1 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only 1 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
2 # 2 #
3 # Timer subsystem related configuration option 3 # Timer subsystem related configuration options
4 # 4 #
5 5
6 # Options selectable by arch Kconfig 6 # Options selectable by arch Kconfig
7 7
8 # Watchdog function for clocksources to detect 8 # Watchdog function for clocksources to detect instabilities
9 config CLOCKSOURCE_WATCHDOG 9 config CLOCKSOURCE_WATCHDOG
10 bool 10 bool
11 11
12 # Architecture has extra clocksource data 12 # Architecture has extra clocksource data
13 config ARCH_CLOCKSOURCE_DATA 13 config ARCH_CLOCKSOURCE_DATA
14 bool 14 bool
15 15
16 # Architecture has extra clocksource init call 16 # Architecture has extra clocksource init called from registration
17 config ARCH_CLOCKSOURCE_INIT 17 config ARCH_CLOCKSOURCE_INIT
18 bool 18 bool
19 19
20 # Clocksources require validation of the clock 20 # Clocksources require validation of the clocksource against the last
21 # cycle update - x86/TSC misfeature 21 # cycle update - x86/TSC misfeature
22 config CLOCKSOURCE_VALIDATE_LAST_CYCLE 22 config CLOCKSOURCE_VALIDATE_LAST_CYCLE
23 bool 23 bool
24 24
25 # Timekeeping vsyscall support 25 # Timekeeping vsyscall support
26 config GENERIC_TIME_VSYSCALL 26 config GENERIC_TIME_VSYSCALL
27 bool 27 bool
28 28
>> 29 # Old style timekeeping
>> 30 config ARCH_USES_GETTIMEOFFSET
>> 31 bool
>> 32
29 # The generic clock events infrastructure 33 # The generic clock events infrastructure
30 config GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS 34 config GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS
31 def_bool !LEGACY_TIMER_TICK !! 35 bool
32 36
33 # Architecture can handle broadcast in a drive 37 # Architecture can handle broadcast in a driver-agnostic way
34 config ARCH_HAS_TICK_BROADCAST 38 config ARCH_HAS_TICK_BROADCAST
35 bool 39 bool
36 40
37 # Clockevents broadcasting infrastructure 41 # Clockevents broadcasting infrastructure
38 config GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS_BROADCAST 42 config GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS_BROADCAST
39 bool 43 bool
40 depends on GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS 44 depends on GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS
41 45
42 # Handle broadcast in default_idle_call() <<
43 config GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS_BROADCAST_IDLE <<
44 bool <<
45 depends on GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS_BROADCA <<
46 <<
47 # Automatically adjust the min. reprogramming 46 # Automatically adjust the min. reprogramming time for
48 # clock event device 47 # clock event device
49 config GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS_MIN_ADJUST 48 config GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS_MIN_ADJUST
50 bool 49 bool
51 50
52 # Generic update of CMOS clock 51 # Generic update of CMOS clock
53 config GENERIC_CMOS_UPDATE 52 config GENERIC_CMOS_UPDATE
54 bool 53 bool
55 54
56 # Select to handle posix CPU timers from task_ 55 # Select to handle posix CPU timers from task_work
57 # and not from the timer interrupt context 56 # and not from the timer interrupt context
58 config HAVE_POSIX_CPU_TIMERS_TASK_WORK 57 config HAVE_POSIX_CPU_TIMERS_TASK_WORK
59 bool 58 bool
60 59
61 config POSIX_CPU_TIMERS_TASK_WORK 60 config POSIX_CPU_TIMERS_TASK_WORK
62 bool 61 bool
63 default y if POSIX_TIMERS && HAVE_POSI 62 default y if POSIX_TIMERS && HAVE_POSIX_CPU_TIMERS_TASK_WORK
64 63
65 config LEGACY_TIMER_TICK <<
66 bool <<
67 help <<
68 The legacy timer tick helper is used <<
69 lack support for the generic clockev <<
70 New platforms should use generic clo <<
71 <<
72 config TIME_KUNIT_TEST <<
73 tristate "KUnit test for kernel/time f <<
74 depends on KUNIT <<
75 default KUNIT_ALL_TESTS <<
76 help <<
77 Enable this option to test RTC libra <<
78 <<
79 If unsure, say N. <<
80 <<
81 config CONTEXT_TRACKING <<
82 bool <<
83 <<
84 config CONTEXT_TRACKING_IDLE <<
85 bool <<
86 select CONTEXT_TRACKING <<
87 help <<
88 Tracks idle state on behalf of RCU. <<
89 <<
90 if GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS 64 if GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS
91 menu "Timers subsystem" 65 menu "Timers subsystem"
92 66
93 # Core internal switch. Selected by NO_HZ_COMM 67 # Core internal switch. Selected by NO_HZ_COMMON / HIGH_RES_TIMERS. This is
94 # only related to the tick functionality. Ones 68 # only related to the tick functionality. Oneshot clockevent devices
95 # are supported independent of this. 69 # are supported independent of this.
