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-rw-r--r--arch/x86/Kconfig30
1 files changed, 28 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig b/arch/x86/Kconfig
index 8955262caa3..35efba546e0 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig
@@ -285,6 +285,7 @@ config X86_BIGSMP
---help---
This option is needed for the systems that have more than 8 CPUs
+if X86_32
config X86_EXTENDED_PLATFORM
bool "Support for extended (non-PC) x86 platforms"
default y
@@ -293,12 +294,37 @@ config X86_EXTENDED_PLATFORM
standard PC platforms. (which covers the vast majority of
systems out there.)
- If you enable this option then you'll be able to select a number
- of non-PC x86 platforms.
+ If you enable this option then you'll be able to select support
+ for the following (non-PC) 32 bit x86 platforms:
+ AMD Elan
+ NUMAQ (IBM/Sequent)
+ RDC R-321x SoC
+ SGI 320/540 (Visual Workstation)
+ Summit/EXA (IBM x440)
+ Unisys ES7000 IA32 series
+ Voyager (NCR)
If you have one of these systems, or if you want to build a
generic distribution kernel, say Y here - otherwise say N.
+endif
+
+if X86_64
+config X86_EXTENDED_PLATFORM
+ bool "Support for extended (non-PC) x86 platforms"
+ default y
+ ---help---
+ If you disable this option then the kernel will only support
+ standard PC platforms. (which covers the vast majority of
+ systems out there.)
+
+ If you enable this option then you'll be able to select support
+ for the following (non-PC) 64 bit x86 platforms:
+ ScaleMP vSMP
+ SGI Ultraviolet
+ If you have one of these systems, or if you want to build a
+ generic distribution kernel, say Y here - otherwise say N.
+endif
# This is an alphabetically sorted list of 64 bit extended platforms
# Please maintain the alphabetic order if and when there are additions