[PATCH] consolidate PREEMPT options into kernel/Kconfig.preempt

This patch consolidates the CONFIG_PREEMPT and CONFIG_PREEMPT_BKL
preemption options into kernel/Kconfig.preempt.  This, besides reducing
source-code, also enables more centralized tweaking of preemption related
options.

Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>

1 files changed, 1 insertions, 22 deletions

diff --git a/arch/i386/Kconfig b/arch/i386/Kconfig
index b4cd11e58451..961ab20032f5 100644
--- a/arch/i386/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/i386/Kconfig
@@ -510,28 +510,7 @@ config SCHED_SMT
           cost of slightly increased overhead in some places. If unsure say
           N here.
 
-config PREEMPT
-        bool "Preemptible Kernel"
-        help
-          This option reduces the latency of the kernel when reacting to
-          real-time or interactive events by allowing a low priority process to
-          be preempted even if it is in kernel mode executing a system call.
-          This allows applications to run more reliably even when the system is
-          under load.
-
-          Say Y here if you are building a kernel for a desktop, embedded
-          or real-time system.  Say N if you are unsure.
-
-config PREEMPT_BKL
-        bool "Preempt The Big Kernel Lock"
-        depends on PREEMPT
-        default y
-        help
-          This option reduces the latency of the kernel by making the
-          big kernel lock preemptible.
-
-          Say Y here if you are building a kernel for a desktop system.
-          Say N if you are unsure.
+source "kernel/Kconfig.preempt"
 
 config X86_UP_APIC
         bool "Local APIC support on uniprocessors"