Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Sat, 15 Mar 2003 15:29:21 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Sat, 15 Mar 2003 15:29:21 -0500 Received: from pasky.ji.cz ([62.44.12.54]:35577 "HELO machine.sinus.cz") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id ; Sat, 15 Mar 2003 15:29:20 -0500 Date: Sat, 15 Mar 2003 21:40:09 +0100 From: Petr Baudis To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: [PATCH][kconfig][i386] Fix help entry for processor type choice Message-ID: <20030315204009.GB31875@pasky.ji.cz> Mail-Followup-To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.4i X-message-flag: Outlook : A program to spread viri, but it can do mail too. Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1802 Lines: 55 Hello, this patch (against 2.5.64) moves the generic help of the "Processor family" choice from the CONFIG_M386 option, adding some specific information about i386 processors to it instead. Please consider applying. arch/i386/Kconfig | 17 ++++++++++++----- 1 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) Kind regards, Petr Baudis --- linux+pasky/arch/i386/Kconfig Thu Mar 6 20:38:49 2003 +++ linux/arch/i386/Kconfig Sat Mar 15 21:34:16 2003 @@ -110,10 +110,7 @@ choice prompt "Processor family" default M686 - -config M386 - bool "386" - ---help--- + help This is the processor type of your CPU. This information is used for optimizing purposes. In order to compile a kernel that can run on all x86 CPU types (albeit not optimally fast), you can specify @@ -148,10 +145,20 @@ If you don't know what to do, choose "386". +config M386 + bool "386" + help + Select this for an x386 processor, that is AMD/Cyrix/Intel + 386DX/DXL/SL/SLC/SX, Cyrix/TI 486DLC/DLC2, UMC 486SX-S and NexGen + Nx586. Kernel compiled for this processor will also run on any newer + processor of this architecture, although not optimally fast. + + If you don't know what processor to choose, choose this one. + config M486 bool "486" help - Select this for a x486 processor, ether Intel or one of the + Select this for an x486 processor, either Intel or one of the compatible processors from AMD, Cyrix, IBM, or Intel. Includes DX, DX2, and DX4 variants; also SL/SLC/SLC2/SLC3/SX/SX2 and UMC U5D or U5S. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/