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1 #
2 # For a description of the syntax of this configuration file,
3 # see Documentation/kbuild/kconfig-language.txt.
4 #
5
6 mainmenu "Linux Kernel Configuration"
7
8 config X86
9 bool
10 default y
11 help
12 This is Linux's home port. Linux was originally native to the Intel
13 386, and runs on all the later x86 processors including the Intel
14 486, 586, Pentiums, and various instruction-set-compatible chips by
15 AMD, Cyrix, and others.
16
17 config MMU
18 bool
19 default y
20
21 config SBUS
22 bool
23
24 config UID16
25 bool
26 default y
27
28 config GENERIC_ISA_DMA
29 bool
30 default y
31
32 config GENERIC_IOMAP
33 bool
34 default y
35
36 source "init/Kconfig"
37
38 menu "Processor type and features"
39
40 choice
41 prompt "Subarchitecture Type"
42 default X86_PC
43
44 config X86_PC
45 bool "PC-compatible"
46 help
47 Choose this option if your computer is a standard PC or compatible.
48
49 config X86_ELAN
50 bool "AMD Elan"
51 help
52 Select this for an AMD Elan processor.
53
54 Do not use this option for K6/Athlon/Opteron processors!
55
56 If unsure, choose "PC-compatible" instead.
57
58 config X86_VOYAGER
59 bool "Voyager (NCR)"
60 help
61 Voyager is an MCA-based 32-way capable SMP architecture proprietary
62 to NCR Corp. Machine classes 345x/35xx/4100/51xx are Voyager-based.
63
64 *** WARNING ***
65
66 If you do not specifically know you have a Voyager based machine,
67 say N here, otherwise the kernel you build will not be bootable.
68
69 config X86_NUMAQ
70 bool "NUMAQ (IBM/Sequent)"
71 select NUMA
72 help
73 This option is used for getting Linux to run on a (IBM/Sequent) NUMA
74 multiquad box. This changes the way that processors are bootstrapped,
75 and uses Clustered Logical APIC addressing mode instead of Flat Logical.
76 You will need a new lynxer.elf file to flash your firmware with - send
77 email to <Martin.Bligh@us.ibm.com>.
78
79 config X86_SUMMIT
80 bool "Summit/EXA (IBM x440)"
81 depends on SMP
82 help
83 This option is needed for IBM systems that use the Summit/EXA chipset.
84 In particular, it is needed for the x440.
85
86 If you don't have one of these computers, you should say N here.
87
88 config X86_BIGSMP
89 bool "Support for other sub-arch SMP systems with more than 8 CPUs"
90 depends on SMP
91 help
92 This option is needed for the systems that have more than 8 CPUs
93 and if the system is not of any sub-arch type above.
94
95 If you don't have such a system, you should say N here.
96
97 config X86_VISWS
98 bool "SGI 320/540 (Visual Workstation)"
99 help
100 The SGI Visual Workstation series is an IA32-based workstation
101 based on SGI systems chips with some legacy PC hardware attached.
102
103 Say Y here to create a kernel to run on the SGI 320 or 540.
104
105 A kernel compiled for the Visual Workstation will not run on PCs
106 and vice versa. See <file:Documentation/sgi-visws.txt> for details.
107
108 config X86_GENERICARCH
109 bool "Generic architecture (Summit, bigsmp, ES7000, default)"
110 depends on SMP
111 help
112 This option compiles in the Summit, bigsmp, ES7000, default subarchitectures.
113 It is intended for a generic binary kernel.
114
115 config X86_ES7000
116 bool "Support for Unisys ES7000 IA32 series"
117 depends on SMP
118 help
119 Support for Unisys ES7000 systems. Say 'Y' here if this kernel is
120 supposed to run on an IA32-based Unisys ES7000 system.
121 Only choose this option if you have such a system, otherwise you
122 should say N here.
123
124 endchoice
125
126 config ACPI_SRAT
127 bool
128 default y
129 depends on NUMA && (X86_SUMMIT || X86_GENERICARCH)
130
131 config X86_SUMMIT_NUMA
132 bool
133 default y
134 depends on NUMA && (X86_SUMMIT || X86_GENERICARCH)
135
136 config X86_CYCLONE_TIMER
137 bool
138 default y
139 depends on X86_SUMMIT || X86_GENERICARCH
140
141 config ES7000_CLUSTERED_APIC
142 bool
143 default y
144 depends on SMP && X86_ES7000 && MPENTIUMIII
145
146 if !X86_ELAN
147
148 choice
149 prompt "Processor family"
150 default M686
151
152 config M386
153 bool "386"
154 ---help---
155 This is the processor type of your CPU. This information is used for
156 optimizing purposes. In order to compile a kernel that can run on
157 all x86 CPU types (albeit not optimally fast), you can specify
158 "386" here.
159
160 The kernel will not necessarily run on earlier architectures than
161 the one you have chosen, e.g. a Pentium optimized kernel will run on
162 a PPro, but not necessarily on a i486.
163
164 Here are the settings recommended for greatest speed:
165 - "386" for the AMD/Cyrix/Intel 386DX/DXL/SL/SLC/SX, Cyrix/TI
166 486DLC/DLC2, UMC 486SX-S and NexGen Nx586. Only "386" kernels
167 will run on a 386 class machine.
