Linux/kernel/rcu/Kconfig

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1 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only 1 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only 2 # 2 # 3 # RCU-related configuration options 3 # RCU-related configuration options 4 # 4 # 5 5 6 menu "RCU Subsystem" 6 menu "RCU Subsystem" 7 7 8 config TREE_RCU 8 config TREE_RCU 9 bool 9 bool 10 default y if SMP 10 default y if SMP 11 # Dynticks-idle tracking << 12 select CONTEXT_TRACKING_IDLE << 13 help 11 help 14 This option selects the RCU implemen 12 This option selects the RCU implementation that is 15 designed for very large SMP system w 13 designed for very large SMP system with hundreds or 16 thousands of CPUs. It also scales d 14 thousands of CPUs. It also scales down nicely to 17 smaller systems. 15 smaller systems. 18 16 19 config PREEMPT_RCU 17 config PREEMPT_RCU 20 bool 18 bool 21 default y if PREEMPTION 19 default y if PREEMPTION 22 select TREE_RCU 20 select TREE_RCU 23 help 21 help 24 This option selects the RCU implemen 22 This option selects the RCU implementation that is 25 designed for very large SMP systems 23 designed for very large SMP systems with hundreds or 26 thousands of CPUs, but for which rea 24 thousands of CPUs, but for which real-time response 27 is also required. It also scales do 25 is also required. It also scales down nicely to 28 smaller systems. 26 smaller systems. 29 27 30 Select this option if you are unsure 28 Select this option if you are unsure. 31 29 32 config TINY_RCU 30 config TINY_RCU 33 bool 31 bool 34 default y if !PREEMPT_RCU && !SMP !! 32 default y if !PREEMPTION && !SMP 35 help 33 help 36 This option selects the RCU implemen 34 This option selects the RCU implementation that is 37 designed for UP systems from which r 35 designed for UP systems from which real-time response 38 is not required. This option greatl 36 is not required. This option greatly reduces the 39 memory footprint of RCU. 37 memory footprint of RCU. 40 38 41 config RCU_EXPERT 39 config RCU_EXPERT 42 bool "Make expert-level adjustments to 40 bool "Make expert-level adjustments to RCU configuration" 43 default n 41 default n 44 help 42 help 45 This option needs to be enabled if y 43 This option needs to be enabled if you wish to make 46 expert-level adjustments to RCU conf 44 expert-level adjustments to RCU configuration. By default, 47 no such adjustments can be made, whi 45 no such adjustments can be made, which has the often-beneficial 48 side-effect of preventing "make oldc 46 side-effect of preventing "make oldconfig" from asking you all 49 sorts of detailed questions about ho 47 sorts of detailed questions about how you would like numerous 50 obscure RCU options to be set up. 48 obscure RCU options to be set up. 51 49 52 Say Y if you need to make expert-lev 50 Say Y if you need to make expert-level adjustments to RCU. 53 51 54 Say N if you are unsure. 52 Say N if you are unsure. 55 53 >> 54 config SRCU >> 55 bool >> 56 help >> 57 This option selects the sleepable version of RCU. This version >> 58 permits arbitrary sleeping or blocking within RCU read-side critical >> 59 sections. >> 60 56 config TINY_SRCU 61 config TINY_SRCU 57 bool 62 bool 58 default y if TINY_RCU !! 63 default y if SRCU && TINY_RCU 59 help 64 help 60 This option selects the single-CPU n 65 This option selects the single-CPU non-preemptible version of SRCU. 61 66 62 config TREE_SRCU 67 config TREE_SRCU 63 bool 68 bool 64 default y if !TINY_RCU !! 69 default y if SRCU && !TINY_RCU 65 help 70 help 66 This option selects the full-fledged 71 This option selects the full-fledged version of SRCU. 67 72 68 config NEED_SRCU_NMI_SAFE << 69 def_bool HAVE_NMI && !ARCH_HAS_NMI_SAF << 70 << 71 config TASKS_RCU_GENERIC 73 config TASKS_RCU_GENERIC 72 def_bool TASKS_RCU || TASKS_RUDE_RCU | 74 def_bool TASKS_RCU || TASKS_RUDE_RCU || TASKS_TRACE_RCU >> 75 select SRCU 73 help 76 help 74 This option enables generic infrastr 77 This option enables generic infrastructure code supporting 75 task-based RCU implementations. Not 78 task-based RCU implementations. Not for manual selection. 