| Date | Mon, 29 Jun 2015 11:39:13 +0200 | Subject | Re: [PATCH tip/core/rcu 24/24] rcu: Conditionally compile RCU's eqs warnings | From | Geert Uytterhoeven <> |
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Hi Paul,
On Wed, May 13, 2015 at 12:30 AM, Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com> wrote: > --- a/lib/Kconfig.debug > +++ b/lib/Kconfig.debug > @@ -1373,6 +1373,17 @@ config RCU_TRACE > Say Y here if you want to enable RCU tracing > Say N if you are unsure. > > +config RCU_EQS_DEBUG > + bool "Use this when adding any sort of NO_HZ support to your arch"
This sounds a bit fuzzy. Can you please provide a better one-line description? Thanks!
> + depends on DEBUG_KERNEL > + help > + This option provides consistency checks in RCU's handling of > + NO_HZ. These checks have proven quite helpful in detecting > + bugs in arch-specific NO_HZ code. > + > + Say N here if you need ultimate kernel/user switch latencies > + Say Y if you are unsure
Gr{oetje,eeting}s,
Geert
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