linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 2/6] rcu: rename PREEMPT_AUTO to PREEMPT

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Message-ID: <87h68asne4.fsf@oracle.com>
Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 15:51:47 -0800
From: Ankur Arora <ankur.a.arora@...cle.com>
To: Frederic Weisbecker <frederic@...nel.org>
Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, peterz@...radead.org, tglx@...utronix.de,
        paulmck@...nel.org, mingo@...nel.org, bigeasy@...utronix.de,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 2/6] rcu: rename PREEMPT_AUTO to PREEMPT_LAZY


Frederic Weisbecker <frederic@...nel.org> writes:

> Le Wed, Nov 06, 2024 at 12:17:54PM -0800, Ankur Arora a écrit :
>> Replace mentions of PREEMPT_AUTO with PREEMPT_LAZY.
>>
>> Also, since PREMPT_LAZY implies PREEMPTION, we can just reduce the
>> TASKS_RCU selection criteria from:
>>
>>   NEED_TASKS_RCU && (PREEMPTION || PREEMPT_AUTO)
>> to:
>>   NEED_TASKS_RCU && PREEMPTION
>>
>> CC: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@...nel.org>
>> Signed-off-by: Ankur Arora <ankur.a.arora@...cle.com>
>
> Reviewed-by: Frederic Weisbecker <frederic@...nel.org>

Thanks!

--
ankur