+/* ptlrpc daemon bind policy */
+typedef enum {
+ /* all ptlrpcd threads are free mode */
+ PDB_POLICY_NONE = 1,
+ /* all ptlrpcd threads are bound mode */
+ PDB_POLICY_FULL = 2,
+ /* <free1 bound1> <free2 bound2> ... <freeN boundN> */
+ PDB_POLICY_PAIR = 3,
+ /* <free1 bound1> <bound1 free2> ... <freeN boundN> <boundN free1>,
+ * means each ptlrpcd[X] has two partners: thread[X-1] and thread[X+1].
+ * If kernel supports NUMA, pthrpcd threads are binded and
+ * grouped by NUMA node */
+ PDB_POLICY_NEIGHBOR = 4,
+} pdb_policy_t;
+
+/* ptlrpc daemon load policy
+ * It is caller's duty to specify how to push the async RPC into some ptlrpcd
+ * queue, but it is not enforced, affected by "ptlrpcd_bind_policy". If it is
+ * "PDB_POLICY_FULL", then the RPC will be processed by the selected ptlrpcd,
+ * Otherwise, the RPC may be processed by the selected ptlrpcd or its partner,
+ * depends on which is scheduled firstly, to accelerate the RPC processing. */
+typedef enum {
+ /* on the same CPU core as the caller */
+ PDL_POLICY_SAME = 1,
+ /* within the same CPU partition, but not the same core as the caller */
+ PDL_POLICY_LOCAL = 2,
+ /* round-robin on all CPU cores, but not the same core as the caller */
+ PDL_POLICY_ROUND = 3,
+ /* the specified CPU core is preferred, but not enforced */
+ PDL_POLICY_PREFERRED = 4,
+} pdl_policy_t;