1 files changed, 18 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/arch/i386/Kconfig b/arch/i386/Kconfig
index 63d5e841caf5..595fb771366e 100644
--- a/arch/i386/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/i386/Kconfig
@@ -203,6 +203,15 @@ config PARAVIRT
           However, when run without a hypervisor the kernel is
           theoretically slower.  If in doubt, say N.
 
+config VMI
+        bool "VMI Paravirt-ops support"
+        depends on PARAVIRT
+        default y
+        help
+          VMI provides a paravirtualized interface to multiple hypervisors
+          include VMware ESX server and Xen by connecting to a ROM module
+          provided by the hypervisor.
+
 config ACPI_SRAT
         bool
         default y
@@ -1263,3 +1272,12 @@ config X86_TRAMPOLINE
 config KTIME_SCALAR
         bool
         default y
+
+config NO_IDLE_HZ
+        bool
+        depends on PARAVIRT
+        default y
+        help
+          Switches the regular HZ timer off when the system is going idle.
+          This helps a hypervisor detect that the Linux system is idle,
+          reducing the overhead of idle systems.