1 files changed, 12 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig b/arch/x86/Kconfig
index 5d0bf1aa9dcb..a11f27c4266a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ config X86
         select HAVE_ACPI_APEI if ACPI
         select HAVE_ACPI_APEI_NMI if ACPI
         select ACPI_LEGACY_TABLES_LOOKUP if ACPI
+        select X86_FEATURE_NAMES if PROC_FS
 
 config INSTRUCTION_DECODER
         def_bool y
@@ -313,6 +314,17 @@ config SMP
 
           If you don't know what to do here, say N.
 
+config X86_FEATURE_NAMES
+        bool "Processor feature human-readable names" if EMBEDDED
+        default y
+        ---help---
+          This option compiles in a table of x86 feature bits and corresponding
+          names.  This is required to support /proc/cpuinfo and a few kernel
+          messages.  You can disable this to save space, at the expense of
+          making those few kernel messages show numeric feature bits instead.
+
+          If in doubt, say Y.
+
 config X86_X2APIC
         bool "Support x2apic"
         depends on X86_LOCAL_APIC && X86_64 && IRQ_REMAP