linux-kernel - [RFC PATCH] rcu: config: Remove prompt for RCU implementation

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Message-Id: <1429651783-7754-1-git-send-email-bobby.prani@gmail.com>
Date:	Tue, 21 Apr 2015 17:29:42 -0400
From:	Pranith Kumar <bobby.prani@...il.com>
To:	"Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Michal Hocko <mhocko@...e.cz>,
	Josh Triplett <josh@...htriplett.org>,
	Johannes Weiner <hannes@...xchg.org>,
	Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>,
	Bertrand Jacquin <beber@...eeweb.net>,
	"Luis R. Rodriguez" <mcgrof@...e.com>,
	Andy Lutomirski <luto@...capital.net>,
	Clark Williams <clark.williams@...il.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org (open list)
Subject: [RFC PATCH] rcu: config: Remove prompt for RCU implementation

The RCU implementation which is chosen is dependent on PREEMPT and SMP config
options and is not really a user-selectable choice. The following change will
remove the menu entry and will be derived from the above two options.

Signed-off-by: Pranith Kumar <bobby.prani@...il.com>
---
 init/Kconfig | 18 ++++++------------
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

diff --git a/init/Kconfig b/init/Kconfig
index 0b37750..7707e4a 100644
--- a/init/Kconfig
+++ b/init/Kconfig
@@ -463,13 +463,9 @@ endmenu # "CPU/Task time and stats accounting"
 
 menu "RCU Subsystem"
 
-choice
-	prompt "RCU Implementation"
-	default TREE_RCU
-
 config TREE_RCU
-	bool "Tree-based hierarchical RCU"
-	depends on !PREEMPT && SMP
+	bool
+	default y if !PREEMPT && SMP
 	help
 	  This option selects the RCU implementation that is
 	  designed for very large SMP system with hundreds or
@@ -477,8 +473,8 @@ config TREE_RCU
 	  smaller systems.
 
 config PREEMPT_RCU
-	bool "Preemptible tree-based hierarchical RCU"
-	depends on PREEMPT
+	bool
+	default y if PREEMPT
 	help
 	  This option selects the RCU implementation that is
 	  designed for very large SMP systems with hundreds or
@@ -489,16 +485,14 @@ config PREEMPT_RCU
 	  Select this option if you are unsure.
 
 config TINY_RCU
-	bool "UP-only small-memory-footprint RCU"
-	depends on !PREEMPT && !SMP
+	bool
+	default y if !PREEMPT && !SMP
 	help
 	  This option selects the RCU implementation that is
 	  designed for UP systems from which real-time response
 	  is not required.  This option greatly reduces the
 	  memory footprint of RCU.
 
-endchoice
-
 config RCU_EXPERT
 	bool "Make expert-level adjustments to RCU configuration"
 	default n
-- 
1.9.1

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