168 - "486" for the AMD/Cyrix/IBM/Intel 486DX/DX2/DX4 or
169 SL/SLC/SLC2/SLC3/SX/SX2 and UMC U5D or U5S.
170 - "586" for generic Pentium CPUs lacking the TSC
171 (time stamp counter) register.
172 - "Pentium-Classic" for the Intel Pentium.
173 - "Pentium-MMX" for the Intel Pentium MMX.
174 - "Pentium-Pro" for the Intel Pentium Pro.
175 - "Pentium-II" for the Intel Pentium II or pre-Coppermine Celeron.
176 - "Pentium-III" for the Intel Pentium III or Coppermine Celeron.
177 - "Pentium-4" for the Intel Pentium 4 or P4-based Celeron.
178 - "K6" for the AMD K6, K6-II and K6-III (aka K6-3D).
179 - "Athlon" for the AMD K7 family (Athlon/Duron/Thunderbird).
180 - "Crusoe" for the Transmeta Crusoe series.
181 - "Efficeon" for the Transmeta Efficeon series.
182 - "Winchip-C6" for original IDT Winchip.
183 - "Winchip-2" for IDT Winchip 2.
184 - "Winchip-2A" for IDT Winchips with 3dNow! capabilities.
185 - "GeodeGX1" for Geode GX1 (Cyrix MediaGX).
186 - "CyrixIII/VIA C3" for VIA Cyrix III or VIA C3.
187 - "VIA C3-2 for VIA C3-2 "Nehemiah" (model 9 and above).
188
189 If you don't know what to do, choose "386".
190
191 config M486
192 bool "486"
193 help
194 Select this for a 486 series processor, either Intel or one of the
195 compatible processors from AMD, Cyrix, IBM, or Intel. Includes DX,
196 DX2, and DX4 variants; also SL/SLC/SLC2/SLC3/SX/SX2 and UMC U5D or
197 U5S.
198
199 config M586
200 bool "586/K5/5x86/6x86/6x86MX"
201 help
202 Select this for an 586 or 686 series processor such as the AMD K5,
203 the Cyrix 5x86, 6x86 and 6x86MX. This choice does not
204 assume the RDTSC (Read Time Stamp Counter) instruction.
205
206 config M586TSC
207 bool "Pentium-Classic"
208 help
209 Select this for a Pentium Classic processor with the RDTSC (Read
210 Time Stamp Counter) instruction for benchmarking.
211
212 config M586MMX
213 bool "Pentium-MMX"
214 help
215 Select this for a Pentium with the MMX graphics/multimedia
216 extended instructions.
217
218 config M686
219 bool "Pentium-Pro"
220 help
221 Select this for Intel Pentium Pro chips. This enables the use of
222 Pentium Pro extended instructions, and disables the init-time guard
223 against the f00f bug found in earlier Pentiums.
224
225 config MPENTIUMII
226 bool "Pentium-II/Celeron(pre-Coppermine)"
227 help
228 Select this for Intel chips based on the Pentium-II and
229 pre-Coppermine Celeron core. This option enables an unaligned
230 copy optimization, compiles the kernel with optimization flags
231 tailored for the chip, and applies any applicable Pentium Pro
232 optimizations.
233
234 config MPENTIUMIII
235 bool "Pentium-III/Celeron(Coppermine)/Pentium-III Xeon"
236 help
237 Select this for Intel chips based on the Pentium-III and
238 Celeron-Coppermine core. This option enables use of some
239 extended prefetch instructions in addition to the Pentium II
240 extensions.
241
242 config MPENTIUMM
243 bool "Pentium M"
244 help
245 Select this for Intel Pentium M (not Pentium-4 M)
246 notebook chips.
247
248 config MPENTIUM4
249 bool "Pentium-4/Celeron(P4-based)/Pentium-4 M/Xeon"
250 help
251 Select this for Intel Pentium 4 chips. This includes the
252 Pentium 4, P4-based Celeron and Xeon, and Pentium-4 M
253 (not Pentium M) chips. This option enables compile flags
254 optimized for the chip, uses the correct cache shift, and
255 applies any applicable Pentium III optimizations.
256
257 config MK6
258 bool "K6/K6-II/K6-III"
259 help
260 Select this for an AMD K6-family processor. Enables use of
261 some extended instructions, and passes appropriate optimization
262 flags to GCC.
263
264 config MK7
265 bool "Athlon/Duron/K7"
266 help
267 Select this for an AMD Athlon K7-family processor. Enables use of
268 some extended instructions, and passes appropriate optimization
269 flags to GCC.
270
271 config MK8
272 bool "Opteron/Athlon64/Hammer/K8"
273 help
274 Select this for an AMD Opteron or Athlon64 Hammer-family processor. Enables
275 use of some extended instructions, and passes appropriate optimization
276 flags to GCC.
