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diff --git a/Documentation/RCU/rcu.txt b/Documentation/RCU/rcu.txt
index bf778332a28f..745f429fda79 100644
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@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ o How can the updater tell when a grace period has completed
executed in user mode, or executed in the idle loop, we can
safely free up that item.
- Preemptible variants of RCU (CONFIG_TREE_PREEMPT_RCU) get the
+ Preemptible variants of RCU (CONFIG_PREEMPT_RCU) get the
same effect, but require that the readers manipulate CPU-local
counters. These counters allow limited types of blocking within
RCU read-side critical sections. SRCU also uses CPU-local
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ o I hear that RCU is patented? What is with that?
o I hear that RCU needs work in order to support realtime kernels?
This work is largely completed. Realtime-friendly RCU can be
- enabled via the CONFIG_TREE_PREEMPT_RCU kernel configuration
+ enabled via the CONFIG_PREEMPT_RCU kernel configuration
parameter. However, work is in progress for enabling priority
boosting of preempted RCU read-side critical sections. This is
needed if you have CPU-bound realtime threads.