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SubjectRe: [PATCH tip/core/rcu 24/24] rcu: Conditionally compile RCU's eqs warnings
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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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