277
278 config MCRUSOE
279 bool "Crusoe"
280 help
281 Select this for a Transmeta Crusoe processor. Treats the processor
282 like a 586 with TSC, and sets some GCC optimization flags (like a
283 Pentium Pro with no alignment requirements).
284
285 config MEFFICEON
286 bool "Efficeon"
287 help
288 Select this for a Transmeta Efficeon processor.
289
290 config MWINCHIPC6
291 bool "Winchip-C6"
292 help
293 Select this for an IDT Winchip C6 chip. Linux and GCC
294 treat this chip as a 586TSC with some extended instructions
295 and alignment requirements.
296
297 config MWINCHIP2
298 bool "Winchip-2"
299 help
300 Select this for an IDT Winchip-2. Linux and GCC
301 treat this chip as a 586TSC with some extended instructions
302 and alignment requirements.
303
304 config MWINCHIP3D
305 bool "Winchip-2A/Winchip-3"
306 help
307 Select this for an IDT Winchip-2A or 3. Linux and GCC
308 treat this chip as a 586TSC with some extended instructions
309 and alignment reqirements. Also enable out of order memory
310 stores for this CPU, which can increase performance of some
311 operations.
312
313 config MGEODEGX1
314 bool "GeodeGX1"
315 help
316 Select this for a Geode GX1 (Cyrix MediaGX) chip.
317
318 config MCYRIXIII
319 bool "CyrixIII/VIA-C3"
320 help
321 Select this for a Cyrix III or C3 chip. Presently Linux and GCC
322 treat this chip as a generic 586. Whilst the CPU is 686 class,
323 it lacks the cmov extension which gcc assumes is present when
324 generating 686 code.
325 Note that Nehemiah (Model 9) and above will not boot with this
326 kernel due to them lacking the 3DNow! instructions used in earlier
327 incarnations of the CPU.
328
329 config MVIAC3_2
330 bool "VIA C3-2 (Nehemiah)"
331 help
332 Select this for a VIA C3 "Nehemiah". Selecting this enables usage
333 of SSE and tells gcc to treat the CPU as a 686.
334 Note, this kernel will not boot on older (pre model 9) C3s.
335
336 endchoice
337
338 config X86_GENERIC
339 bool "Generic x86 support"
340 help
341 Instead of just including optimizations for the selected
342 x86 variant (e.g. PII, Crusoe or Athlon), include some more
343 generic optimizations as well. This will make the kernel
344 perform better on x86 CPUs other than that selected.
345
346 This is really intended for distributors who need more
347 generic optimizations.
348
349 endif
350
351 #
352 # Define implied options from the CPU selection here
353 #
354 config X86_CMPXCHG
355 bool
356 depends on !M386
357 default y
358
359 config X86_XADD
360 bool
361 depends on !M386
362 default y
363
364 config X86_L1_CACHE_SHIFT
365 int
366 default "7" if MPENTIUM4 || X86_GENERIC
367 default "4" if X86_ELAN || M486 || M386
368 default "5" if MWINCHIP3D || MWINCHIP2 || MWINCHIPC6 || MCRUSOE || MEFFICEON || MCYRIXIII || MK6 || MPENTIUMIII || MPENTIUMII || M686 || M586MMX || M586TSC || M586 || MVIAC3_2 || MGEODEGX1
369 default "6" if MK7 || MK8 || MPENTIUMM
370
371 config RWSEM_GENERIC_SPINLOCK
372 bool
373 depends on M386
374 default y
375
376 config RWSEM_XCHGADD_ALGORITHM
377 bool
378 depends on !M386
379 default y
380
381 config GENERIC_CALIBRATE_DELAY
382 bool
383 default y
384
385 config X86_PPRO_FENCE
386 bool
387 depends on M686 || M586MMX || M586TSC || M586 || M486 || M386 || MGEODEGX1
388 default y
389
390 config X86_F00F_BUG
391 bool
392 depends on M586MMX || M586TSC || M586 || M486 || M386
393 default y
394
395 config X86_WP_WORKS_OK
396 bool
397 depends on !M386
398 default y
399
400 config X86_INVLPG
401 bool
402 depends on !M386
403 default y
404
405 config X86_BSWAP
406 bool
407 depends on !M386
408 default y
409
410 config X86_POPAD_OK
411 bool
412 depends on !M386
413 default y
414
415 config X86_ALIGNMENT_16
416 bool
417 depends on MWINCHIP3D || MWINCHIP2 || MWINCHIPC6 || MCYRIXIII || X86_ELAN || MK6 || M586MMX || M586TSC || M586 || M486 || MVIAC3_2 || MGEODEGX1
418 default y
419
420 config X86_GOOD_APIC
421 bool
422 depends on MK7 || MPENTIUM4 || MPENTIUMM || MPENTIUMIII || MPENTIUMII || M686 || M586MMX || MK8 || MEFFICEON
423 default y
424
425 config X86_INTEL_USERCOPY
426 bool
427 depends on MPENTIUM4 || MPENTIUMM || MPENTIUMIII || MPENTIUMII || M586MMX || X86_GENERIC || MK8 || MK7 || MEFFICEON
428 default y
429
430 config X86_USE_PPRO_CHECKSUM
431 bool
432 depends on MWINCHIP3D || MWINCHIP2 || MWINCHIPC6 || MCYRIXIII || MK7 || MK6 || MPENTIUM4 || MPENTIUMM || MPENTIUMIII || MPENTIUMII || M686 || MK8 || MVIAC3_2 || MEFFICEON
433 default y
434
435 config X86_USE_3DNOW
436 bool
437 depends on MCYRIXIII || MK7
438 default y
439
440 config X86_OOSTORE
441 bool
442 depends on (MWINCHIP3D || MWINCHIP2 || MWINCHIPC6) && MTRR
443 default y
444
445 config HPET_TIMER
446 bool "HPET Timer Support"
