Re: rcu: make RCU_BOOST default on RT

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On 2018-11-01 16:25:18 [-0700], Paul E. McKenney wrote:
> > --- a/kernel/rcu/Kconfig
> > +++ b/kernel/rcu/Kconfig
> > @@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ config TINY_RCU
> >  
> >  config RCU_EXPERT
> >  	bool "Make expert-level adjustments to RCU configuration"
> > -	default n
> > +	default y if PREEMPT_RT_FULL
> 
> Would it work to leave this as is, and ...
> 
> >  	help
> >  	  This option needs to be enabled if you wish to make
> >  	  expert-level adjustments to RCU configuration.  By default,
> > @@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ config RCU_FAST_NO_HZ
> >  config RCU_BOOST
> >  	bool "Enable RCU priority boosting"
> >  	depends on RT_MUTEXES && PREEMPT_RCU && RCU_EXPERT
> 
> ... make the above line instead be:
> 
>   	depends on (RT_MUTEXES && PREEMPT_RCU && RCU_EXPERT) || PREEMPT_RT_FULL
> 
> Or am I missing something?
> 
> I agree that the risk might currently seem small, but if Linus ever
> starts building PREEMPT_RT_FULL kernels, I really really do not want
> RCU_EXPERT to be set.  ;-)

okay, this would work. Let me teak this in my current tree.

> 								Thanx, Paul

Sebastian



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