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Diffstat (limited to 'arch/i386')
-rw-r--r-- | arch/i386/Kconfig | 58 |
1 files changed, 29 insertions, 29 deletions
diff --git a/arch/i386/Kconfig b/arch/i386/Kconfig index cbc6be62f6e3..57301db056f5 100644 --- a/arch/i386/Kconfig +++ b/arch/i386/Kconfig | |||
@@ -53,6 +53,35 @@ source "init/Kconfig" | |||
53 | 53 | ||
54 | menu "Processor type and features" | 54 | menu "Processor type and features" |
55 | 55 | ||
56 | config SMP | ||
57 | bool "Symmetric multi-processing support" | ||
58 | ---help--- | ||
59 | This enables support for systems with more than one CPU. If you have | ||
60 | a system with only one CPU, like most personal computers, say N. If | ||
61 | you have a system with more than one CPU, say Y. | ||
62 | |||
63 | If you say N here, the kernel will run on single and multiprocessor | ||
64 | machines, but will use only one CPU of a multiprocessor machine. If | ||
65 | you say Y here, the kernel will run on many, but not all, | ||
66 | singleprocessor machines. On a singleprocessor machine, the kernel | ||
67 | will run faster if you say N here. | ||
68 | |||
69 | Note that if you say Y here and choose architecture "586" or | ||
70 | "Pentium" under "Processor family", the kernel will not work on 486 | ||
71 | architectures. Similarly, multiprocessor kernels for the "PPro" | ||
72 | architecture may not work on all Pentium based boards. | ||
73 | |||
74 | People using multiprocessor machines who say Y here should also say | ||
75 | Y to "Enhanced Real Time Clock Support", below. The "Advanced Power | ||
76 | Management" code will be disabled if you say Y here. | ||
77 | |||
78 | See also the <file:Documentation/smp.txt>, | ||
79 | <file:Documentation/i386/IO-APIC.txt>, | ||
80 | <file:Documentation/nmi_watchdog.txt> and the SMP-HOWTO available at | ||
81 | <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>. | ||
82 | |||
83 | If you don't know what to do here, say N. | ||
84 | |||
56 | choice | 85 | choice |
57 | prompt "Subarchitecture Type" | 86 | prompt "Subarchitecture Type" |
58 | default X86_PC | 87 | default X86_PC |
@@ -178,35 +207,6 @@ config HPET_EMULATE_RTC | |||
178 | depends on HPET_TIMER && RTC=y | 207 | depends on HPET_TIMER && RTC=y |
179 | default y | 208 | default y |
180 | 209 | ||
181 | config SMP | ||
182 | bool "Symmetric multi-processing support" | ||
183 | ---help--- | ||
184 | This enables support for systems with more than one CPU. If you have | ||
185 | a system with only one CPU, like most personal computers, say N. If | ||
186 | you have a system with more than one CPU, say Y. | ||
187 | |||
188 | If you say N here, the kernel will run on single and multiprocessor | ||
189 | machines, but will use only one CPU of a multiprocessor machine. If | ||
190 | you say Y here, the kernel will run on many, but not all, | ||
191 | singleprocessor machines. On a singleprocessor machine, the kernel | ||
192 | will run faster if you say N here. | ||
193 | |||
194 | Note that if you say Y here and choose architecture "586" or | ||
195 | "Pentium" under "Processor family", the kernel will not work on 486 | ||
196 | architectures. Similarly, multiprocessor kernels for the "PPro" | ||
197 | architecture may not work on all Pentium based boards. | ||
198 | |||
199 | People using multiprocessor machines who say Y here should also say | ||
200 | Y to "Enhanced Real Time Clock Support", below. The "Advanced Power | ||
201 | Management" code will be disabled if you say Y here. | ||
202 | |||
203 | See also the <file:Documentation/smp.txt>, | ||
204 | <file:Documentation/i386/IO-APIC.txt>, | ||
205 | <file:Documentation/nmi_watchdog.txt> and the SMP-HOWTO available at | ||
206 | <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>. | ||
207 | |||
208 | If you don't know what to do here, say N. | ||
209 | |||
210 | config NR_CPUS | 210 | config NR_CPUS |
211 | int "Maximum number of CPUs (2-255)" | 211 | int "Maximum number of CPUs (2-255)" |
212 | range 2 255 | 212 | range 2 255 |