[PATCH] Rename CONFIGURE_SMP_MAXIMUM_PROCESSORS

[Sebastian Huber]

On 01/02/17 15:22, Joel Sherrill wrote:
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> On Feb 1, 2017 8:02 AM, "Sebastian Huber" 
> <sebastian.huber at embedded-brains.de 
> <mailto:sebastian.huber at embedded-brains.de>> wrote:
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>     On 01/02/17 14:53, Joel Sherrill wrote:
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>         The inclusion of SMP categorizes the option. Many, if not
>         most, configure options have a second word which is the
>         category. All the POSIX options include POSIX in the name,
>         gnat, Go, etc.
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>     This is the only CONFIGURE_SMP_* option left, a category should
>     consist of more than one member. The current pattern for the
>     maximum defines is CONFIGURE_MAXIMUM[_CATEGORY]_*. A
>     CONFIGURE_MAXIMUM_SMP_PROCESSORS is not really that great.
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>         All of our services are rtems_CATEGORY.
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>         It isn't about the shortest name with RTEMS. It is about the
>         clearest name with grouping.
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>         I don't want to see this pattern violated and am opposed to
>         this change.
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>         Otherwise, this would be CONF_MAX_CPUS or similar and we don't
>         want that.
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>     In general I agree, however, SMP or non-SMP shouldn't be a
>     category for the configuration. I think its like
>     CONFIGURE_TICKS_PER_TIMESLICE or CONFIGURE_MICROSECONDS_PER_TICK a
>     configuration option that sets up your application environment.
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> Are there any options without SMP which should have them?
>
> If not, I agree.

I update currently the SMP chapter in the user manual. I thought that 
this would simplify the things a bit.

The clustered scheduler configuration uses the SCHEDULER category. I 
don't think we added anything SMP-specific except 
CONFIGURE_SMP_MAXIMUM_PROCESSORS (to be renamed) and 
CONFIGURE_SMP_APPLICATION (to be removed).

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