config PAGE_TABLE_CHECK
bool "Check for invalid mappings in user page tables"
depends on ARCH_SUPPORTS_PAGE_TABLE_CHECK
+ depends on EXCLUSIVE_SYSTEM_RAM
select PAGE_EXTENSION
help
Check that anonymous page is not being mapped twice with read write
config PER_VMA_LOCK_STATS
bool "Statistics for per-vma locks"
depends on PER_VMA_LOCK
- default y
help
- Statistics for per-vma locks.
+ Say Y here to enable success, retry and failure counters of page
+ faults handled under protection of per-vma locks. When enabled, the
+ counters are exposed in /proc/vmstat. This information is useful for
+ kernel developers to evaluate effectiveness of per-vma locks and to
+ identify pathological cases. Counting these events introduces a small
+ overhead in the page fault path.
+
+ If in doubt, say N.