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| author | David Woodhouse <David.Woodhouse@intel.com> | 2009-06-08 12:21:27 +0100 |
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| committer | David Woodhouse <David.Woodhouse@intel.com> | 2009-06-08 12:21:27 +0100 |
| commit | e635a01ea0a16cf7cd31ecd2305870385dca9be6 (patch) | |
| tree | c7153e7dee5caf6ac90d85694ff27e4d0b606290 /arch/x86/Kconfig | |
| parent | 143070e74630b9557e1bb64d899ff2cc5a1dcb48 (diff) | |
| parent | 947391cfbaa3b08558844c0b187bcd0223c3f660 (diff) | |
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Merge branch 'next-mtd' of git://aeryn.fluff.org.uk/bjdooks/linux
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diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig b/arch/x86/Kconfig index df9e885..a6efe0a 100644 --- a/arch/x86/Kconfig +++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig @@ -498,6 +498,19 @@ config PARAVIRT over full virtualization. However, when run without a hypervisor the kernel is theoretically slower and slightly larger. +config PARAVIRT_SPINLOCKS + bool "Paravirtualization layer for spinlocks" + depends on PARAVIRT && SMP && EXPERIMENTAL + ---help--- + Paravirtualized spinlocks allow a pvops backend to replace the + spinlock implementation with something virtualization-friendly + (for example, block the virtual CPU rather than spinning). + + Unfortunately the downside is an up to 5% performance hit on + native kernels, with various workloads. + + If you are unsure how to answer this question, answer N. + config PARAVIRT_CLOCK bool default n |