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@@ -388,9 +388,12 @@ config RCU_FANOUT
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This option controls the fanout of hierarchical implementations
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This option controls the fanout of hierarchical implementations
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of RCU, allowing RCU to work efficiently on machines with
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of RCU, allowing RCU to work efficiently on machines with
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- large numbers of CPUs. This value must be at least the cube
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- root of NR_CPUS, which allows NR_CPUS up to 32,768 for 32-bit
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- systems and up to 262,144 for 64-bit systems.
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+ large numbers of CPUs. This value must be at least the fourth
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+ root of NR_CPUS, which allows NR_CPUS to be insanely large.
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+ The default value of RCU_FANOUT should be used for production
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+ systems, but if you are stress-testing the RCU implementation
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+ itself, small RCU_FANOUT values allow you to test large-system
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+ code paths on small(er) systems.
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Select a specific number if testing RCU itself.
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Select a specific number if testing RCU itself.
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Take the default if unsure.
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Take the default if unsure.
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