96 config TICK_ONESHOT 70 config TICK_ONESHOT
97 bool 71 bool
98 72
99 config NO_HZ_COMMON 73 config NO_HZ_COMMON
100 bool 74 bool
>> 75 depends on !ARCH_USES_GETTIMEOFFSET && GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS
101 select TICK_ONESHOT 76 select TICK_ONESHOT
102 77
103 choice 78 choice
104 prompt "Timer tick handling" 79 prompt "Timer tick handling"
105 default NO_HZ_IDLE if NO_HZ 80 default NO_HZ_IDLE if NO_HZ
106 81
107 config HZ_PERIODIC 82 config HZ_PERIODIC
108 bool "Periodic timer ticks (constant r 83 bool "Periodic timer ticks (constant rate, no dynticks)"
109 help 84 help
110 This option keeps the tick running p 85 This option keeps the tick running periodically at a constant
111 rate, even when the CPU doesn't need 86 rate, even when the CPU doesn't need it.
112 87
113 config NO_HZ_IDLE 88 config NO_HZ_IDLE
114 bool "Idle dynticks system (tickless i 89 bool "Idle dynticks system (tickless idle)"
>> 90 depends on !ARCH_USES_GETTIMEOFFSET && GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS
115 select NO_HZ_COMMON 91 select NO_HZ_COMMON
116 help 92 help
117 This option enables a tickless idle 93 This option enables a tickless idle system: timer interrupts
118 will only trigger on an as-needed ba 94 will only trigger on an as-needed basis when the system is idle.
119 This is usually interesting for ener 95 This is usually interesting for energy saving.
120 96
121 Most of the time you want to say Y h 97 Most of the time you want to say Y here.
122 98
123 config NO_HZ_FULL 99 config NO_HZ_FULL
124 bool "Full dynticks system (tickless)" 100 bool "Full dynticks system (tickless)"
125 # NO_HZ_COMMON dependency 101 # NO_HZ_COMMON dependency
>> 102 depends on !ARCH_USES_GETTIMEOFFSET && GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS
126 # We need at least one periodic CPU fo 103 # We need at least one periodic CPU for timekeeping
127 depends on SMP 104 depends on SMP
128 depends on HAVE_CONTEXT_TRACKING_USER !! 105 depends on HAVE_CONTEXT_TRACKING
129 # VIRT_CPU_ACCOUNTING_GEN dependency 106 # VIRT_CPU_ACCOUNTING_GEN dependency
130 depends on HAVE_VIRT_CPU_ACCOUNTING_GE 107 depends on HAVE_VIRT_CPU_ACCOUNTING_GEN
131 select NO_HZ_COMMON 108 select NO_HZ_COMMON
132 select RCU_NOCB_CPU 109 select RCU_NOCB_CPU
133 select VIRT_CPU_ACCOUNTING_GEN 110 select VIRT_CPU_ACCOUNTING_GEN
134 select IRQ_WORK 111 select IRQ_WORK
135 select CPU_ISOLATION 112 select CPU_ISOLATION
136 help 113 help
137 Adaptively try to shutdown the tick w 114 Adaptively try to shutdown the tick whenever possible, even when
138 the CPU is running tasks. Typically t 115 the CPU is running tasks. Typically this requires running a single
139 task on the CPU. Chances for running 116 task on the CPU. Chances for running tickless are maximized when
140 the task mostly runs in userspace and 117 the task mostly runs in userspace and has few kernel activity.
141 118
142 You need to fill up the nohz_full boo 119 You need to fill up the nohz_full boot parameter with the
143 desired range of dynticks CPUs to use !! 120 desired range of dynticks CPUs.
