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@@ -570,6 +570,20 @@ config NR_CPUS
source "kernel/Kconfig.preempt"
+config GUSA
+ def_bool y
+ depends on !SMP
+ help
+ This enables support for gUSA (general UserSpace Atomicity).
+ This is the default implementation for both UP and non-ll/sc
+ CPUs, and is used by the libc, amongst others.
+
+ For additional information, design information can be found
+ in <http://lc.linux.or.jp/lc2002/papers/niibe0919p.pdf>.
+
+ This should only be disabled for special cases where alternate
+ atomicity implementations exist.
+
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