Gitweb: http://git.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=095031052b4c03a7c8ffa51cbab031e442c4f8b7 Commit: 095031052b4c03a7c8ffa51cbab031e442c4f8b7 Parent: 8af03e782cae1e0a0f530ddd22301cdd12cf9dc0 Author: Paul E. McKenney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> AuthorDate: Thu Jan 31 22:45:22 2008 +0100 Committer: Ingo Molnar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> CommitDate: Thu Jan 31 22:45:22 2008 +0100
RCU: add help text for "RCU implementation type" This patch supplies help text for the "RCU implementation type" kernel configuration choice. Reported-by: Stefan Richter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- init/Kconfig | 8 ++++++++ 1 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) diff --git a/init/Kconfig b/init/Kconfig index 0d0bbf2..dcc96a8 100644 --- a/init/Kconfig +++ b/init/Kconfig @@ -775,6 +775,14 @@ config PREEMPT_NOTIFIERS choice prompt "RCU implementation type:" default CLASSIC_RCU + help + This allows you to choose either the classic RCU implementation + that is designed for best read-side performance on non-realtime + systems, or the preemptible RCU implementation for best latency + on realtime systems. Note that some kernel preemption modes + will restrict your choice. + + Select the default if you are unsure. config CLASSIC_RCU bool "Classic RCU" - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git-commits-head" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html