76 79 77 config FORCE_TASKS_RCU << 78 bool "Force selection of TASKS_RCU" << 79 depends on RCU_EXPERT << 80 select TASKS_RCU << 81 default n << 82 help << 83 This option force-enables a task-bas << 84 that uses only voluntary context swi << 85 idle, and user-mode execution as qui << 86 manual selection in most cases. << 87 << 88 config NEED_TASKS_RCU << 89 bool << 90 default n << 91 << 92 config TASKS_RCU 80 config TASKS_RCU 93 bool !! 81 def_bool PREEMPTION 94 default NEED_TASKS_RCU && (PREEMPTION << 95 select IRQ_WORK << 96 << 97 config FORCE_TASKS_RUDE_RCU << 98 bool "Force selection of Tasks Rude RC << 99 depends on RCU_EXPERT << 100 select TASKS_RUDE_RCU << 101 default n << 102 help 82 help 103 This option force-enables a task-bas !! 83 This option enables a task-based RCU implementation that uses 104 that uses only context switch (inclu !! 84 only voluntary context switch (not preemption!), idle, and 105 user-mode execution as quiescent sta !! 85 user-mode execution as quiescent states. Not for manual selection. 106 context switches on all online CPUs, << 107 so use with caution. Not for manual << 108 86 109 config TASKS_RUDE_RCU 87 config TASKS_RUDE_RCU 110 bool !! 88 def_bool 0 111 default n << 112 select IRQ_WORK << 113 << 114 config FORCE_TASKS_TRACE_RCU << 115 bool "Force selection of Tasks Trace R << 116 depends on RCU_EXPERT << 117 select TASKS_TRACE_RCU << 118 default n << 119 help 89 help 120 This option enables a task-based RCU 90 This option enables a task-based RCU implementation that uses 121 explicit rcu_read_lock_trace() read- !! 91 only context switch (including preemption) and user-mode 122 these readers to appear in the idle !! 92 execution as quiescent states. It forces IPIs and context 123 CPU hotplug code paths. It can forc !! 93 switches on all online CPUs, including idle ones, so use 124 including idle ones, so use with cau !! 94 with caution. 125 selection in most cases. << 126 95 127 config TASKS_TRACE_RCU 96 config TASKS_TRACE_RCU 128 bool !! 97 def_bool 0 129 default n !! 98 help 130 select IRQ_WORK !! 99 This option enables a task-based RCU implementation that uses >> 100 explicit rcu_read_lock_trace() read-side markers, and allows >> 101 these readers to appear in the idle loop as well as on the CPU >> 102 hotplug code paths. It can force IPIs on online CPUs, including >> 103 idle ones, so use with caution. 131 104 132 config RCU_STALL_COMMON 105 config RCU_STALL_COMMON 133 def_bool TREE_RCU 106 def_bool TREE_RCU 134 help 107 help 135 This option enables RCU CPU stall co 108 This option enables RCU CPU stall code that is common between 136 the TINY and TREE variants of RCU. 109 the TINY and TREE variants of RCU. The purpose is to allow 137 the tiny variants to disable RCU CPU 110 the tiny variants to disable RCU CPU stall warnings, while 138 making these warnings mandatory for 111 making these warnings mandatory for the tree variants. 139 112 140 config RCU_NEED_SEGCBLIST 113 config RCU_NEED_SEGCBLIST 141 def_bool ( TREE_RCU || TREE_SRCU || TA !! 114 def_bool ( TREE_RCU || TREE_SRCU ) 142 115 143 config RCU_FANOUT 116 config RCU_FANOUT 144 int "Tree-based hierarchical RCU fanou 117 int "Tree-based hierarchical RCU fanout value" 145 range 2 64 if 64BIT 118 range 2 64 if 64BIT 146 range 2 32 if !64BIT 119 range 2 32 if !64BIT 147 depends on TREE_RCU && RCU_EXPERT 120 depends on TREE_RCU && RCU_EXPERT 148 default 64 if 64BIT 121 default 64 if 64BIT 149 default 32 if !64BIT 122 default 32 if !64BIT 150 help 123 help 151 This option controls the fanout of h 124 This option controls the fanout of hierarchical implementations 152 of RCU, allowing RCU to work efficie 125 of RCU, allowing RCU to work efficiently on machines with 153 large numbers of CPUs. This value m 126 large numbers of CPUs. This value must be at least the fourth 154 root of NR_CPUS, which allows NR_CPU 127 root of NR_CPUS, which allows NR_CPUS to be insanely large. 