Merge branch 'config' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/arnd/bkl

* 'config' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/arnd/bkl:
  BKL: introduce CONFIG_BKL.
  dabusb: remove the BKL
  sunrpc: remove the big kernel lock
  init/main.c: remove BKL notations
  blktrace: remove the big kernel lock
  rtmutex-tester: make it build without BKL
  dvb-core: kill the big kernel lock
  dvb/bt8xx: kill the big kernel lock
  tlclk: remove big kernel lock
  fix rawctl compat ioctls breakage on amd64 and itanic
  uml: kill big kernel lock
  parisc: remove big kernel lock
  cris: autoconvert trivial BKL users
  alpha: kill big kernel lock
  isapnp: BKL removal
  s390/block: kill the big kernel lock
  hpet: kill BKL, add compat_ioctl

1 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/lib/Kconfig.debug b/lib/Kconfig.debug
index 21ac83070a80..7b2a8ca97ada 100644
--- a/lib/Kconfig.debug
+++ b/lib/Kconfig.debug
@@ -461,6 +461,15 @@ config DEBUG_MUTEXES
          This feature allows mutex semantics violations to be detected and
          reported.
 
+config BKL
+        bool "Big Kernel Lock" if (SMP || PREEMPT)
+        default y
+        help
+          This is the traditional lock that is used in old code instead
+          of proper locking. All drivers that use the BKL should depend
+          on this symbol.
+          Say Y here unless you are working on removing the BKL.
+
 config DEBUG_LOCK_ALLOC
         bool "Lock debugging: detect incorrect freeing of live locks"
         depends on DEBUG_KERNEL && TRACE_IRQFLAGS_SUPPORT && STACKTRACE_SUPPORT && LOCKDEP_SUPPORT