Update kernel-parameters.txt and workqueue.rst to reflect the new
cache_shard affinity scope and the default change from cache to
cache_shard.

Signed-off-by: Breno Leitao <leitao@debian.org>
---
 Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt |  3 ++-
 Documentation/core-api/workqueue.rst            | 14 ++++++++++----
 2 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
index 03a550630644..b2558f76b7bd 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -8535,7 +8535,8 @@ Kernel parameters
         workqueue.default_affinity_scope=
 			Select the default affinity scope to use for unbound
 			workqueues. Can be one of "cpu", "smt", "cache",
-			"numa" and "system". Default is "cache". For more
+			"cache_shard", "numa" and "system". Default is
+			"cache_shard". For more
 			information, see the Affinity Scopes section in
 			Documentation/core-api/workqueue.rst.
 
diff --git a/Documentation/core-api/workqueue.rst b/Documentation/core-api/workqueue.rst
index 165ca73e8351..411e1b28b8de 100644
--- a/Documentation/core-api/workqueue.rst
+++ b/Documentation/core-api/workqueue.rst
@@ -378,9 +378,9 @@ Affinity Scopes
 
 An unbound workqueue groups CPUs according to its affinity scope to improve
 cache locality. For example, if a workqueue is using the default affinity
-scope of "cache", it will group CPUs according to last level cache
-boundaries. A work item queued on the workqueue will be assigned to a worker
-on one of the CPUs which share the last level cache with the issuing CPU.
+scope of "cache_shard", it will group CPUs into sub-LLC shards. A work item
+queued on the workqueue will be assigned to a worker on one of the CPUs
+within the same shard as the issuing CPU.
 Once started, the worker may or may not be allowed to move outside the scope
 depending on the ``affinity_strict`` setting of the scope.
 
@@ -402,7 +402,13 @@ Workqueue currently supports the following affinity scopes.
 ``cache``
   CPUs are grouped according to cache boundaries. Which specific cache
   boundary is used is determined by the arch code. L3 is used in a lot of
-  cases. This is the default affinity scope.
+  cases.
+
+``cache_shard``
+  CPUs are grouped into sub-LLC shards of at most ``wq_cache_shard_size``
+  cores (default 8, tunable via the ``workqueue.cache_shard_size`` boot
+  parameter). Shards are always split on core (SMT group) boundaries.
+  This is the default affinity scope.
 
 ``numa``
   CPUs are grouped according to NUMA boundaries.

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