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SubjectRe: [RFC][PATCH 6/6] sched: consolidate config options
On 09/18/2014 10:29 AM, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
>> > +config SCHED_BOOK
>> > + def_bool y
>> > + prompt "Book scheduler support"
>> > + depends on ARCH_ENABLE_SCHED_BOOK
>> > + select SCHED_MC
>> > + help
>> > + Book scheduler support improves the CPU scheduler's decision making
>> > + when dealing with machines that have several books.
>> > +
>> > + Currenltly only used on s390 which has only a single NUMA node.
>> > + Books are collections of CPUs that are grouped similarly to a NUMA
>> > + node, but without the same memory properites that NUMA nodes have.
> Nothing outside of s390 knows about SCHED_BOOK, it doesn't make sense to
> have that here.

By sticking all of them together, my hope was that folks who were going
to add a topology level could see all of the existing options in a
single place.

But, just say the word and I'll yank it out and repost.


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