From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S263652AbTKDFGP (ORCPT ); Tue, 4 Nov 2003 00:06:15 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S263660AbTKDFGP (ORCPT ); Tue, 4 Nov 2003 00:06:15 -0500 Received: from gateway-1237.mvista.com ([12.44.186.158]:12283 "EHLO av.mvista.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S263652AbTKDFGO (ORCPT ); Tue, 4 Nov 2003 00:06:14 -0500 Subject: [patch] ppc64 configure option fix From: Robert Love To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Cc: anton@au.ibm.com Content-Type: text/plain Message-Id: <1067922350.17109.41.camel@localhost> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.4.5 (1.4.5-7) Date: Tue, 04 Nov 2003 00:05:51 -0500 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Hi, Anton. arch/ppc64/Kconfig's entry for CONFIG_PREEMPT is missing the description after the "bool" statement, so the entry does not show up. Also, the help description mentions a restriction that is not [any longer] true. Patch against 2.6.0-test9. Robert Love arch/ppc64/Kconfig | 5 +---- 1 files changed, 1 insertion(+), 4 deletions(-) diff -urN linux-2.6.0-test9/arch/ppc64/Kconfig linux/arch/ppc64/Kconfig --- linux-2.6.0-test9/arch/ppc64/Kconfig 2003-10-25 14:43:47.000000000 -0400 +++ linux/arch/ppc64/Kconfig 2003-11-03 23:53:54.000000000 -0500 @@ -113,14 +113,11 @@ depends on DISCONTIGMEM config PREEMPT - bool + bool "Preemptible Kernel" help This option reduces the latency of the kernel when reacting to real-time or interactive events by allowing a low priority process to be preempted even if it is in kernel mode executing a system call. - Unfortunately the kernel code has some race conditions if both - CONFIG_SMP and CONFIG_PREEMPT are enabled, so this option is - currently disabled if you are building an SMP kernel. Say Y here if you are building a kernel for a desktop, embedded or real-time system. Say N if you are unsure.