Re: [RFC PATCH] rcu: config: Remove prompt for RCU implementation

From: Paul E. McKenney
Date: Tue Apr 21 2015 - 21:18:44 EST


On Tue, Apr 21, 2015 at 05:29:42PM -0400, Pranith Kumar wrote:
> The RCU implementation which is chosen is dependent on PREEMPT and SMP config
> options and is not really a user-selectable choice. The following change will
> remove the menu entry and will be derived from the above two options.
>
> Signed-off-by: Pranith Kumar <bobby.prani@xxxxxxxxx>

Hmmm... I guess that there isn't much point in calling something a
"choice" when it hasn't really been a choice for quite a few years
now. I queued this, and have started testing it.

Thanx, Paul

> ---
> init/Kconfig | 18 ++++++------------
> 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/init/Kconfig b/init/Kconfig
> index 0b37750..7707e4a 100644
> --- a/init/Kconfig
> +++ b/init/Kconfig
> @@ -463,13 +463,9 @@ endmenu # "CPU/Task time and stats accounting"
>
> menu "RCU Subsystem"
>
> -choice
> - prompt "RCU Implementation"
> - default TREE_RCU
> -
> config TREE_RCU
> - bool "Tree-based hierarchical RCU"
> - depends on !PREEMPT && SMP
> + bool
> + default y if !PREEMPT && SMP
> help
> This option selects the RCU implementation that is
> designed for very large SMP system with hundreds or
> @@ -477,8 +473,8 @@ config TREE_RCU
> smaller systems.
>
> config PREEMPT_RCU
> - bool "Preemptible tree-based hierarchical RCU"
> - depends on PREEMPT
> + bool
> + default y if PREEMPT
> help
> This option selects the RCU implementation that is
> designed for very large SMP systems with hundreds or
> @@ -489,16 +485,14 @@ config PREEMPT_RCU
> Select this option if you are unsure.
>
> config TINY_RCU
> - bool "UP-only small-memory-footprint RCU"
> - depends on !PREEMPT && !SMP
> + bool
> + default y if !PREEMPT && !SMP
> help
> This option selects the RCU implementation that is
> designed for UP systems from which real-time response
> is not required. This option greatly reduces the
> memory footprint of RCU.
>
> -endchoice
> -
> config RCU_EXPERT
> bool "Make expert-level adjustments to RCU configuration"
> default n
> --
> 1.9.1
>

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