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The vmbus module uses a rotational algorithm to assign target CPUs to
a device's channels. Depending on the timing of different device's channel
offers, different channels of a device may be assigned to the same CPU.

For example on a VM with 2 CPUs, if NIC A and B's channels are offered
in the following order, NIC A will have both channels on CPU0, and
NIC B will have both channels on CPU1 -- see below. This kind of
assignment causes RSS load that is spreading across different channels
to end up on the same CPU.

Timing of channel offers:
NIC A channel 0
NIC B channel 0
NIC A channel 1
NIC B channel 1

VMBUS ID 14: Class_ID = {f8615163-df3e-46c5-913f-f2d2f965ed0e} - Synthetic network adapter
        Device_ID = {cab064cd-1f31-47d5-a8b4-9d57e320cccd}
        Sysfs path: /sys/bus/vmbus/devices/cab064cd-1f31-47d5-a8b4-9d57e320cccd
        Rel_ID=14, target_cpu=0
        Rel_ID=17, target_cpu=0

VMBUS ID 16: Class_ID = {f8615163-df3e-46c5-913f...