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Diffstat (limited to 'lib/Kconfig.kfence')
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/Kconfig.kfence | 26 |
1 files changed, 15 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/lib/Kconfig.kfence b/lib/Kconfig.kfence index e641add33947..912f252a41fc 100644 --- a/lib/Kconfig.kfence +++ b/lib/Kconfig.kfence @@ -25,17 +25,6 @@ menuconfig KFENCE if KFENCE -config KFENCE_STATIC_KEYS - bool "Use static keys to set up allocations" - default y - depends on JUMP_LABEL # To ensure performance, require jump labels - help - Use static keys (static branches) to set up KFENCE allocations. Using - static keys is normally recommended, because it avoids a dynamic - branch in the allocator's fast path. However, with very low sample - intervals, or on systems that do not support jump labels, a dynamic - branch may still be an acceptable performance trade-off. - config KFENCE_SAMPLE_INTERVAL int "Default sample interval in milliseconds" default 100 @@ -56,6 +45,21 @@ config KFENCE_NUM_OBJECTS pages are required; with one containing the object and two adjacent ones used as guard pages. +config KFENCE_STATIC_KEYS + bool "Use static keys to set up allocations" if EXPERT + depends on JUMP_LABEL + help + Use static keys (static branches) to set up KFENCE allocations. This + option is only recommended when using very large sample intervals, or + performance has carefully been evaluated with this option. + + Using static keys comes with trade-offs that need to be carefully + evaluated given target workloads and system architectures. Notably, + enabling and disabling static keys invoke IPI broadcasts, the latency + and impact of which is much harder to predict than a dynamic branch. + + Say N if you are unsure. + config KFENCE_STRESS_TEST_FAULTS int "Stress testing of fault handling and error reporting" if EXPERT default 0 |