155 The default value of RCU_FANOUT shou 128 The default value of RCU_FANOUT should be used for production 156 systems, but if you are stress-testi 129 systems, but if you are stress-testing the RCU implementation 157 itself, small RCU_FANOUT values allo 130 itself, small RCU_FANOUT values allow you to test large-system 158 code paths on small(er) systems. 131 code paths on small(er) systems. 159 132 160 Select a specific number if testing 133 Select a specific number if testing RCU itself. 161 Take the default if unsure. 134 Take the default if unsure. 162 135 163 config RCU_FANOUT_LEAF 136 config RCU_FANOUT_LEAF 164 int "Tree-based hierarchical RCU leaf- 137 int "Tree-based hierarchical RCU leaf-level fanout value" 165 range 2 64 if 64BIT && !RCU_STRICT_GRA !! 138 range 2 64 if 64BIT 166 range 2 32 if !64BIT && !RCU_STRICT_GR !! 139 range 2 32 if !64BIT 167 range 2 3 if RCU_STRICT_GRACE_PERIOD << 168 depends on TREE_RCU && RCU_EXPERT 140 depends on TREE_RCU && RCU_EXPERT 169 default 16 if !RCU_STRICT_GRACE_PERIOD !! 141 default 16 170 default 2 if RCU_STRICT_GRACE_PERIOD << 171 help 142 help 172 This option controls the leaf-level 143 This option controls the leaf-level fanout of hierarchical 173 implementations of RCU, and allows t 144 implementations of RCU, and allows trading off cache misses 174 against lock contention. Systems th 145 against lock contention. Systems that synchronize their 175 scheduling-clock interrupts for ener 146 scheduling-clock interrupts for energy-efficiency reasons will 176 want the default because the smaller 147 want the default because the smaller leaf-level fanout keeps 177 lock contention levels acceptably lo 148 lock contention levels acceptably low. Very large systems 178 (hundreds or thousands of CPUs) will 149 (hundreds or thousands of CPUs) will instead want to set this 179 value to the maximum value possible 150 value to the maximum value possible in order to reduce the 180 number of cache misses incurred duri 151 number of cache misses incurred during RCU's grace-period 181 initialization. These systems tend 152 initialization. These systems tend to run CPU-bound, and thus 182 are not helped by synchronized inter 153 are not helped by synchronized interrupts, and thus tend to 183 skew them, which reduces lock conten 154 skew them, which reduces lock contention enough that large 184 leaf-level fanouts work well. That 155 leaf-level fanouts work well. That said, setting leaf-level 185 fanout to a large number will likely 156 fanout to a large number will likely cause problematic 186 lock contention on the leaf-level rc 157 lock contention on the leaf-level rcu_node structures unless 187 you boot with the skew_tick kernel p 158 you boot with the skew_tick kernel parameter. 188 159 189 Select a specific number if testing 160 Select a specific number if testing RCU itself. 190 161 191 Select the maximum permissible value 162 Select the maximum permissible value for large systems, but 192 please understand that you may also 163 please understand that you may also need to set the skew_tick 193 kernel boot parameter to avoid conte 164 kernel boot parameter to avoid contention on the rcu_node 194 structure's locks. 165 structure's locks. 195 166 196 Take the default if unsure. 167 Take the default if unsure. 197 168 >> 169 config RCU_FAST_NO_HZ >> 170 bool "Accelerate last non-dyntick-idle CPU's grace periods" >> 171 depends on NO_HZ_COMMON && SMP && RCU_EXPERT >> 172 default n >> 173 help >> 174 This option permits CPUs to enter dynticks-idle state even if >> 175 they have RCU callbacks queued, and prevents RCU from waking >> 176 these CPUs up more than roughly once every four jiffies (by >> 177 default, you can adjust this using the rcutree.rcu_idle_gp_delay >> 178 parameter), thus improving energy efficiency. On the other >> 179 hand, this option increases the duration of RCU grace periods, >> 180 for example, slowing down synchronize_rcu(). >> 181 >> 182 Say Y if energy efficiency is critically important, and you >> 183 don't care about increased grace-period durations. >> 184 >> 185 Say N if you are unsure. >> 186 198 config RCU_BOOST 187 config RCU_BOOST 199 bool "Enable RCU priority boosting" 188 bool "Enable RCU priority boosting" 200 depends on (RT_MUTEXES && PREEMPT_RCU !! 