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| -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 cbc6be62f6e..57301db056f 100644 --- a/arch/i386/Kconfig +++ b/arch/i386/Kconfig @@ -53,6 +53,35 @@ source "init/Kconfig" menu "Processor type and features" +config SMP + bool "Symmetric multi-processing support" + ---help--- + This enables support for systems with more than one CPU. If you have + a system with only one CPU, like most personal computers, say N. If + you have a system with more than one CPU, say Y. + + If you say N here, the kernel will run on single and multiprocessor + machines, but will use only one CPU of a multiprocessor machine. If + you say Y here, the kernel will run on many, but not all, + singleprocessor machines. On a singleprocessor machine, the kernel + will run faster if you say N here. + + Note that if you say Y here and choose architecture "586" or + "Pentium" under "Processor family", the kernel will not work on 486 + architectures. Similarly, multiprocessor kernels for the "PPro" + architecture may not work on all Pentium based boards. + + People using multiprocessor machines who say Y here should also say + Y to "Enhanced Real Time Clock Support", below. The "Advanced Power + Management" code will be disabled if you say Y here. + + See also the <file:Documentation/smp.txt>, + <file:Documentation/i386/IO-APIC.txt>, + <file:Documentation/nmi_watchdog.txt> and the SMP-HOWTO available at + <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>. + + If you don't know what to do here, say N. + choice prompt "Subarchitecture Type" default X86_PC @@ -178,35 +207,6 @@ config HPET_EMULATE_RTC depends on HPET_TIMER && RTC=y default y -config SMP - bool "Symmetric multi-processing support" - ---help--- - This enables support for systems with more than one CPU. If you have - a system with only one CPU, like most personal computers, say N. If - you have a system with more than one CPU, say Y. - - If you say N here, the kernel will run on single and multiprocessor - machines, but will use only one CPU of a multiprocessor machine. If - you say Y here, the kernel will run on many, but not all, - singleprocessor machines. On a singleprocessor machine, the kernel - will run faster if you say N here. - - Note that if you say Y here and choose architecture "586" or - "Pentium" under "Processor family", the kernel will not work on 486 - architectures. Similarly, multiprocessor kernels for the "PPro" - architecture may not work on all Pentium based boards. - - People using multiprocessor machines who say Y here should also say - Y to "Enhanced Real Time Clock Support", below. The "Advanced Power - Management" code will be disabled if you say Y here. - - See also the <file:Documentation/smp.txt>, - <file:Documentation/i386/IO-APIC.txt>, - <file:Documentation/nmi_watchdog.txt> and the SMP-HOWTO available at - <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>. - - If you don't know what to do here, say N. - config NR_CPUS int "Maximum number of CPUs (2-255)" range 2 255 |