From cc19ca86a023fcd552c78e77a7be6ce271f92a28 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ingo Molnar Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2005 14:57:36 -0700 Subject: [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 Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds --- kernel/Kconfig.preempt | 24 ++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 24 insertions(+) create mode 100644 kernel/Kconfig.preempt (limited to 'kernel/Kconfig.preempt') diff --git a/kernel/Kconfig.preempt b/kernel/Kconfig.preempt new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..587328be8216 --- /dev/null +++ b/kernel/Kconfig.preempt @@ -0,0 +1,24 @@ + +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. + -- cgit v1.2.2