189 depends on RT_MUTEXES && PREEMPT_RCU && RCU_EXPERT 201 default y if PREEMPT_RT !! 190 default n 202 help 191 help 203 This option boosts the priority of p 192 This option boosts the priority of preempted RCU readers that 204 block the current preemptible RCU gr 193 block the current preemptible RCU grace period for too long. 205 This option also prevents heavy load 194 This option also prevents heavy loads from blocking RCU 206 callback invocation. 195 callback invocation. 207 196 208 Say Y here if you are working with r 197 Say Y here if you are working with real-time apps or heavy loads 209 Say N here if you are unsure. 198 Say N here if you are unsure. 210 199 211 config RCU_BOOST_DELAY 200 config RCU_BOOST_DELAY 212 int "Milliseconds to delay boosting af 201 int "Milliseconds to delay boosting after RCU grace-period start" 213 range 0 3000 202 range 0 3000 214 depends on RCU_BOOST 203 depends on RCU_BOOST 215 default 500 204 default 500 216 help 205 help 217 This option specifies the time to wa 206 This option specifies the time to wait after the beginning of 218 a given grace period before priority 207 a given grace period before priority-boosting preempted RCU 219 readers blocking that grace period. 208 readers blocking that grace period. Note that any RCU reader 220 blocking an expedited RCU grace peri 209 blocking an expedited RCU grace period is boosted immediately. 221 210 222 Accept the default if unsure. 211 Accept the default if unsure. 223 212 224 config RCU_EXP_KTHREAD << 225 bool "Perform RCU expedited work in a << 226 depends on RCU_BOOST && RCU_EXPERT << 227 default !PREEMPT_RT && NR_CPUS <= 32 << 228 help << 229 Use this option to further reduce th << 230 grace periods at the expense of bein << 231 << 232 This option is disabled by default o << 233 disable expedited grace periods afte << 234 setting rcupdate.rcu_normal_after_bo << 235 << 236 Accept the default if unsure. << 237 << 238 config RCU_NOCB_CPU 213 config RCU_NOCB_CPU 239 bool "Offload RCU callback processing 214 bool "Offload RCU callback processing from boot-selected CPUs" 240 depends on TREE_RCU 215 depends on TREE_RCU 241 depends on RCU_EXPERT || NO_HZ_FULL 216 depends on RCU_EXPERT || NO_HZ_FULL 242 default n 217 default n 243 help 218 help 244 Use this option to reduce OS jitter 219 Use this option to reduce OS jitter for aggressive HPC or 245 real-time workloads. It can also be 220 real-time workloads. It can also be used to offload RCU 246 callback invocation to energy-effici 221 callback invocation to energy-efficient CPUs in battery-powered 247 asymmetric multiprocessors. The pri !! 222 asymmetric multiprocessors. 248 is that the overhead of call_rcu() i << 249 workloads will incur significant inc << 250 rates. << 251 223 252 This option offloads callback invoca 224 This option offloads callback invocation from the set of CPUs 253 specified at boot time by the rcu_no 225 specified at boot time by the rcu_nocbs parameter. For each 254 such CPU, a kthread ("rcuox/N") will 226 such CPU, a kthread ("rcuox/N") will be created to invoke 255 callbacks, where the "N" is the CPU 227 callbacks, where the "N" is the CPU being offloaded, and where 256 the "x" is "p" for RCU-preempt (PREE !! 228 the "p" for RCU-preempt (PREEMPTION kernels) and "s" for RCU-sched 257 RCU-sched (!PREEMPTION kernels). No !! 229 (!PREEMPTION kernels). Nothing prevents this kthread from running 258 from running on the specified CPUs, !! 230 on the specified CPUs, but (1) the kthreads may be preempted 259 preempted between each callback, and !! 