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The PREEMPTIRQ_EVENTS option is unused after commit c3bc8fd637 ("tracing:
Centralize preemptirq tracepoints and unify their usage"). Remove it.
Note that this option is hazardous as it stands. It enables TRACE_IRQFLAGS
event on non-preempt configurations without the irqsoff tracer enabled.
TRACE_IRQFLAGS as it stands incurs significant overhead on each IRQ
entry/exit. This is because trace_hardirqs_[on|off] does all the per-cpu
manipulations and NMI checks even if tracing is completely disabled for
some insane reason. For example, netperf running UDP_STREAM on localhost
incurs a 4-6% performance penalty without any tracing if IRQFLAGS is
set. It can be put behind a static brach but even the function entry/exit
costs a little bit.
Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20200409104034.GJ3818@techsingularity.net
Signed-off-by: Mel Gorman <mgorman@techsingularity.net>
Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt (VMware) <rostedt@goodmis.org>
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