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

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Message-ID: <20241114070705.fuGqqmZv@linutronix.de>
Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2024 08:07:05 +0100
From: Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <bigeasy@...utronix.de>
To: Ankur Arora <ankur.a.arora@...cle.com>
Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, peterz@...radead.org, tglx@...utronix.de,
	paulmck@...nel.org, mingo@...nel.org, juri.lelli@...hat.com,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 2/6] rcu: rename PREEMPT_AUTO to PREEMPT_LAZY

On 2024-11-06 12:17:54 [-0800], Ankur Arora wrote:
> 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: Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <bigeasy@...utronix.de>

Sebastian