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Diffstat (limited to 'init/Kconfig')
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1 files changed, 58 insertions, 15 deletions
diff --git a/init/Kconfig b/init/Kconfig index 5341d7232c3..71bb9e73011 100644 --- a/init/Kconfig +++ b/init/Kconfig @@ -578,13 +578,16 @@ config RCU_FAST_NO_HZ depends on NO_HZ && SMP default n help - This option causes RCU to attempt to accelerate grace periods in - order to allow CPUs to enter dynticks-idle state more quickly. - On the other hand, this option increases the overhead of the - dynticks-idle checking, thus degrading scheduling latency. + This option permits CPUs to enter dynticks-idle state even if + they have RCU callbacks queued, and prevents RCU from waking + these CPUs up more than roughly once every four jiffies (by + default, you can adjust this using the rcutree.rcu_idle_gp_delay + parameter), thus improving energy efficiency. On the other + hand, this option increases the duration of RCU grace periods, + for example, slowing down synchronize_rcu(). - Say Y if energy efficiency is critically important, and you don't - care about real-time response. + Say Y if energy efficiency is critically important, and you + don't care about increased grace-period durations. Say N if you are unsure. @@ -651,7 +654,7 @@ config RCU_BOOST_DELAY Accept the default if unsure. config RCU_NOCB_CPU - bool "Offload RCU callback processing from boot-selected CPUs" + bool "Offload RCU callback processing from boot-selected CPUs (EXPERIMENTAL" depends on TREE_RCU || TREE_PREEMPT_RCU default n help @@ -662,16 +665,56 @@ config RCU_NOCB_CPU This option offloads callback invocation from the set of CPUs specified at boot time by the rcu_nocbs parameter. - For each such CPU, a kthread ("rcuoN") will be created to - invoke callbacks, where the "N" is the CPU being offloaded. - Nothing prevents this kthread from running on the specified - CPUs, but (1) the kthreads may be preempted between each - callback, and (2) affinity or cgroups can be used to force - the kthreads to run on whatever set of CPUs is desired. - - Say Y here if you want reduced OS jitter on selected CPUs. + For each such CPU, a kthread ("rcuox/N") will be created to + invoke callbacks, where the "N" is the CPU being offloaded, + and where the "x" is "b" for RCU-bh, "p" for RCU-preempt, and + "s" for RCU-sched. Nothing prevents this kthread from running + on the specified CPUs, but (1) the kthreads may be preempted + between each callback, and (2) affinity or cgroups can be used + to force the kthreads to run on whatever set of CPUs is desired. + + Say Y here if you want to help to debug reduced OS jitter. Say N here if you are unsure. +choice + prompt "Build-forced no-CBs CPUs" + default RCU_NOCB_CPU_NONE + help + This option allows no-CBs CPUs to be specified at build time. + Additional no-CBs CPUs may be specified by the rcu_nocbs= + boot parameter. + +config RCU_NOCB_CPU_NONE + bool "No build_forced no-CBs CPUs" + depends on RCU_NOCB_CPU + help + This option does not force any of the CPUs to be no-CBs CPUs. + Only CPUs designated by the rcu_nocbs= boot parameter will be + no-CBs CPUs. + +config RCU_NOCB_CPU_ZERO + bool "CPU 0 is a build_forced no-CBs CPU" + depends on RCU_NOCB_CPU + help + This option forces CPU 0 to be a no-CBs CPU. Additional CPUs + may be designated as no-CBs CPUs using the rcu_nocbs= boot + parameter will be no-CBs CPUs. + + Select this if CPU 0 needs to be a no-CBs CPU for real-time + or energy-efficiency reasons. + +config RCU_NOCB_CPU_ALL + bool "All CPUs are build_forced no-CBs CPUs" + depends on RCU_NOCB_CPU + help + This option forces all CPUs to be no-CBs CPUs. The rcu_nocbs= + boot parameter will be ignored. + + Select this if all CPUs need to be no-CBs CPUs for real-time + or energy-efficiency reasons. + +endchoice + endmenu # "RCU Subsystem" config IKCONFIG |