144 the expense of some overhead in user <<
145 syscalls, exceptions and interrupts. <<
146 121
147 By default, without passing the nohz_ !! 122 This is implemented at the expense of some overhead in user <-> kernel
148 like NO_HZ_IDLE. !! 123 transitions: syscalls, exceptions and interrupts. Even when it's
>> 124 dynamically off.
149 125
150 If you're a distro say Y. !! 126 Say N.
151 127
152 endchoice 128 endchoice
153 129
154 config CONTEXT_TRACKING_USER !! 130 config CONTEXT_TRACKING
155 bool !! 131 bool
156 depends on HAVE_CONTEXT_TRACKING_USER !! 132
157 select CONTEXT_TRACKING !! 133 config CONTEXT_TRACKING_FORCE
158 help !! 134 bool "Force context tracking"
159 Track transitions between kernel and !! 135 depends on CONTEXT_TRACKING
160 tickless cputime accounting. The for <<
161 tracking to enter/exit RCU extended <<
162 <<
163 config CONTEXT_TRACKING_USER_FORCE <<
164 bool "Force user context tracking" <<
165 depends on CONTEXT_TRACKING_USER <<
166 default y if !NO_HZ_FULL 136 default y if !NO_HZ_FULL
167 help 137 help
168 The major pre-requirement for full d 138 The major pre-requirement for full dynticks to work is to
169 support the user context tracking su !! 139 support the context tracking subsystem. But there are also
170 other dependencies to provide in ord 140 other dependencies to provide in order to make the full
171 dynticks working. 141 dynticks working.
172 142
173 This option stands for testing when 143 This option stands for testing when an arch implements the
174 user context tracking backend but do !! 144 context tracking backend but doesn't yet fullfill all the
175 requirements to make the full dyntic 145 requirements to make the full dynticks feature working.
176 Without the full dynticks, there is 146 Without the full dynticks, there is no way to test the support
177 for user context tracking and the su !! 147 for context tracking and the subsystems that rely on it: RCU
178 userspace extended quiescent state a 148 userspace extended quiescent state and tickless cputime
179 accounting. This option copes with t 149 accounting. This option copes with the absence of the full
180 dynticks subsystem by forcing the us !! 150 dynticks subsystem by forcing the context tracking on all
181 CPUs in the system. 151 CPUs in the system.
182 152
183 Say Y only if you're working on the 153 Say Y only if you're working on the development of an
184 architecture backend for the user co !! 154 architecture backend for the context tracking.
185 155
186 Say N otherwise, this option brings 156 Say N otherwise, this option brings an overhead that you
187 don't want in production. 157 don't want in production.
188 158
189 config NO_HZ 159 config NO_HZ
190 bool "Old Idle dynticks config" 160 bool "Old Idle dynticks config"
>> 161 depends on !ARCH_USES_GETTIMEOFFSET && GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS
191 help 162 help
192 This is the old config entry that en 163 This is the old config entry that enables dynticks idle.
193 We keep it around for a little while 164 We keep it around for a little while to enforce backward
194 compatibility with older config file 165 compatibility with older config files.
195 166
196 config HIGH_RES_TIMERS 167 config HIGH_RES_TIMERS
197 bool "High Resolution Timer Support" 168 bool "High Resolution Timer Support"
>> 169 depends on !ARCH_USES_GETTIMEOFFSET && GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS
198 select TICK_ONESHOT 170 select TICK_ONESHOT
199 help 171 help
200 This option enables high resolution 172 This option enables high resolution timer support. If your
201 hardware is not capable then this op 173 hardware is not capable then this option only increases
202 the size of the kernel image. 174 the size of the kernel image.
203 <<
204 config CLOCKSOURCE_WATCHDOG_MAX_SKEW_US <<
205 int "Clocksource watchdog maximum allo <<
206 depends on CLOCKSOURCE_WATCHDOG <<
207 range 50 1000 <<
208 default 125 <<
209 help <<
210 Specify the maximum amount of allowa <<
211 microseconds before reporting the cl <<
212 The default is based on a half-secon <<
213 interval and NTP's maximum frequency <<
214 per million. If the clocksource is <<
215 it is good enough for the clocksourc <<
216 175
217 endmenu 176 endmenu
218 endif 177 endif
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