linux-kernel - Re: [GIT RFC PULL rcu/urgent] Prevent Kconfig from asking pointless questions

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Date:	Tue, 21 Apr 2015 05:37:12 +0200
From:	Mike Galbraith <umgwanakikbuti@...il.com>
To:	Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
Cc:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>,
	"Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	Clark Williams <williams@...hat.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, torvalds@...ux-foundation.org,
	a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
	linux-rt-users@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [GIT RFC PULL rcu/urgent] Prevent Kconfig from asking pointless
 questions

On Mon, 2015-04-20 at 14:21 -0400, Steven Rostedt wrote:
> 
> I would argue than every case is different, and only the sysadmin 
> would
> know the right value. Thus, just set it to one, and if that's not 
> good
> enough, then the sysadmins can change it to their needs.

Agreed.  I don't have it turned on in my -rt kernels, because I don't 
want to force a knight in shining (priority x) armor on users.

        -Mike

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