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| author | Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@gmail.com> | 2009-06-11 01:58:01 -0700 |
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| committer | Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@gmail.com> | 2009-06-11 01:58:01 -0700 |
| commit | 4894e4aca82aca927d0404ce61f021f790de4b1e (patch) | |
| tree | bbe0d083829f5858295298f188d885367cf4b1f6 /arch/x86/Kconfig | |
| parent | 05e882f890038c702a4f15d385135d03cf74ad48 (diff) | |
| parent | 07a2039b8eb0af4ff464efd3dfd95de5c02648c6 (diff) | |
Merge commit 'v2.6.30' into next
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| -rw-r--r-- | arch/x86/Kconfig | 13 |
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diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig b/arch/x86/Kconfig index df9e885eee1..a6efe0a2e9a 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 |