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Diffstat (limited to 'arch/x86/Kconfig')
| -rw-r--r-- | arch/x86/Kconfig | 19 |
1 files changed, 8 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig b/arch/x86/Kconfig index d89b94528153..fa6fa52248d9 100644 --- a/arch/x86/Kconfig +++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig | |||
| @@ -961,21 +961,18 @@ config MTRR | |||
| 961 | 961 | ||
| 962 | config EFI | 962 | config EFI |
| 963 | def_bool n | 963 | def_bool n |
| 964 | prompt "Boot from EFI support" | 964 | prompt "EFI runtime service support" |
| 965 | depends on ACPI | 965 | depends on ACPI |
| 966 | ---help--- | 966 | ---help--- |
| 967 | This enables the kernel to boot on EFI platforms using | 967 | This enables the kernel to use EFI runtime services that are |
| 968 | system configuration information passed to it from the firmware. | ||
| 969 | This also enables the kernel to use any EFI runtime services that are | ||
| 970 | available (such as the EFI variable services). | 968 | available (such as the EFI variable services). |
| 971 | 969 | ||
| 972 | This option is only useful on systems that have EFI firmware | 970 | This option is only useful on systems that have EFI firmware. |
| 973 | and will result in a kernel image that is ~8k larger. In addition, | 971 | In addition, you should use the latest ELILO loader available |
| 974 | you must use the latest ELILO loader available at | 972 | at <http://elilo.sourceforge.net> in order to take advantage |
| 975 | <http://elilo.sourceforge.net> in order to take advantage of | 973 | of EFI runtime services. However, even with this option, the |
| 976 | kernel initialization using EFI information (neither GRUB nor LILO know | 974 | resultant kernel should continue to boot on existing non-EFI |
| 977 | anything about EFI). However, even with this option, the resultant | 975 | platforms. |
| 978 | kernel should continue to boot on existing non-EFI platforms. | ||
| 979 | 976 | ||
| 980 | config IRQBALANCE | 977 | config IRQBALANCE |
| 981 | def_bool y | 978 | def_bool y |