linux-kernel - [PATCH 3/5] 4KSTACKS, move out of Kernel hacking menu (i386)

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Date:	Sun, 12 Aug 2007 22:54:07 +0200
From:	Jesper Juhl <jesper.juhl@...il.com>
To:	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Jesper Juhl <jesper.juhl@...il.com>
Subject: [PATCH 3/5] 4KSTACKS, move out of Kernel hacking menu (i386)


Since 4KSTACKS is nolonger a debug only feature, move it out of 
the Kernel Hacking menu (i386).

Signed-off-by: Jesper Juhl <jesper.juhl@...il.com>
---

diff --git a/arch/i386/Kconfig b/arch/i386/Kconfig
index f952493..d4988cd 100644
--- a/arch/i386/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/i386/Kconfig
@@ -922,6 +922,15 @@ config COMPAT_VDSO
 
 	  If unsure, say Y.
 
+config 4KSTACKS
+	bool "Use 4Kb for kernel stacks instead of 8Kb"
+	help
+	  If you say Y here the kernel will use a 4Kb stacksize for the
+	  kernel stack attached to each process/thread. This facilitates
+	  running more threads on a system and also reduces the pressure
+	  on the VM subsystem for higher order allocations. This option
+	  will also use IRQ stacks to compensate for the reduced stackspace.
+
 endmenu
 
 config ARCH_ENABLE_MEMORY_HOTPLUG
diff --git a/arch/i386/Kconfig.debug b/arch/i386/Kconfig.debug
index 7131a16..90cc3a0 100644
--- a/arch/i386/Kconfig.debug
+++ b/arch/i386/Kconfig.debug
@@ -56,15 +56,6 @@ config DEBUG_RODATA
 	  portion of the kernel code won't be covered by a 2MB TLB anymore.
 	  If in doubt, say "N".
 
-config 4KSTACKS
-	bool "Use 4Kb for kernel stacks instead of 8Kb"
-	help
-	  If you say Y here the kernel will use a 4Kb stacksize for the
-	  kernel stack attached to each process/thread. This facilitates
-	  running more threads on a system and also reduces the pressure
-	  on the VM subsystem for higher order allocations. This option
-	  will also use IRQ stacks to compensate for the reduced stackspace.
-
 config X86_FIND_SMP_CONFIG
 	bool
 	depends on X86_LOCAL_APIC || X86_VOYAGER


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