Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S262466AbTIOGwU (ORCPT ); Mon, 15 Sep 2003 02:52:20 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S262468AbTIOGwU (ORCPT ); Mon, 15 Sep 2003 02:52:20 -0400 Received: from hermes.fachschaften.tu-muenchen.de ([129.187.202.12]:37112 "HELO hermes.fachschaften.tu-muenchen.de") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S262466AbTIOGwQ (ORCPT ); Mon, 15 Sep 2003 02:52:16 -0400 Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2003 08:52:12 +0200 From: Adrian Bunk To: Michael Neuffer Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [1/4] [2.6 patch] better i386 CPU selection Message-ID: <20030915065211.GB126@fs.tum.de> References: <20030913222443.GN27368@fs.tum.de> <20030913222659.GO27368@fs.tum.de> <20030915064623.GA6772@neuffer.info> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20030915064623.GA6772@neuffer.info> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1655 Lines: 51 On Mon, Sep 15, 2003 at 08:46:23AM +0200, Michael Neuffer wrote: > Quoting Adrian Bunk (bunk@fs.tum.de): > > [...] > > - help text changes/updates > > [...] > > -config M686 > > +config CPU_686 > > bool "Pentium-Pro" > > help > > - Select this for Intel Pentium Pro chips. This enables the use of > > - Pentium Pro extended instructions, and disables the init-time guard > > - against the f00f bug found in earlier Pentiums. > > + Select this for Intel Pentium Pro chips. > > [...one example left] > > > Hi Adrian Hi Michael, > Is there a valid reason why you removed most of the > descriptions ? I think a bit of a background on the > CPU selections is helpful and interesting, especially > for newcommers. You've cut it down so far, that you > could also put there "Read Variable Name" or > "No help available" instead. With the CPU selection scheme I propose this is no longer true. Especially the f00f workaround is no longer disabled when configuring for a Pentium Pro or above, it's only enabled when you select the older Pentium - but this setting is now independend of the Pentium Pro setting. > Cheers > Mike cu Adrian -- "Is there not promise of rain?" Ling Tan asked suddenly out of the darkness. There had been need of rain for many days. "Only a promise," Lao Er said. Pearl S. Buck - Dragon Seed - 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/