Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S262459AbTIOHCx (ORCPT ); Mon, 15 Sep 2003 03:02:53 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S262474AbTIOHCx (ORCPT ); Mon, 15 Sep 2003 03:02:53 -0400 Received: from mail-in-02.arcor-online.net ([151.189.21.42]:26019 "EHLO mail-in-02.arcor-online.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S262459AbTIOHCv (ORCPT ); Mon, 15 Sep 2003 03:02:51 -0400 Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2003 09:02:06 +0200 From: Michael Neuffer To: Adrian Bunk Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [1/4] [2.6 patch] better i386 CPU selection Message-ID: <20030915070206.GH1455@neuffer.info> References: <20030913222443.GN27368@fs.tum.de> <20030913222659.GO27368@fs.tum.de> <20030915064623.GA6772@neuffer.info> <20030915065211.GB126@fs.tum.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20030915065211.GB126@fs.tum.de> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.4i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1506 Lines: 41 Quoting Adrian Bunk (bunk@fs.tum.de): > 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] > > > > 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. Hi Adrian OK, bad example. What about the rest ? Cheers Mike - 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/