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diff --git a/arch/Kconfig b/arch/Kconfig
index 98de654b79b3..516f2b05bd66 100644
--- a/arch/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/Kconfig
@@ -540,11 +540,17 @@ config HAVE_CONTEXT_TRACKING
help
Provide kernel/user boundaries probes necessary for subsystems
that need it, such as userspace RCU extended quiescent state.
- Syscalls need to be wrapped inside user_exit()-user_enter() through
- the slow path using TIF_NOHZ flag. Exceptions handlers must be
- wrapped as well. Irqs are already protected inside
- rcu_irq_enter/rcu_irq_exit() but preemption or signal handling on
- irq exit still need to be protected.
+ Syscalls need to be wrapped inside user_exit()-user_enter(), either
+ optimized behind static key or through the slow path using TIF_NOHZ
+ flag. Exceptions handlers must be wrapped as well. Irqs are already
+ protected inside rcu_irq_enter/rcu_irq_exit() but preemption or signal
+ handling on irq exit still need to be protected.
+
+config HAVE_TIF_NOHZ
+ bool
+ help
+ Arch relies on TIF_NOHZ and syscall slow path to implement context
+ tracking calls to user_enter()/user_exit().
config HAVE_VIRT_CPU_ACCOUNTING
bool
@@ -738,8 +744,9 @@ config HAVE_STACK_VALIDATION
config HAVE_RELIABLE_STACKTRACE
bool
help
- Architecture has a save_stack_trace_tsk_reliable() function which
- only returns a stack trace if it can guarantee the trace is reliable.
+ Architecture has either save_stack_trace_tsk_reliable() or
+ arch_stack_walk_reliable() function which only returns a stack trace
+ if it can guarantee the trace is reliable.
config HAVE_ARCH_HASH
bool