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@@ -157,6 +157,33 @@ config NO_HZ_FULL_SYSIDLE
Say N if you are unsure.
+config NO_HZ_FULL_SYSIDLE_SMALL
+ int "Number of CPUs above which large-system approach is used"
+ depends on NO_HZ_FULL_SYSIDLE
+ range 1 NR_CPUS
+ default 8
+ help
+ The full-system idle detection mechanism takes a lazy approach
+ on large systems, as is required to attain decent scalability.
+ However, on smaller systems, scalability is not anywhere near as
+ large a concern as is energy efficiency. The sysidle subsystem
+ therefore uses a fast but non-scalable algorithm for small
+ systems and a lazier but scalable algorithm for large systems.
+ This Kconfig parameter defines the number of CPUs in the largest
+ system that will be considered to be "small".
+
+ The default value will be fine in most cases. Battery-powered
+ systems that (1) enable NO_HZ_FULL_SYSIDLE, (2) have larger
+ numbers of CPUs, and (3) are suffering from battery-lifetime
+ problems due to long sysidle latencies might wish to experiment
+ with larger values for this Kconfig parameter. On the other
+ hand, they might be even better served by disabling NO_HZ_FULL
+ entirely, given that NO_HZ_FULL is intended for HPC and
+ real-time workloads that at present do not tend to be run on
+ battery-powered systems.
+
+ Take the default if you are unsure.
+
config NO_HZ
bool "Old Idle dynticks config"
depends on !ARCH_USES_GETTIMEOFFSET && GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS