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authorThomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>2012-03-31 12:45:43 +0200
committerThomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>2012-03-31 12:45:43 +0200
commit3872c48b14259d8c0a00c9fff06a4a4123f7f4eb (patch)
tree94e5f5c1898896436e9534aa182d8c3aef255826 /kernel
parentcb85a6ed67e979c59a29b7b4e8217e755b951cf4 (diff)
tick: Document TICK_ONESHOT config option
This option has been selected from arch code as it was assumed that it's necessary to support oneshot mode clockevent devices. But it's just a core internal helper to compile tick-oneshot.c if NOHZ or HIG_RES_TIMERS are selected. Reported-by: Russell King <rmk+kernel@arm.linux.org.uk> Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
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diff --git a/kernel/time/Kconfig b/kernel/time/Kconfig
index 2cf9cc7aa103..a20dc8a3c949 100644
--- a/kernel/time/Kconfig
+++ b/kernel/time/Kconfig
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
#
# Timer subsystem related configuration options
#
+
+# Core internal switch. Selected by NO_HZ / HIGH_RES_TIMERS. This is
+# only related to the tick functionality. Oneshot clockevent devices
+# are supported independ of this.
config TICK_ONESHOT
bool