> XPS settings aren't write-able from userspace, so the only way I know > to fix XPS is in the driver.
It is writable by privileged users. >> I wonder why not just do it in userspace though. Configuring interrupts and xps from userspace at boot is more robust, as device driver defaults can change. But especially for customers who are unaware of these settings, choosing sane defaults won't hurt. >> It would be nice to mention this in the commit log. >> Are we sure this distribution is best for all workloads? Overall, this minimizes contention between cores, so it should be broadly preferable.
