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Commit ba49df47 authored by Paul E. McKenney's avatar Paul E. McKenney
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rcu: Update RCU_FAST_NO_HZ help text


The RCU_FAST_NO_HZ help text included a warning about overhead on large
systems, but that issue has since been resolved.  The main remaining
issue with RCU_FAST_NO_HZ is increased real-time latency.  This commit
therefore updates the help text accordingly.

Signed-off-by: default avatarPaul E. McKenney <paul.mckenney@linaro.org>
Signed-off-by: default avatarPaul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
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......@@ -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.
Say Y if energy efficiency is critically important, particularly
if you have relatively few 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, and you don't
care about real-time response.
Say N if you are unsure.
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