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Diffstat (limited to 'kernel/rcu/Kconfig.debug')
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1 files changed, 25 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/kernel/rcu/Kconfig.debug b/kernel/rcu/Kconfig.debug index 2984de629f74..9b0b52e1836f 100644 --- a/kernel/rcu/Kconfig.debug +++ b/kernel/rcu/Kconfig.debug @@ -105,6 +105,31 @@ config RCU_CPU_STALL_CPUTIME The boot option rcupdate.rcu_cpu_stall_cputime has the same function as this one, but will override this if it exists. +config RCU_CPU_STALL_NOTIFIER + bool "Provide RCU CPU-stall notifiers" + depends on RCU_STALL_COMMON + depends on DEBUG_KERNEL + depends on RCU_EXPERT + default n + help + WARNING: You almost certainly do not want this!!! + + Enable RCU CPU-stall notifiers, which are invoked just before + printing the RCU CPU stall warning. As such, bugs in notifier + callbacks can prevent stall warnings from being printed. + And the whole reason that a stall warning is being printed is + that something is hung up somewhere. Therefore, the notifier + callbacks must be written extremely carefully, preferably + containing only lockless code. After all, it is quite possible + that the whole reason that the RCU CPU stall is happening in + the first place is that someone forgot to release whatever lock + that you are thinking of acquiring. In which case, having your + notifier callback acquire that lock will hang, preventing the + RCU CPU stall warning from appearing. + + Say Y here if you want RCU CPU stall notifiers (you don't want them) + Say N if you are unsure. + config RCU_TRACE bool "Enable tracing for RCU" depends on DEBUG_KERNEL |