Hello!

This series refactors the NEED_TASKS_RCU option so that the conditional
processing is in one place in kernel/rcu/Kconfig.  This makes it easier
to make sure that Tasks RCU is enabled in PREEMPT_AUTO kernels, given
that such kernels are preemptible, even if only lazily so.  After all,
it takes only one lazy preemption from a trampoline to significantly
degrade your kernel's actuarial statistics.

1.	Create NEED_TASKS_RCU to factor out enablement logic.

2.	Select new NEED_TASKS_RCU Kconfig option.

3.	Select new NEED_TASKS_RCU Kconfig option.

4.	Select new NEED_TASKS_RCU Kconfig option.

						Thanx, Paul

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 arch/Kconfig         |    4 ++--
 kernel/bpf/Kconfig   |    2 +-
 kernel/rcu/Kconfig   |    6 +++++-
 kernel/trace/Kconfig |    4 ++--
 4 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

On Thu, Feb 22, 2024 at 04:26:18PM -0800, Paul E. McKenney wrote:
> Hello!

Hi!

> This series refactors the NEED_TASKS_RCU option so that the conditional
> processing is in one place in kernel/rcu/Kconfig.  This makes it easier
> to make sure that Tasks RCU is enabled in PREEMPT_AUTO kernels, given
> that such kernels are preemptible, even if only lazily so.  After all,
> it takes only one lazy preemption from a trampoline to significantly
> degrade your kernel's actuarial statistics.
> 
> 1.	Create NEED_TASKS_RCU to factor out enablement logic.
> 
> 2.	Select new NEED_TASKS_RCU Kconfig option.
> 
> 3.	Select new NEED_TASKS_RCU Kconfig option.
> 
> 4.	Select new NEED_TASKS_RCU Kconfig option.

For the series:

Acked-by: Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@arm.com>

Mark.