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| author | Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu> | 2005-06-25 14:57:36 -0700 |
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| committer | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@ppc970.osdl.org> | 2005-06-25 16:24:45 -0700 |
| commit | cc19ca86a023fcd552c78e77a7be6ce271f92a28 (patch) | |
| tree | b4e9c9b02b73105d363070c49a765208b99cee1a /arch/x86_64/Kconfig | |
| parent | 7f1867a5b3dc3034cbea403b229d65eed4a7f62e (diff) | |
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[PATCH] consolidate PREEMPT options into kernel/Kconfig.preempt
This patch consolidates the CONFIG_PREEMPT and CONFIG_PREEMPT_BKL
preemption options into kernel/Kconfig.preempt. This, besides reducing
source-code, also enables more centralized tweaking of preemption related
options.
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
Diffstat (limited to 'arch/x86_64/Kconfig')
| -rw-r--r-- | arch/x86_64/Kconfig | 29 |
1 files changed, 2 insertions, 27 deletions
diff --git a/arch/x86_64/Kconfig b/arch/x86_64/Kconfig index 92f5a526602..a853d87ff7e 100644 --- a/arch/x86_64/Kconfig +++ b/arch/x86_64/Kconfig @@ -207,33 +207,6 @@ config SMP If you don't know what to do here, say N. -config PREEMPT - bool "Preemptible Kernel" - ---help--- - This option reduces the latency of the kernel when reacting to - real-time or interactive events by allowing a low priority process to - be preempted even if it is in kernel mode executing a system call. - This allows applications to run more reliably even when the system is - under load. On contrary it may also break your drivers and add - priority inheritance problems to your system. Don't select it if - you rely on a stable system or have slightly obscure hardware. - It's also not very well tested on x86-64 currently. - You have been warned. - - Say Y here if you are feeling brave and building a kernel for a - desktop, embedded or real-time system. Say N if you are unsure. - -config PREEMPT_BKL - bool "Preempt The Big Kernel Lock" - depends on PREEMPT - default y - help - This option reduces the latency of the kernel by making the - big kernel lock preemptible. - - Say Y here if you are building a kernel for a desktop system. - Say N if you are unsure. - config SCHED_SMT bool "SMT (Hyperthreading) scheduler support" depends on SMP @@ -244,6 +217,8 @@ config SCHED_SMT cost of slightly increased overhead in some places. If unsure say N here. +source "kernel/Kconfig.preempt" + config K8_NUMA bool "K8 NUMA support" select NUMA |