char cgroup_path[MAX_PATH - strlen("/cgroup.procs")];
636 	char cgroup_procs[MAX_PATH];
637 	char pid_str[24];
638 	int retval;
639 	int cg_fd;
640 
641 	retval = find_mount("cgroup2", cgroup_path, sizeof(cgroup_path));
642 	if (!retval) {
643 		err_msg("Did not find cgroupv2 mount point\n");
644 		return 0;
645 	}
646 
647 	if (!cgroup) {
648 		retval = get_self_cgroup(&cgroup_path[strlen(cgroup_path)],
649 				sizeof(cgroup_path) - strlen(cgroup_path));
650 		if (!retval) {
651 			err_msg("Did not find self cgroup\n");
652 			return 0;
653 		}
654 	} else {
655 		snprintf(&cgroup_path[strlen(cgroup_path)],
656 				sizeof(cgroup_path) - strlen(cgroup_path), "%s/", cgroup);
657 	}
658 
659 	snprintf(cgroup_procs, MAX_PATH, "%s/cgroup.procs", cgroup_path);
660 
661 	debug_msg("Using cgroup path at: %s\n", cgroup_procs);
662 
663 	cg_fd = open(cgroup_procs, O_RDWR);
664 	if (cg_fd < 0)
665 		return 0;
666 
667 	snprintf(pid_str, sizeof(pid_str), "%d\n", pid);
668 
669 	retval = write(cg_fd, pid_str, strlen(pid_str));
670 	if (retval < 0)
671 		err_msg("Error setting cgroup attributes for pid:%s - %s\n",
672 				pid_str, strerror(errno));
673 	else
674 		debug_msg("Set cgroup attributes for pid:%s\n", pid_str);
675 
676 	close(cg_fd);
677 
678 	return (retval >= 0);
679 }
680 
681 /**
682  * set_comm_cgroup - Set cgroup to threads starting with char *comm_prefix
683  *
684  * If cgroup argument is not NULL, the threads will move to the given cgroup.
685  * Otherwise, the cgroup of the calling, i.e., rtla, thread will be used.
686  *
687  * Supports cgroup v2.
688  *
689  * Returns 1 on success, 0 otherwise.
690  */
set_comm_cgroup(const char * comm_prefix,const char * cgroup)691 int set_comm_cgroup(const char *comm_prefix, const char *cgroup)
692 {
693 	char cgroup_path[MAX_PATH - strlen("/cgroup.procs")];
694 	char cgroup_procs[MAX_PATH];
695 	struct dirent *proc_entry;
696 	DIR *procfs;
697 	int retval;
698 	int cg_fd;
699 
700 	if (strlen(comm_prefix) >= MAX_PATH) {
701 		err_msg("Command prefix is too long: %d < strlen(%s)\n",
702 			MAX_PATH, comm_prefix);
703 		return 0;
704 	}
705 
706 	retval = find_mount("cgroup2", cgroup_path, sizeof(cgroup_path));
707 	if (!retval) {
708 		err_msg("Did not find cgroupv2 mount point\n");
709 		return 0;
710 	}
711 
712 	if (!cgroup) {
713 		retval = get_self_cgroup(&cgroup_path[strlen(cgroup_path)],
714 				sizeof(cgroup_path) - strlen(cgroup_path));
715 		if (!retval) {
716 			err_msg("Did not find self cgroup\n");
717 			return 0;
718 		}
719 	} else {
720 		snprintf(&cgroup_path[strlen(cgroup_path)],
721 				sizeof(cgroup_path) - strlen(cgroup_path), "%s/", cgroup);
722 	}
723 
724 	snprintf(cgroup_procs, MAX_PATH, "%s/cgroup.procs", cgroup_path);
725 
726 	debug_msg("Using cgroup path at: %s\n", cgroup_procs);
727 
728 	cg_fd = open(cgroup_procs, O_RDWR);
729 	if (cg_fd < 0)
730 		return 0;
731 
732 	procfs = opendir("/proc");
733 	if (!procfs) {
734 		err_msg("Could not open procfs\n");
735 		goto out_cg;
736 	}
737 
738 	while ((proc_entry = readdir(procfs))) {
739 
740 		retval = procfs_is_workload_pid(comm_prefix, proc_entry);
741 		if (!retval)
742 			continue;
743 
744 		retval = write(cg_fd, proc_entry->d_name, strlen(proc_entry->d_name));
745 		if (retval < 0) {
746 			err_msg("Error setting cgroup attributes for pid:%s - %s\n",
747 				proc_entry->d_name, strerror(errno));
748 			goto out_procfs;
749 		}
750 
751 		debug_msg("Set cgroup attributes for pid:%s\n", proc_entry->d_name);
752 	}
753 
754 	closedir(procfs);
755 	close(cg_fd);
756 	return 1;
757 
758 out_procfs:
759 	closedir(procfs);
760 out_cg:
761 	close(cg_fd);
762 	return 0;
763 }
764 
765 /**
766  * auto_house_keeping - Automatically move rtla out of measurement threads
767  *
768  * Try to move rtla away from the tracer, if possible.
769  *
770  * Returns 1 on success, 0 otherwise.
771  */
auto_house_keeping(cpu_set_t * monitored_cpus)772 int auto_house_keeping(cpu_set_t *monitored_cpus)
773 {
774 	cpu_set_t rtla_cpus, house_keeping_cpus;
775 	int retval;
776 
777 	/* first get the CPUs in which rtla can actually run. */
778 	retval = sched_getaffinity(getpid(), sizeof(rtla_cpus), &rtla_cpus);
779 	if (retval == -1) {
780 		debug_msg("Could not get rtla affinity, rtla might run with the threads!\n");
781 		return 0;
782 	}
783 
784 	/* then check if the existing setup is already good. */
785 	CPU_AND(&house_keeping_cpus, &rtla_cpus, monitored_cpus);
786 	if (!CPU_COUNT(&house_keeping_cpus)) {
787 		debug_msg("rtla and the monitored CPUs do not share CPUs.");
788 		debug_msg("Skipping auto house-keeping\n");
789 		return 1;
790 	}
791 
792 	/* remove the intersection */
793 	CPU_XOR(&house_keeping_cpus, &rtla_cpus, monitored_cpus);
794 
795 	/* get only those that rtla can run */
796 	CPU_AND(&house_keeping_cpus, &house_keeping_cpus, &rtla_cpus);
797 
798 	/* is there any cpu left? */
799 	if (!CPU_COUNT(&house_keeping_cpus)) {
800 		debug_msg("Could not find any CPU for auto house-keeping\n");
801 		return 0;
802 	}
803 
804 	retval = sched_setaffinity(getpid(), sizeof(house_keeping_cpus), &house_keeping_cpus);
805 	if (retval == -1) {
806 		debug_msg("Could not set affinity for auto house-keeping\n");
807 		return 0;
808 	}
809 
810 	debug_msg("rtla automatically moved to an auto house-keeping cpu set\n");
811 
812 	return 1;
813 }
814