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@@ -215,6 +215,38 @@ menu "Global build settings" help Enable IPV6 support in packages (passes --enable-ipv6 to configure scripts). + config PKG_BUILD_PARALLEL + bool + prompt "Compile certain packages parallelized" + default n + help + This adds a -jX option to certain packages that are known to + behave well for parallel build. + + Note that this may overcommit CPU resources depending on the + -j level of the main make process, the number of package + submake jobs selected below and the number of actual CPUs present. + Example: If the main make is passed a -j4 and the submake -j + is also set to 4, we may end up with 16 parallel make processes + in the worst case. + + You get maximum build performance, if you set the package build + jobs to the number of CPUs (cores) available and also start the main + make process with -jX, where X is the number of CPUs (cores). + However, make sure you have enough RAM available for + NR_CPUS to the power of two (NR_CPUS^2) make jobs. + + If you are unsure, select N. + + config PKG_BUILD_JOBS + int + prompt "Number of package submake jobs (2-512)" + range 2 512 + default 2 + depends on PKG_BUILD_PARALLEL + help + The number of jobs (-jX) to pass to packages submake. + comment "Stripping options" choice |