I object to "just" (as in suddenly, without deprecation or prior
warning) removing user space visible kernel features, unless we
have some good reason why we can't take a more methodical approach,
deprecating first.
But I've said that before.
I just started a separate lkml thread, with a wider audience, to
address this question:
Inquiry: Should we remove "isolcpus= kernel boot option? (may have realtime uses)
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