Re: Does anyone use CONFIG_TINY_PREEMPT_RCU?

From: Paul E. McKenney
Date: Tue Nov 13 2012 - 16:28:15 EST


On Tue, Nov 13, 2012 at 09:22:29PM +0100, Tim Sander wrote:
> Hi Paul
> > I know of people using TINY_RCU, TREE_RCU, and TREE_PREEMPT_RCU, but I
> > have not heard of anyone using TINY_PREEMPT_RCU for whom TREE_PREEMPT_RCU
> > was not a viable option (in contrast, the people running Linux on
> > tiny-memmory systems typically use TINY_RCU). Of course, if no one
> > really needs it, the proper thing to do is to remove it.
> >
> > So, if you need TINY_PREEMPT_RCU, please let me know. Otherwise, I will
> > remove it, probably in the 3.9 timeframe.
> I am using TINY_PREEMPT_RCU on the i.mx35 platform. I am currently on 3.4-rt
> since the 3.6 compile failed due to for my config? Some strange device tree
> stuff which i haven't had the time to figure out why.

OK, how much memory does your device have?

Thanx, Paul

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