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diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig b/arch/x86/Kconfig
index bc25b9f5e4c..a6efe0a2e9a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig
@@ -277,6 +277,7 @@ config SPARSE_IRQ
config NUMA_MIGRATE_IRQ_DESC
bool "Move irq desc when changing irq smp_affinity"
depends on SPARSE_IRQ && NUMA
+ depends on BROKEN
default n
---help---
This enables moving irq_desc to cpu/node that irq will use handled.
@@ -353,6 +354,7 @@ config X86_UV
bool "SGI Ultraviolet"
depends on X86_64
depends on X86_EXTENDED_PLATFORM
+ depends on NUMA
select X86_X2APIC
---help---
This option is needed in order to support SGI Ultraviolet systems.
@@ -496,6 +498,19 @@ config PARAVIRT
over full virtualization. However, when run without a hypervisor
the kernel is theoretically slower and slightly larger.
+config PARAVIRT_SPINLOCKS
+ bool "Paravirtualization layer for spinlocks"
+ depends on PARAVIRT && SMP && EXPERIMENTAL
+ ---help---
+ Paravirtualized spinlocks allow a pvops backend to replace the
+ spinlock implementation with something virtualization-friendly
+ (for example, block the virtual CPU rather than spinning).
+
+ Unfortunately the downside is an up to 5% performance hit on
+ native kernels, with various workloads.
+
+ If you are unsure how to answer this question, answer N.
+
config PARAVIRT_CLOCK
bool
default n
@@ -663,6 +678,7 @@ config MAXSMP
config NR_CPUS
int "Maximum number of CPUs" if SMP && !MAXSMP
+ range 2 8 if SMP && X86_32 && !X86_BIGSMP
range 2 512 if SMP && !MAXSMP
default "1" if !SMP
default "4096" if MAXSMP