linux-kernel - [RFC PATCH 1/4] RAS: Add a menuconfig option with descriptive text

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Date:	Wed, 22 Jul 2015 10:40:25 +0200
From:	Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:	X86-ML <x86@...nel.org>
Cc:	Tony Luck <tony.luck@...el.com>,
	Aravind Gopalakrishnan <Aravind.Gopalakrishnan@....com>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Linux EDAC <linux-edac@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: [RFC PATCH 1/4] RAS: Add a menuconfig option with descriptive text

From: Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>

Text taken a previous patch from "Gong Chen" <gong.chen@...ux.intel.com>.

Signed-off-by: Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>
Cc: Gong Chen <gong.chen@...ux.intel.com>
---
 drivers/ras/Kconfig | 34 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 32 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/ras/Kconfig b/drivers/ras/Kconfig
index f9da613052c2..d6ddf1267a7f 100644
--- a/drivers/ras/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/ras/Kconfig
@@ -1,2 +1,32 @@
-config RAS
-	bool
+menuconfig RAS
+	bool "Reliability, Availability, Serviceability features"
+	help
+	  Reliability, availability, and serviceability (RAS) is a computer
+	  hardware engineering term. Computers designed with higher levels
+	  of RAS have a multitude of features that protect data integrity
+	  and help them stay available for long periods of time without
+	  failure.
+
+	  Reliability can be defined as the probability that the system will
+	  produce correct outputs up to some given time. Reliability is
+	  enhanced by features that help to avoid, detect and repair hardware
+	  faults.
+
+	  Availability is the probability a system is operational at a given
+	  time, i.e. the amount of time a device is actually operating as the
+	  percentage of total time it should be operating.
+
+	  Serviceability or maintainability is the simplicity and speed with
+	  which a system can be repaired or maintained; if the time to repair
+	  a failed system increases, then availability will decrease.
+
+	  Note that Reliability and Availability are distinct concepts:
+	  Reliability is a measure of the ability of a system to function
+	  correctly, including avoiding data corruption, whereas Availability
+	  measures how often it is available for use, even though it may not
+	  be functioning correctly. For example, a server may run forever and
+	  so have ideal availability, but may be unreliable, with frequent
+	  data corruption.
+
+if RAS
+endif
-- 
2.5.0.rc2.28.g6003e7f

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