447 help
448 This enables the use of the HPET for the kernel's internal timer.
449 HPET is the next generation timer replacing legacy 8254s.
450 You can safely choose Y here. However, HPET will only be
451 activated if the platform and the BIOS support this feature.
452 Otherwise the 8254 will be used for timing services.
453
454 Choose N to continue using the legacy 8254 timer.
455
456 config HPET_EMULATE_RTC
457 bool "Provide RTC interrupt"
458 depends on HPET_TIMER && RTC=y
459
460 config SMP
461 bool "Symmetric multi-processing support"
462 ---help---
463 This enables support for systems with more than one CPU. If you have
464 a system with only one CPU, like most personal computers, say N. If
465 you have a system with more than one CPU, say Y.
466
467 If you say N here, the kernel will run on single and multiprocessor
468 machines, but will use only one CPU of a multiprocessor machine. If
469 you say Y here, the kernel will run on many, but not all,
470 singleprocessor machines. On a singleprocessor machine, the kernel
471 will run faster if you say N here.
472
473 Note that if you say Y here and choose architecture "586" or
474 "Pentium" under "Processor family", the kernel will not work on 486
475 architectures. Similarly, multiprocessor kernels for the "PPro"
476 architecture may not work on all Pentium based boards.
477
478 People using multiprocessor machines who say Y here should also say
479 Y to "Enhanced Real Time Clock Support", below. The "Advanced Power
480 Management" code will be disabled if you say Y here.
481
482 See also the <file:Documentation/smp.txt>,
483 <file:Documentation/i386/IO-APIC.txt>,
484 <file:Documentation/nmi_watchdog.txt> and the SMP-HOWTO available at
485 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
486
487 If you don't know what to do here, say N.
488
489 config NR_CPUS
490 int "Maximum number of CPUs (2-255)"
491 range 2 255
492 depends on SMP
493 default "32" if X86_NUMAQ || X86_SUMMIT || X86_BIGSMP || X86_ES7000
494 default "8"
495 help
496 This allows you to specify the maximum number of CPUs which this
497 kernel will support. The maximum supported value is 255 and the
498 minimum value which makes sense is 2.
499
500 This is purely to save memory - each supported CPU adds
501 approximately eight kilobytes to the kernel image.
502
503 config SCHED_SMT
504 bool "SMT (Hyperthreading) scheduler support"
505 depends on SMP
506 default off
507 help
508 SMT scheduler support improves the CPU scheduler's decision making
509 when dealing with Intel Pentium 4 chips with HyperThreading at a
510 cost of slightly increased overhead in some places. If unsure say
511 N here.
512
513 config PREEMPT
514 bool "Preemptible Kernel"
515 help
516 This option reduces the latency of the kernel when reacting to
517 real-time or interactive events by allowing a low priority process to
518 be preempted even if it is in kernel mode executing a system call.
519 This allows applications to run more reliably even when the system is
520 under load.
521
522 Say Y here if you are building a kernel for a desktop, embedded
523 or real-time system. Say N if you are unsure.
524
525 config PREEMPT_BKL
526 bool "Preempt The Big Kernel Lock"
527 depends on PREEMPT
528 default y
529 help
530 This option reduces the latency of the kernel by making the
531 big kernel lock preemptible.
532
533 Say Y here if you are building a kernel for a desktop system.
534 Say N if you are unsure.
535
536 config X86_UP_APIC
537 bool "Local APIC support on uniprocessors"
538 depends on !SMP && !(X86_VISWS || X86_VOYAGER)
539 help
540 A local APIC (Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller) is an
541 integrated interrupt controller in the CPU. If you have a single-CPU
542 system which has a processor with a local APIC, you can say Y here to
543 enable and use it. If you say Y here even though your machine doesn't
544 have a local APIC, then the kernel will still run with no slowdown at
545 all. The local APIC supports CPU-generated self-interrupts (timer,
546 performance counters), and the NMI watchdog which detects hard
547 lockups.
548
549 config X86_UP_IOAPIC
550 bool "IO-APIC support on uniprocessors"
551 depends on X86_UP_APIC
552 help
553 An IO-APIC (I/O Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller) is an
554 SMP-capable replacement for PC-style interrupt controllers. Most
555 SMP systems and many recent uniprocessor systems have one.
556
557 If you have a single-CPU system with an IO-APIC, you can say Y here
558 to use it. If you say Y here even though your machine doesn't have
559 an IO-APIC, then the kernel will still run with no slowdown at all.
