bool
default y
+config GENERIC_HWEIGHT
+ bool
+ default y
+
config ARCH_MAY_HAVE_PC_FDC
bool
default y
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
config X86_NUMAQ
bool "NUMAQ (IBM/Sequent)"
+ select SMP
select NUMA
help
This option is used for getting Linux to run on a (IBM/Sequent) NUMA
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
cost of slightly increased overhead in some places. If unsure say
N here.
+config SCHED_MC
+ bool "Multi-core scheduler support"
+ depends on SMP
+ default y
+ help
+ Multi-core scheduler support improves the CPU scheduler's decision
+ making when dealing with multi-core CPU chips at a cost of slightly
+ increased overhead in some places. If unsure say N here.
+
source "kernel/Kconfig.preempt"
config X86_UP_APIC
config NOHIGHMEM
bool "off"
+ depends on !X86_NUMAQ
---help---
Linux can use up to 64 Gigabytes of physical memory on x86 systems.
However, the address space of 32-bit x86 processors is only 4
config HIGHMEM4G
bool "4GB"
+ depends on !X86_NUMAQ
help
Select this if you have a 32-bit processor and between 1 and 4
gigabytes of physical RAM.
choice
depends on EXPERIMENTAL && !X86_PAE
- prompt "Memory split"
+ prompt "Memory split" if EMBEDDED
default VMSPLIT_3G
help
Select the desired split between kernel and user memory.
default n if X86_PC
default y if (X86_NUMAQ || X86_SUMMIT)
-# Need comments to help the hapless user trying to turn on NUMA support
-comment "NUMA (NUMA-Q) requires SMP, 64GB highmem support"
- depends on X86_NUMAQ && (!HIGHMEM64G || !SMP)
-
comment "NUMA (Summit) requires SMP, 64GB highmem support, ACPI"
depends on X86_SUMMIT && (!HIGHMEM64G || !ACPI)
+config NODES_SHIFT
+ int
+ default "4" if X86_NUMAQ
+ default "3"
+ depends on NEED_MULTIPLE_NODES
+
config HAVE_ARCH_BOOTMEM_NODE
bool
depends on NUMA
default y
config REGPARM
- bool "Use register arguments (EXPERIMENTAL)"
- depends on EXPERIMENTAL
- default n
+ bool "Use register arguments"
+ default y
help
- Compile the kernel with -mregparm=3. This uses a different ABI
- and passes the first three arguments of a function call in registers.
- This will probably break binary only modules.
+ Compile the kernel with -mregparm=3. This instructs gcc to use
+ a more efficient function call ABI which passes the first three
+ arguments of a function call via registers, which results in denser
+ and faster code.
+
+ If this option is disabled, then the default ABI of passing
+ arguments via the stack is used.
+
+ If unsure, say Y.
config SECCOMP
bool "Enable seccomp to safely compute untrusted bytecode"
bool "Support for hot-pluggable CPUs (EXPERIMENTAL)"
depends on SMP && HOTPLUG && EXPERIMENTAL && !X86_VOYAGER
---help---
- Say Y here to experiment with turning CPUs off and on. CPUs
- can be controlled through /sys/devices/system/cpu.
-
- Say N.
+ Say Y here to experiment with turning CPUs off and on, and to
+ enable suspend on SMP systems. CPUs can be controlled through
+ /sys/devices/system/cpu.
-config DOUBLEFAULT
- default y
- bool "Enable doublefault exception handler" if EMBEDDED
- help
- This option allows trapping of rare doublefault exceptions that
- would otherwise cause a system to silently reboot. Disabling this
- option saves about 4k and might cause you much additional grey
- hair.
endmenu