X-Git-Url: https://gerrit.opnfv.org/gerrit/gitweb?p=kvmfornfv.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=kernel%2Fdrivers%2Fras%2FKconfig;h=4c3c67d13254aff48b41d4748e7d7d55bd6f220f;hp=f9da613052c21995f81a7231aed4014153a64c00;hb=e09b41010ba33a20a87472ee821fa407a5b8da36;hpb=f93b97fd65072de626c074dbe099a1fff05ce060 diff --git a/kernel/drivers/ras/Kconfig b/kernel/drivers/ras/Kconfig index f9da61305..4c3c67d13 100644 --- a/kernel/drivers/ras/Kconfig +++ b/kernel/drivers/ras/Kconfig @@ -1,2 +1,35 @@ -config RAS - bool +menuconfig RAS + bool "Reliability, Availability and Serviceability (RAS) features" + help + Reliability, availability and serviceability (RAS) is a computer + hardware engineering term. Computers designed with higher levels + of RAS have a multitude of features that protect data integrity + and help them stay available for long periods of time without + failure. + + Reliability can be defined as the probability that the system will + produce correct outputs up to some given time. Reliability is + enhanced by features that help to avoid, detect and repair hardware + faults. + + Availability is the probability a system is operational at a given + time, i.e. the amount of time a device is actually operating as the + percentage of total time it should be operating. + + Serviceability or maintainability is the simplicity and speed with + which a system can be repaired or maintained; if the time to repair + a failed system increases, then availability will decrease. + + Note that Reliability and Availability are distinct concepts: + Reliability is a measure of the ability of a system to function + correctly, including avoiding data corruption, whereas Availability + measures how often it is available for use, even though it may not + be functioning correctly. For example, a server may run forever and + so have ideal availability, but may be unreliable, with frequent + data corruption. + +if RAS + +source arch/x86/ras/Kconfig + +endif