560
561 config X86_LOCAL_APIC
562 bool
563 depends on X86_UP_APIC || ((X86_VISWS || SMP) && !X86_VOYAGER)
564 default y
565
566 config X86_IO_APIC
567 bool
568 depends on X86_UP_IOAPIC || (SMP && !(X86_VISWS || X86_VOYAGER))
569 default y
570
571 config X86_VISWS_APIC
572 bool
573 depends on X86_VISWS
574 default y
575
576 config X86_TSC
577 bool
578 depends on (MWINCHIP3D || MWINCHIP2 || MCRUSOE || MEFFICEON || MCYRIXIII || MK7 || MK6 || MPENTIUM4 || MPENTIUMM || MPENTIUMIII || MPENTIUMII || M686 || M586MMX || M586TSC || MK8 || MVIAC3_2 || MGEODEGX1) && !X86_NUMAQ
579 default y
580
581 config X86_MCE
582 bool "Machine Check Exception"
583 depends on !X86_VOYAGER
584 ---help---
585 Machine Check Exception support allows the processor to notify the
586 kernel if it detects a problem (e.g. overheating, component failure).
587 The action the kernel takes depends on the severity of the problem,
588 ranging from a warning message on the console, to halting the machine.
589 Your processor must be a Pentium or newer to support this - check the
590 flags in /proc/cpuinfo for mce. Note that some older Pentium systems
591 have a design flaw which leads to false MCE events - hence MCE is
592 disabled on all P5 processors, unless explicitly enabled with "mce"
593 as a boot argument. Similarly, if MCE is built in and creates a
594 problem on some new non-standard machine, you can boot with "nomce"
595 to disable it. MCE support simply ignores non-MCE processors like
596 the 386 and 486, so nearly everyone can say Y here.
597
598 config X86_MCE_NONFATAL
599 tristate "Check for non-fatal errors on AMD Athlon/Duron / Intel Pentium 4"
600 depends on X86_MCE
601 help
602 Enabling this feature starts a timer that triggers every 5 seconds which
603 will look at the machine check registers to see if anything happened.
604 Non-fatal problems automatically get corrected (but still logged).
605 Disable this if you don't want to see these messages.
606 Seeing the messages this option prints out may be indicative of dying hardware,
607 or out-of-spec (ie, overclocked) hardware.
608 This option only does something on certain CPUs.
609 (AMD Athlon/Duron and Intel Pentium 4)
610
611 config X86_MCE_P4THERMAL
612 bool "check for P4 thermal throttling interrupt."
613 depends on X86_MCE && (X86_UP_APIC || SMP) && !X86_VISWS
614 help
615 Enabling this feature will cause a message to be printed when the P4
616 enters thermal throttling.
617
618 config TOSHIBA
619 tristate "Toshiba Laptop support"
620 ---help---
621 This adds a driver to safely access the System Management Mode of
622 the CPU on Toshiba portables with a genuine Toshiba BIOS. It does
623 not work on models with a Phoenix BIOS. The System Management Mode
624 is used to set the BIOS and power saving options on Toshiba portables.
625
626 For information on utilities to make use of this driver see the
627 Toshiba Linux utilities web site at:
628 <http://www.buzzard.org.uk/toshiba/>.
629
630 Say Y if you intend to run this kernel on a Toshiba portable.
631 Say N otherwise.
632
633 config I8K
634 tristate "Dell laptop support"
635 ---help---
636 This adds a driver to safely access the System Management Mode
637 of the CPU on the Dell Inspiron 8000. The System Management Mode
638 is used to read cpu temperature and cooling fan status and to
639 control the fans on the I8K portables.
640
641 This driver has been tested only on the Inspiron 8000 but it may
642 also work with other Dell laptops. You can force loading on other
643 models by passing the parameter `force=1' to the module. Use at
644 your own risk.
645
646 For information on utilities to make use of this driver see the
647 I8K Linux utilities web site at:
648 <http://people.debian.org/~dz/i8k/>
649
650 Say Y if you intend to run this kernel on a Dell Inspiron 8000.
651 Say N otherwise.
652
653 config X86_REBOOTFIXUPS
654 bool "Enable X86 board specific fixups for reboot"
655 depends on X86
656 default n
657 ---help---
658 This enables chipset and/or board specific fixups to be done
659 in order to get reboot to work correctly. This is only needed on
660 some combinations of hardware and BIOS. The symptom, for which
661 this config is intended, is when reboot ends with a stalled/hung
662 system.
663
664 Currently, the only fixup is for the Geode GX1/CS5530A/TROM2.1.
665 combination.
666
667 Say Y if you want to enable the fixup. Currently, it's safe to
668 enable this option even if you don't need it.
669 Say N otherwise.
670
671 config MICROCODE
672 tristate "/dev/cpu/microcode - Intel IA32 CPU microcode support"
673 ---help---
674 If you say Y here and also to "/dev file system support" in the
675 'File systems' section, you will be able to update the microcode on
676 Intel processors in the IA32 family, e.g. Pentium Pro, Pentium II,
677 Pentium III, Pentium 4, Xeon etc. You will obviously need the
678 actual microcode binary data itself which is not shipped with the
679 Linux kernel.
680
681 For latest news and information on obtaining all the required
682 ingredients for this driver, check:
683 <http://www.urbanmyth.org/microcode/>.
