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-rw-r--r--sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/tst-skeleton-affinity.c5
1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/tst-skeleton-affinity.c b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/tst-skeleton-affinity.c
index 32fb94cdde..9d1f27fea9 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/tst-skeleton-affinity.c
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/tst-skeleton-affinity.c
@@ -264,6 +264,11 @@ do_test (void)
struct conf conf;
setup_conf (&conf);
+ /* Note: The CPU set size in bits can be less than the CPU count
+ (and the maximum test CPU) because the userspace interface rounds
+ up the bit count, and the rounded-up buffer size is passed into
+ the kernel. The kernel does not know that some of the buffer are
+ actually padding, and writes data there. */
printf ("info: Detected CPU set size (in bits): %d\n", conf.set_size);
printf ("info: Maximum test CPU: %d\n", conf.last_cpu);
if (conf.set_size < 0 || conf.last_cpu < 0)