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Diffstat (limited to 'arch/sparc64')
| -rw-r--r-- | arch/sparc64/Kconfig | 82 |
1 files changed, 17 insertions, 65 deletions
diff --git a/arch/sparc64/Kconfig b/arch/sparc64/Kconfig index 8acc5cc38621..d3fa0f8fc613 100644 --- a/arch/sparc64/Kconfig +++ b/arch/sparc64/Kconfig @@ -1,9 +1,5 @@ -# $Id: config.in,v 1.158 2002/01/24 22:14:44 davem Exp $ -# For a description of the syntax of this configuration file, -# see the Configure script. -# - -mainmenu "Linux/UltraSPARC Kernel Configuration" +# sparc64 configuration +mainmenu "Linux Kernel Configuration for 64-bit SPARC" config SPARC bool @@ -17,12 +13,6 @@ config SPARC64 default y select HAVE_IDE select HAVE_LMB - help - SPARC is a family of RISC microprocessors designed and marketed by - Sun Microsystems, incorporated. This port covers the newer 64-bit - UltraSPARC. The UltraLinux project maintains both the SPARC32 and - SPARC64 ports; its web page is available at - <http://www.ultralinux.org/>. config GENERIC_TIME bool @@ -97,7 +87,7 @@ config SPARC64_PAGE_SIZE_8KB help This lets you select the page size of the kernel. - 8KB and 64KB work quite well, since Sparc ELF sections + 8KB and 64KB work quite well, since SPARC ELF sections provide for up to 64KB alignment. Therefore, 512KB and 4MB are for expert hackers only. @@ -138,7 +128,7 @@ config HOTPLUG_CPU bool "Support for hot-pluggable CPUs" depends on SMP select HOTPLUG - ---help--- + help Say Y here to experiment with turning CPUs off and on. CPUs can be controlled through /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu#. Say N if you want to disable CPU hotplug. @@ -155,23 +145,16 @@ source "kernel/time/Kconfig" config SMP bool "Symmetric multi-processing support" - ---help--- + help This enables support for systems with more than one CPU. If you have a system with only one CPU, say N. If you have a system with more than one CPU, say Y. If you say N here, the kernel will run on single and multiprocessor machines, but will use only one CPU of a multiprocessor machine. If - you say Y here, the kernel will run on many, but not all, - singleprocessor machines. On a singleprocessor machine, the kernel - will run faster if you say N here. - - People using multiprocessor machines who say Y here should also say - Y to "Enhanced Real Time Clock Support", below. The "Advanced Power - Management" code will be disabled if you say Y here. - - See also <file:Documentation/nmi_watchdog.txt> and the SMP-HOWTO - available at <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>. + you say Y here, the kernel will run on single-processor machines. + On a single-processor machine, the kernel will run faster if you say + N here. If you don't know what to do here, say N. @@ -284,50 +267,19 @@ source "mm/Kconfig" config ISA bool - help - Find out whether you have ISA slots on your motherboard. ISA is the - name of a bus system, i.e. the way the CPU talks to the other stuff - inside your box. Other bus systems are PCI, EISA, MicroChannel - (MCA) or VESA. ISA is an older system, now being displaced by PCI; - newer boards don't support it. If you have ISA, say Y, otherwise N. config ISAPNP bool - help - Say Y here if you would like support for ISA Plug and Play devices. - Some information is in <file:Documentation/isapnp.txt>. - - To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the - module will be called isapnp. - - If unsure, say Y. config EISA bool - ---help--- - The Extended Industry Standard Architecture (EISA) bus was - developed as an open alternative to the IBM MicroChannel bus. - - The EISA bus provided some of the features of the IBM MicroChannel - bus while maintaining backward compatibility with cards made for - the older ISA bus. The EISA bus saw limited use between 1988 and - 1995 when it was made obsolete by the PCI bus. - - Say Y here if you are building a kernel for an EISA-based machine. - - Otherwise, say N. config MCA bool - help - MicroChannel Architecture is found in some IBM PS/2 machines and - laptops. It is a bus system similar to PCI or ISA. See - <file:Documentation/mca.txt> (and especially the web page given - there) before attempting to build an MCA bus kernel. config PCMCIA tristate - ---help--- + help Say Y here if you want to attach PCMCIA- or PC-cards to your Linux computer. These are credit-card size devices such as network cards, modems or hard drives often used with laptops computers. There are @@ -369,10 +321,10 @@ config PCI bool "PCI support" select ARCH_SUPPORTS_MSI help - Find out whether you have a PCI motherboard. PCI is the name of a - bus system, i.e. the way the CPU talks to the other stuff inside - your box. Other bus systems are ISA, EISA, MicroChannel (MCA) or - VESA. If you have PCI, say Y, otherwise N. + Find out whether your system includes a PCI bus. PCI is the name of + a bus system, i.e. the way the CPU talks to the other stuff inside + your box. If you say Y here, the kernel will include drivers and + infrastructure code to support PCI bus devices. config PCI_DOMAINS def_bool PCI @@ -397,9 +349,9 @@ menu "Executable file formats" source "fs/Kconfig.binfmt" config SPARC32_COMPAT - bool "Kernel support for Linux/Sparc 32bit binary compatibility" + bool "Kernel support for 32-bit SPARC binary compatibility" help - This allows you to run 32-bit binaries on your Ultra. + This allows you to run 32-bit binaries on your 64-bit SPARC system. Everybody wants this; say Y. config COMPAT @@ -421,8 +373,8 @@ config SCHED_SMT default y help SMT scheduler support improves the CPU scheduler's decision making - when dealing with UltraSPARC cpus at a cost of slightly increased - overhead in some places. If unsure say N here. + when dealing with SPARC cpus at a cost of slightly increased overhead + in some places. If unsure say N here. config SCHED_MC bool "Multi-core scheduler support" |