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Original-Subject: [PATCH] x86: Improve description of IA32_EMULATION_DEFAULT_DISABLED
Author: Hanno =?UTF-8?B?QsO2Y2s=?= <hanno@hboeck.de>
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Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2024 10:45:43 +0100
From: Hanno =?UTF-8?B?QsO2Y2s=?= <hanno@hboeck.de>
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  dave.hansen@linux.intel.com
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Subject: [PATCH] x86: Improve description of IA32_EMULATION_DEFAULT_DISABLED
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The description of the option disables a default, but does not mention
how to change that default. To make it easier to find out, mention boot
parameter ia32_emulation.

Signed-off-by: Hanno B=C3=B6ck <hanno@hboeck.de>
---

diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig b/arch/x86/Kconfig
index 5edec175b..a65ff33e0 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig
@@ -3006,8 +3006,10 @@ config IA32_EMULATION_DEFAULT_DISABLED
 	depends on IA32_EMULATION
 	help
 	  Make IA32 emulation disabled by default. This prevents loading 32-bit
-	  processes and access to 32-bit syscalls. If unsure, leave it to its
-	  default value.
+	  processes and access to 32-bit syscalls. If set, IA32 emulation can be
+	  re-enabled with the boot parameter ia32_emulation=3Dtrue.
+
+	  If unsure, leave it to its default value.
=20
 config X86_X32_ABI
 	bool "x32 ABI for 64-bit mode"