From: Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <bigeasy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> On PREEMPT_RT kernels, RCU callbacks are deferred to the `rcuc' kthread. This can stall RCU grace periods due to lengthy preemption not only of RCU readers but also of 'rcuc' kthreads, either of which prevent grace periods from completing, which can in turn result in OOM. Because PREEMPT_RT kernels have more kthreads that can block grace periods, it is more important for such kernels to enable RCU_BOOST. This commit therefore makes RCU_BOOST the default on PREEMPT_RT. RCU_BOOST can still be manually disabled if need be. Signed-off-by: Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <bigeasy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@xxxxxxxxxx> --- kernel/rcu/Kconfig | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/kernel/rcu/Kconfig b/kernel/rcu/Kconfig index cdc57b4..aa8cc8c9 100644 --- a/kernel/rcu/Kconfig +++ b/kernel/rcu/Kconfig @@ -188,8 +188,8 @@ config RCU_FAST_NO_HZ config RCU_BOOST bool "Enable RCU priority boosting" - depends on RT_MUTEXES && PREEMPT_RCU && RCU_EXPERT - default n + depends on (RT_MUTEXES && PREEMPT_RCU && RCU_EXPERT) || PREEMPT_RT + default y if PREEMPT_RT help This option boosts the priority of preempted RCU readers that block the current preemptible RCU grace period for too long. -- 2.9.5
