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[tip/core/rcu,2/5] rcu: Update RCU_FAST_NO_HZ help text

Message ID 1351617563-28506-2-git-send-email-paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com
State Accepted
Commit ba49df4767d4fa5bbd2af3a51709fb81f94264ec
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Paul E. McKenney Oct. 30, 2012, 5:19 p.m. UTC 
From: "Paul E. McKenney" <paul.mckenney@linaro.org>

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: Paul E. McKenney <paul.mckenney@linaro.org>
Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
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 init/Kconfig |   15 +++++++--------
 1 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
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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.