684
685 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
686 module will be called microcode.
687
688 config X86_MSR
689 tristate "/dev/cpu/*/msr - Model-specific register support"
690 help
691 This device gives privileged processes access to the x86
692 Model-Specific Registers (MSRs). It is a character device with
693 major 202 and minors 0 to 31 for /dev/cpu/0/msr to /dev/cpu/31/msr.
694 MSR accesses are directed to a specific CPU on multi-processor
695 systems.
696
697 config X86_CPUID
698 tristate "/dev/cpu/*/cpuid - CPU information support"
699 help
700 This device gives processes access to the x86 CPUID instruction to
701 be executed on a specific processor. It is a character device
702 with major 203 and minors 0 to 31 for /dev/cpu/0/cpuid to
703 /dev/cpu/31/cpuid.
704
705 source "drivers/firmware/Kconfig"
706
707 choice
708 prompt "High Memory Support"
709 default NOHIGHMEM
710
711 config NOHIGHMEM
712 bool "off"
713 ---help---
714 Linux can use up to 64 Gigabytes of physical memory on x86 systems.
715 However, the address space of 32-bit x86 processors is only 4
716 Gigabytes large. That means that, if you have a large amount of
717 physical memory, not all of it can be "permanently mapped" by the
718 kernel. The physical memory that's not permanently mapped is called
719 "high memory".
720
721 If you are compiling a kernel which will never run on a machine with
722 more than 1 Gigabyte total physical RAM, answer "off" here (default
723 choice and suitable for most users). This will result in a "3GB/1GB"
724 split: 3GB are mapped so that each process sees a 3GB virtual memory
725 space and the remaining part of the 4GB virtual memory space is used
726 by the kernel to permanently map as much physical memory as
727 possible.
728
729 If the machine has between 1 and 4 Gigabytes physical RAM, then
730 answer "4GB" here.
731
732 If more than 4 Gigabytes is used then answer "64GB" here. This
733 selection turns Intel PAE (Physical Address Extension) mode on.
734 PAE implements 3-level paging on IA32 processors. PAE is fully
735 supported by Linux, PAE mode is implemented on all recent Intel
736 processors (Pentium Pro and better). NOTE: If you say "64GB" here,
737 then the kernel will not boot on CPUs that don't support PAE!
738
739 The actual amount of total physical memory will either be
740 auto detected or can be forced by using a kernel command line option
741 such as "mem=256M". (Try "man bootparam" or see the documentation of
742 your boot loader (lilo or loadlin) about how to pass options to the
743 kernel at boot time.)
744
745 If unsure, say "off".
746
747 config HIGHMEM4G
748 bool "4GB"
749 help
750 Select this if you have a 32-bit processor and between 1 and 4
751 gigabytes of physical RAM.
752
753 config HIGHMEM64G
754 bool "64GB"
755 help
756 Select this if you have a 32-bit processor and more than 4
757 gigabytes of physical RAM.
758
759 endchoice
760
761 config HIGHMEM
762 bool
763 depends on HIGHMEM64G || HIGHMEM4G
764 default y
765
766 config X86_PAE
767 bool
768 depends on HIGHMEM64G
769 default y
770
771 # Common NUMA Features
772 config NUMA
773 bool "Numa Memory Allocation and Scheduler Support"
774 depends on SMP && HIGHMEM64G && (X86_NUMAQ || X86_GENERICARCH || (X86_SUMMIT && ACPI))
775 default n if X86_PC
776 default y if (X86_NUMAQ || X86_SUMMIT)
777
778 # Need comments to help the hapless user trying to turn on NUMA support
779 comment "NUMA (NUMA-Q) requires SMP, 64GB highmem support"
780 depends on X86_NUMAQ && (!HIGHMEM64G || !SMP)
781
782 comment "NUMA (Summit) requires SMP, 64GB highmem support, ACPI"
783 depends on X86_SUMMIT && (!HIGHMEM64G || !ACPI)
784
785 config HAVE_ARCH_BOOTMEM_NODE
786 bool
787 depends on NUMA
788 default y
789
790 config ARCH_HAVE_MEMORY_PRESENT
791 bool
792 depends on DISCONTIGMEM
793 default y
794
795 config NEED_NODE_MEMMAP_SIZE
796 bool
797 depends on DISCONTIGMEM || SPARSEMEM
798 default y
799
800 config HAVE_ARCH_ALLOC_REMAP
801 bool
802 depends on NUMA
803 default y
804
805 config ARCH_DISCONTIGMEM_ENABLE
806 def_bool y
807 depends on NUMA
808
809 config ARCH_DISCONTIGMEM_DEFAULT
810 def_bool y
811 depends on NUMA
812
813 config ARCH_SPARSEMEM_ENABLE
814 def_bool y
815 depends on NUMA
816
817 config ARCH_SELECT_MEMORY_MODEL
818 def_bool y
819 depends on ARCH_SPARSEMEM_ENABLE
820
821 source "mm/Kconfig"
822
823 config HAVE_ARCH_EARLY_PFN_TO_NID
824 bool
825 default y
826 depends on NUMA
827
828 config HIGHPTE
829 bool "Allocate 3rd-level pagetables from highmem"
830 depends on HIGHMEM4G || HIGHMEM64G
831 help
832 The VM uses one page table entry for each page of physical memory.
833 For systems with a lot of RAM, this can be wasteful of precious
834 low memory. Setting this option will put user-space page table
835 entries in high memory.