231 between each callback, and (2) affinity or cgroups can be used 260 be used to force the kthreads to run !! 232 to force the kthreads to run on whatever set of CPUs is desired. 261 desired. << 262 233 263 Say Y here if you need reduced OS ji !! 234 Say Y here if you want to help to debug reduced OS jitter. 264 Say N here if you are unsure. 235 Say N here if you are unsure. 265 236 266 config RCU_NOCB_CPU_DEFAULT_ALL << 267 bool "Offload RCU callback processing << 268 depends on RCU_NOCB_CPU << 269 default n << 270 help << 271 Use this option to offload callback << 272 by default, in the absence of the rc << 273 parameter. This also avoids the need << 274 to achieve the effect of offloading << 275 << 276 Say Y here if you want offload all C << 277 Say N here if you are unsure. << 278 << 279 config RCU_NOCB_CPU_CB_BOOST << 280 bool "Offload RCU callback from real-t << 281 depends on RCU_NOCB_CPU && RCU_BOOST << 282 default y if PREEMPT_RT << 283 help << 284 Use this option to invoke offloaded << 285 to avoid starvation by heavy SCHED_O << 286 Of course, running as SCHED_FIFO dur << 287 cause the rcuo[ps] kthreads to monop << 288 of milliseconds or more. Therefore, << 289 it is your responsibility to ensure << 290 tasks either run with higher priorit << 291 << 292 Say Y here if you want to set RT pri << 293 Say N here if you are building a !PR << 294 << 295 config TASKS_TRACE_RCU_READ_MB 237 config TASKS_TRACE_RCU_READ_MB 296 bool "Tasks Trace RCU readers use memo 238 bool "Tasks Trace RCU readers use memory barriers in user and idle" 297 depends on RCU_EXPERT && TASKS_TRACE_R !! 239 depends on RCU_EXPERT 298 default PREEMPT_RT || NR_CPUS < 8 240 default PREEMPT_RT || NR_CPUS < 8 299 help 241 help 300 Use this option to further reduce th 242 Use this option to further reduce the number of IPIs sent 301 to CPUs executing in userspace or id 243 to CPUs executing in userspace or idle during tasks trace 302 RCU grace periods. Given that a rea 244 RCU grace periods. Given that a reasonable setting of 303 the rcupdate.rcu_task_ipi_delay kern 245 the rcupdate.rcu_task_ipi_delay kernel boot parameter 304 eliminates such IPIs for many worklo 246 eliminates such IPIs for many workloads, proper setting 305 of this Kconfig option is important 247 of this Kconfig option is important mostly for aggressive 306 real-time installations and for batt 248 real-time installations and for battery-powered devices, 307 hence the default chosen above. 249 hence the default chosen above. 308 250 309 Say Y here if you hate IPIs. 251 Say Y here if you hate IPIs. 310 Say N here if you hate read-side mem 252 Say N here if you hate read-side memory barriers. 311 Take the default if you are unsure. 253 Take the default if you are unsure. 312 << 313 config RCU_LAZY << 314 bool "RCU callback lazy invocation fun << 315 depends on RCU_NOCB_CPU << 316 default n << 317 help << 318 To save power, batch RCU callbacks a << 319 pressure, or callback list growing t << 320 << 321 Requires rcu_nocbs=all to be set. << 322 << 323 Use rcutree.enable_rcu_lazy=0 to tur << 324 << 325 config RCU_LAZY_DEFAULT_OFF << 326 bool "Turn RCU lazy invocation off by << 327 depends on RCU_LAZY << 328 default n << 329 help << 330 Allows building the kernel with CONF << 331 off. Boot time param rcutree.enable_ << 332 it back on. << 333 << 334 config RCU_DOUBLE_CHECK_CB_TIME << 335 bool "RCU callback-batch backup time c << 336 depends on RCU_EXPERT << 337 default n << 338 help << 339 Use this option to provide more prec << 340 rcutree.rcu_resched_ns module parame << 341 a single RCU callback might run for << 342 thus defeating the 32-callback batch << 343 cost of the fine-grained but expensi << 344 << 345 This option rounds rcutree.rcu_resch << 346 jiffy, and overrides the 32-callback << 347 is exceeded. << 348 << 349 Say Y here if you need tighter callb << 350 Say N here if you are unsure. << 351 254 352 endmenu # "RCU Subsystem" 255 endmenu # "RCU Subsystem"

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