1 files changed, 19 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/arch/mips/Kconfig b/arch/mips/Kconfig
index 3ad59dde4852..5526faabfc21 100644
--- a/arch/mips/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/mips/Kconfig
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ config MIPS
         select HAVE_KPROBES
         select HAVE_KRETPROBES
         select RTC_LIB if !MACH_LOONGSON
+        select GENERIC_ATOMIC64 if !64BIT
 
 mainmenu "Linux/MIPS Kernel Configuration"
 
@@ -1646,8 +1647,16 @@ config MIPS_MT_SMP
         select SYS_SUPPORTS_SMP
         select SMP_UP
         help
-          This is a kernel model which is also known a VSMP or lately
-          has been marketesed into SMVP.
+          This is a kernel model which is known a VSMP but lately has been
+          marketesed into SMVP.
+          Virtual SMP uses the processor's VPEs  to implement virtual
+          processors. In currently available configuration of the 34K processor
+          this allows for a dual processor. Both processors will share the same
+          primary caches; each will obtain the half of the TLB for it's own
+          exclusive use. For a layman this model can be described as similar to
+          what Intel calls Hyperthreading.
+
+          For further information see http://www.linux-mips.org/wiki/34K#VSMP
 
 config MIPS_MT_SMTC
         bool "SMTC: Use all TCs on all VPEs for SMP"
@@ -1664,6 +1673,14 @@ config MIPS_MT_SMTC
         help
           This is a kernel model which is known a SMTC or lately has been
           marketesed into SMVP.
+          is presenting the available TC's of the core as processors to Linux.
+          On currently available 34K processors this means a Linux system will
+          see up to 5 processors. The implementation of the SMTC kernel differs
+          significantly from VSMP and cannot efficiently coexist in the same
+          kernel binary so the choice between VSMP and SMTC is a compile time
+          decision.
+
+          For further information see http://www.linux-mips.org/wiki/34K#SMTC
 
 endchoice