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diff --git a/init/Kconfig b/init/Kconfig
index 0d0bbf218f1..87f50df5889 100644
--- a/init/Kconfig
+++ b/init/Kconfig
@@ -582,7 +582,6 @@ config SIGNALFD
config TIMERFD
bool "Enable timerfd() system call" if EMBEDDED
select ANON_INODES
- depends on BROKEN
default y
help
Enable the timerfd() system call that allows to receive timer
@@ -657,14 +656,36 @@ config SLOB
depends on EMBEDDED
bool "SLOB (Simple Allocator)"
help
- SLOB replaces the SLAB allocator with a drastically simpler
- allocator. SLOB is more space efficient than SLAB but does not
- scale well (single lock for all operations) and is also highly
- susceptible to fragmentation. SLUB can accomplish a higher object
- density. It is usually better to use SLUB instead of SLOB.
+ SLOB replaces the stock allocator with a drastically simpler
+ allocator. SLOB is generally more space efficient but
+ does not perform as well on large systems.
endchoice
+config PROFILING
+ bool "Profiling support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
+ help
+ Say Y here to enable the extended profiling support mechanisms used
+ by profilers such as OProfile.
+
+config MARKERS
+ bool "Activate markers"
+ help
+ Place an empty function call at each marker site. Can be
+ dynamically changed for a probe function.
+
+source "arch/Kconfig"
+
+config PROC_PAGE_MONITOR
+ default y
+ depends on PROC_FS && MMU
+ bool "Enable /proc page monitoring" if EMBEDDED
+ help
+ Various /proc files exist to monitor process memory utilization:
+ /proc/pid/smaps, /proc/pid/clear_refs, /proc/pid/pagemap,
+ /proc/kpagecount, and /proc/kpageflags. Disabling these
+ interfaces will reduce the size of the kernel by approximately 4kb.
+
endmenu # General setup
config SLABINFO
@@ -775,6 +796,14 @@ config PREEMPT_NOTIFIERS
choice
prompt "RCU implementation type:"
default CLASSIC_RCU
+ help
+ This allows you to choose either the classic RCU implementation
+ that is designed for best read-side performance on non-realtime
+ systems, or the preemptible RCU implementation for best latency
+ on realtime systems. Note that some kernel preemption modes
+ will restrict your choice.
+
+ Select the default if you are unsure.
config CLASSIC_RCU
bool "Classic RCU"