The following snippet is from arch/s390/config.in:
if [ "$CONFIG_IPL" = "y" ]; then
choice 'IPL method generated into head.S' \
"tape CONFIG_IPL_TAPE \
vm_reader CONFIG_IPL_VM" tape
fi
This patch adds help for the vm_reader choice option.
Steven
--- linux-2.5.9-dj1/arch/s390/Config.help.orig Tue Apr 23 20:28:41 2002
+++ linux-2.5.9-dj1/arch/s390/Config.help Tue Apr 23 23:13:04 2002
@@ -155,7 +155,10 @@
IPL device.
CONFIG_IPL_TAPE
- Select this option if you want to IPL the image from a Tape.
+ Select "tape" if you want to IPL the image from a Tape.
+
+ Select "vm_reader" if you are running under VM/ESA and want
+ to IPL the image from the emulated card reader.
CONFIG_FAST_IRQ
Select this option in order to get the interrupts processed faster