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Diffstat (limited to 'arch')
| -rw-r--r-- | arch/x86/Kconfig | 6 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c | 11 |
2 files changed, 3 insertions, 14 deletions
diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig b/arch/x86/Kconfig index f67e839f06c8..e22d7f5f9837 100644 --- a/arch/x86/Kconfig +++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig @@ -638,10 +638,10 @@ config PARAVIRT_SPINLOCKS spinlock implementation with something virtualization-friendly (for example, block the virtual CPU rather than spinning). - Unfortunately the downside is an up to 5% performance hit on - native kernels, with various workloads. + It has a minimal impact on native kernels and gives a nice performance + benefit on paravirtualized KVM / Xen kernels. - If you are unsure how to answer this question, answer N. + If you are unsure how to answer this question, answer Y. source "arch/x86/xen/Kconfig" diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c b/arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c index 15e8563e5c24..df94598ad05a 100644 --- a/arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c @@ -402,17 +402,6 @@ void alternatives_enable_smp(void) { struct smp_alt_module *mod; -#ifdef CONFIG_LOCKDEP - /* - * Older binutils section handling bug prevented - * alternatives-replacement from working reliably. - * - * If this still occurs then you should see a hang - * or crash shortly after this line: - */ - pr_info("lockdep: fixing up alternatives\n"); -#endif - /* Why bother if there are no other CPUs? */ BUG_ON(num_possible_cpus() == 1); |