836
837 config MATH_EMULATION
838 bool "Math emulation"
839 ---help---
840 Linux can emulate a math coprocessor (used for floating point
841 operations) if you don't have one. 486DX and Pentium processors have
842 a math coprocessor built in, 486SX and 386 do not, unless you added
843 a 487DX or 387, respectively. (The messages during boot time can
844 give you some hints here ["man dmesg"].) Everyone needs either a
845 coprocessor or this emulation.
846
847 If you don't have a math coprocessor, you need to say Y here; if you
848 say Y here even though you have a coprocessor, the coprocessor will
849 be used nevertheless. (This behavior can be changed with the kernel
850 command line option "no387", which comes handy if your coprocessor
851 is broken. Try "man bootparam" or see the documentation of your boot
852 loader (lilo or loadlin) about how to pass options to the kernel at
853 boot time.) This means that it is a good idea to say Y here if you
854 intend to use this kernel on different machines.
855
856 More information about the internals of the Linux math coprocessor
857 emulation can be found in <file:arch/i386/math-emu/README>.
858
859 If you are not sure, say Y; apart from resulting in a 66 KB bigger
860 kernel, it won't hurt.
861
862 config MTRR
863 bool "MTRR (Memory Type Range Register) support"
864 ---help---
865 On Intel P6 family processors (Pentium Pro, Pentium II and later)
866 the Memory Type Range Registers (MTRRs) may be used to control
867 processor access to memory ranges. This is most useful if you have
868 a video (VGA) card on a PCI or AGP bus. Enabling write-combining
869 allows bus write transfers to be combined into a larger transfer
870 before bursting over the PCI/AGP bus. This can increase performance
871 of image write operations 2.5 times or more. Saying Y here creates a
872 /proc/mtrr file which may be used to manipulate your processor's
873 MTRRs. Typically the X server should use this.
874
875 This code has a reasonably generic interface so that similar
876 control registers on other processors can be easily supported
877 as well:
878
879 The Cyrix 6x86, 6x86MX and M II processors have Address Range
880 Registers (ARRs) which provide a similar functionality to MTRRs. For
881 these, the ARRs are used to emulate the MTRRs.
882 The AMD K6-2 (stepping 8 and above) and K6-3 processors have two
883 MTRRs. The Centaur C6 (WinChip) has 8 MCRs, allowing
884 write-combining. All of these processors are supported by this code
885 and it makes sense to say Y here if you have one of them.
886
887 Saying Y here also fixes a problem with buggy SMP BIOSes which only
888 set the MTRRs for the boot CPU and not for the secondary CPUs. This
889 can lead to all sorts of problems, so it's good to say Y here.
890
891 You can safely say Y even if your machine doesn't have MTRRs, you'll
892 just add about 9 KB to your kernel.
893
894 See <file:Documentation/mtrr.txt> for more information.
895
896 config EFI
897 bool "Boot from EFI support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
898 depends on ACPI
899 default n
900 ---help---
901 This enables the the kernel to boot on EFI platforms using
902 system configuration information passed to it from the firmware.
903 This also enables the kernel to use any EFI runtime services that are
904 available (such as the EFI variable services).
905
906 This option is only useful on systems that have EFI firmware
907 and will result in a kernel image that is ~8k larger. In addition,
908 you must use the latest ELILO loader available at
909 <http://elilo.sourceforge.net> in order to take advantage of
910 kernel initialization using EFI information (neither GRUB nor LILO know
911 anything about EFI). However, even with this option, the resultant
912 kernel should continue to boot on existing non-EFI platforms.
913
914 config IRQBALANCE
915 bool "Enable kernel irq balancing"
916 depends on SMP && X86_IO_APIC
917 default y
918 help
919 The default yes will allow the kernel to do irq load balancing.
920 Saying no will keep the kernel from doing irq load balancing.
921
922 config HAVE_DEC_LOCK
923 bool
924 depends on (SMP || PREEMPT) && X86_CMPXCHG
925 default y
926
927 # turning this on wastes a bunch of space.
928 # Summit needs it only when NUMA is on
929 config BOOT_IOREMAP
930 bool
931 depends on (((X86_SUMMIT || X86_GENERICARCH) && NUMA) || (X86 && EFI))
932 default y
933
934 config REGPARM
935 bool "Use register arguments (EXPERIMENTAL)"
936 depends on EXPERIMENTAL
937 default n
938 help
939 Compile the kernel with -mregparm=3. This uses a different ABI
940 and passes the first three arguments of a function call in registers.
941 This will probably break binary only modules.
942
943 This feature is only enabled for gcc-3.0 and later - earlier compilers
944 generate incorrect output with certain kernel constructs when
945 -mregparm=3 is used.
