Patch to arch/sparc/Kconfig [1 of 5]

From: Jim Nelson
Date: Mon Oct 18 2004 - 04:53:33 EST


Fixes x86-specific help in SPARC32 SMP support help.

Apply against 2.6.9-rc4.

diff -u arch/sparc/Kconfig.orig arch/sparc/Kconfig --- ./arch/sparc/Kconfig.orig 2004-10-16 09:53:49.626021592 -0400
+++ ./arch/sparc/Kconfig 2004-10-16 10:02:10.724152771 -0400
@@ -85,8 +85,8 @@
depends on BROKEN
---help---
This enables support for systems with more than one CPU. If you have
- a system with only one CPU, like most personal computers, say N. If
- you have a system with more than one CPU, say Y.
+ a system with only one CPU, say N. If you have a system with more
+ than one CPU, say Y.

If you say N here, the kernel will run on single and multiprocessor
machines, but will use only one CPU of a multiprocessor machine. If
@@ -94,17 +94,11 @@
singleprocessor machines. On a singleprocessor machine, the kernel
will run faster if you say N here.

- Note that if you say Y here and choose architecture "586" or
- "Pentium" under "Processor family", the kernel will not work on 486
- architectures. Similarly, multiprocessor kernels for the "PPro"
- architecture may not work on all Pentium based boards.
-
People using multiprocessor machines who say Y here should also say
Y to "Enhanced Real Time Clock Support", below. The "Advanced Power
Management" code will be disabled if you say Y here.

See also the <file:Documentation/smp.txt>,
- <file:Documentation/i386/IO-APIC.txt>,
<file:Documentation/nmi_watchdog.txt> and the SMP-HOWTO available at
<http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.