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Diffstat (limited to 'init/Kconfig')
| -rw-r--r-- | init/Kconfig | 15 |
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/init/Kconfig b/init/Kconfig index 6fdd6e3..b63e798 100644 --- a/init/Kconfig +++ b/init/Kconfig @@ -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. |
