rcu: Fix RCU_FANOUT help message

Commit cf244dc01bf68 added a fourth level to the TREE_RCU hierarchy,
but the RCU_FANOUT help message still said "cube root".  This commit
fixes this to "fourth root" and also emphasizes that production
systems are well-served by the default.  (Stress-testing RCU itself
uses small RCU_FANOUT values in order to test large-system code paths
on small(er) systems.)

Located-by: John Kacur <jkacur@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>

diff --git a/init/Kconfig b/init/Kconfig
index 79ac52bef4ce8de657b449a0ac949077362f7a75..dbc08baad77e30763b489a37b3bf87e42f3ef4e8 100644 (file)
--- a/init/Kconfig
+++ b/init/Kconfig
@@ -388,9 +388,12 @@ config RCU_FANOUT
        help
          This option controls the fanout of hierarchical implementations
          of RCU, allowing RCU to work efficiently on machines with
-         large numbers of CPUs.  This value must be at least the cube
-         root of NR_CPUS, which allows NR_CPUS up to 32,768 for 32-bit
-         systems and up to 262,144 for 64-bit systems.
+         large numbers of CPUs.  This value must be at least the fourth
+         root of NR_CPUS, which allows NR_CPUS to be insanely large.
+         The default value of RCU_FANOUT should be used for production
+         systems, but if you are stress-testing the RCU implementation
+         itself, small RCU_FANOUT values allow you to test large-system
+         code paths on small(er) systems.
 
          Select a specific number if testing RCU itself.
          Take the default if unsure.