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ring_buffer: update Kconfig help text
Make it more informative and useful. Buffer sizes that are a power of 2 didn't provide any advantage since commit 099850e ("ring_buffer: the great simplification"). Signed-off-by: Nicolas Pitre <npitre@baylibre.com>
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config RING_BUFFER
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bool "Ring buffers"
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help
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Enable usage of ring buffers. This is similar to kernel FIFOs but ring
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buffers manage their own buffer memory and can store arbitrary data.
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For optimal performance, use buffer sizes that are a power of 2.
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Provide highly efficient ring buffer management for arbitrary data.
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Some facilities such as kernel pipes are built on top of this.
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May be used directly e.g. when the pipe overhead is unnecessary.
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config NOTIFY
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bool "Asynchronous Notifications"

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