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Diffstat (limited to 'init')
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1 files changed, 44 insertions, 23 deletions
diff --git a/init/Kconfig b/init/Kconfig index 6fdd6e339326..2054e048bb98 100644 --- a/init/Kconfig +++ b/init/Kconfig @@ -486,35 +486,35 @@ config PREEMPT_RCU This option enables preemptible-RCU code that is common between the TREE_PREEMPT_RCU and TINY_PREEMPT_RCU implementations. +config CONTEXT_TRACKING + bool + config RCU_USER_QS bool "Consider userspace as in RCU extended quiescent state" - depends on HAVE_RCU_USER_QS && SMP + depends on HAVE_CONTEXT_TRACKING && SMP + select CONTEXT_TRACKING help This option sets hooks on kernel / userspace boundaries and puts RCU in extended quiescent state when the CPU runs in userspace. It means that when a CPU runs in userspace, it is excluded from the global RCU state machine and thus doesn't - to keep the timer tick on for RCU. + try to keep the timer tick on for RCU. Unless you want to hack and help the development of the full - tickless feature, you shouldn't enable this option. It adds - unnecessary overhead. + dynticks mode, you shouldn't enable this option. It also + adds unnecessary overhead. If unsure say N -config RCU_USER_QS_FORCE - bool "Force userspace extended QS by default" - depends on RCU_USER_QS +config CONTEXT_TRACKING_FORCE + bool "Force context tracking" + depends on CONTEXT_TRACKING help - Set the hooks in user/kernel boundaries by default in order to - test this feature that treats userspace as an extended quiescent - state until we have a real user like a full adaptive nohz option. - - Unless you want to hack and help the development of the full - tickless feature, you shouldn't enable this option. It adds - unnecessary overhead. - - If unsure say N + Probe on user/kernel boundaries by default in order to + test the features that rely on it such as userspace RCU extended + quiescent states. + This test is there for debugging until we have a real user like the + full dynticks mode. config RCU_FANOUT int "Tree-based hierarchical RCU fanout value" @@ -582,14 +582,13 @@ 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, particularly on systems with - large numbers of CPUs. + 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. - Say Y if energy efficiency is critically important, particularly - if you have relatively few CPUs. + Say Y if energy efficiency is critically important, and you don't + care about real-time response. Say N if you are unsure. @@ -655,6 +654,28 @@ config RCU_BOOST_DELAY Accept the default if unsure. +config RCU_NOCB_CPU + bool "Offload RCU callback processing from boot-selected CPUs" + depends on TREE_RCU || TREE_PREEMPT_RCU + default n + help + Use this option to reduce OS jitter for aggressive HPC or + real-time workloads. It can also be used to offload RCU + callback invocation to energy-efficient CPUs in battery-powered + asymmetric multiprocessors. + + 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. + Say N here if you are unsure. + endmenu # "RCU Subsystem" config IKCONFIG |