946
947 config SECCOMP
948 bool "Enable seccomp to safely compute untrusted bytecode"
949 depends on PROC_FS
950 default y
951 help
952 This kernel feature is useful for number crunching applications
953 that may need to compute untrusted bytecode during their
954 execution. By using pipes or other transports made available to
955 the process as file descriptors supporting the read/write
956 syscalls, it's possible to isolate those applications in
957 their own address space using seccomp. Once seccomp is
958 enabled via /proc/<pid>/seccomp, it cannot be disabled
959 and the task is only allowed to execute a few safe syscalls
960 defined by each seccomp mode.
961
962 If unsure, say Y. Only embedded should say N here.
963
964 endmenu
965
966
967 menu "Power management options (ACPI, APM)"
968 depends on !X86_VOYAGER
969
970 source kernel/power/Kconfig
971
972 source "drivers/acpi/Kconfig"
973
974 menu "APM (Advanced Power Management) BIOS Support"
975 depends on PM && !X86_VISWS
976
977 config APM
978 tristate "APM (Advanced Power Management) BIOS support"
979 depends on PM
980 ---help---
981 APM is a BIOS specification for saving power using several different
982 techniques. This is mostly useful for battery powered laptops with
983 APM compliant BIOSes. If you say Y here, the system time will be
984 reset after a RESUME operation, the /proc/apm device will provide
985 battery status information, and user-space programs will receive
986 notification of APM "events" (e.g. battery status change).
987
988 If you select "Y" here, you can disable actual use of the APM
989 BIOS by passing the "apm=off" option to the kernel at boot time.
990
991 Note that the APM support is almost completely disabled for
992 machines with more than one CPU.
993
994 In order to use APM, you will need supporting software. For location
995 and more information, read <file:Documentation/pm.txt> and the
996 Battery Powered Linux mini-HOWTO, available from
997 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
998
999 This driver does not spin down disk drives (see the hdparm(8)
1000 manpage ("man 8 hdparm") for that), and it doesn't turn off
1001 VESA-compliant "green" monitors.
1002
1003 This driver does not support the TI 4000M TravelMate and the ACER
1004 486/DX4/75 because they don't have compliant BIOSes. Many "green"
1005 desktop machines also don't have compliant BIOSes, and this driver
1006 may cause those machines to panic during the boot phase.
1007
1008 Generally, if you don't have a battery in your machine, there isn't
1009 much point in using this driver and you should say N. If you get
1010 random kernel OOPSes or reboots that don't seem to be related to
1011 anything, try disabling/enabling this option (or disabling/enabling
1012 APM in your BIOS).
1013
1014 Some other things you should try when experiencing seemingly random,
1015 "weird" problems:
1016
1017 1) make sure that you have enough swap space and that it is
1018 enabled.
1019 2) pass the "no-hlt" option to the kernel
1020 3) switch on floating point emulation in the kernel and pass
1021 the "no387" option to the kernel
1022 4) pass the "floppy=nodma" option to the kernel
1023 5) pass the "mem=4M" option to the kernel (thereby disabling
1024 all but the first 4 MB of RAM)
1025 6) make sure that the CPU is not over clocked.
1026 7) read the sig11 FAQ at <http://www.bitwizard.nl/sig11/>
1027 8) disable the cache from your BIOS settings
1028 9) install a fan for the video card or exchange video RAM
1029 10) install a better fan for the CPU
1030 11) exchange RAM chips
1031 12) exchange the motherboard.
1032
1033 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
1034 module will be called apm.
1035
1036 config APM_IGNORE_USER_SUSPEND
1037 bool "Ignore USER SUSPEND"
1038 depends on APM
1039 help
1040 This option will ignore USER SUSPEND requests. On machines with a
1041 compliant APM BIOS, you want to say N. However, on the NEC Versa M
1042 series notebooks, it is necessary to say Y because of a BIOS bug.
1043
1044 config APM_DO_ENABLE
1045 bool "Enable PM at boot time"
1046 depends on APM
1047 ---help---
1048 Enable APM features at boot time. From page 36 of the APM BIOS
1049 specification: "When disabled, the APM BIOS does not automatically
1050 power manage devices, enter the Standby State, enter the Suspend
1051 State, or take power saving steps in response to CPU Idle calls."
1052 This driver will make CPU Idle calls when Linux is idle (unless this
1053 feature is turned off -- see "Do CPU IDLE calls", below). This
1054 should always save battery power, but more complicated APM features
1055 will be dependent on your BIOS implementation. You may need to turn
1056 this option off if your computer hangs at boot time when using APM
1057 support, or if it beeps continuously instead of suspending. Turn
1058 this off if you have a NEC UltraLite Versa 33/C or a Toshiba
1059 T400CDT. This is off by default since most machines do fine without
1060 this feature.
1061
1062 config APM_CPU_IDLE
1063 bool "Make CPU Idle calls when idle"
1064 depends on APM
1065 help
1066 Enable calls to APM CPU Idle/CPU Busy inside the kernel's idle loop.
1067 On some machines, this can activate improved power savings, such as
1068 a slowed CPU clock rate, when the machine is idle. These idle calls
1069 are made after the idle loop has run for some length of time (e.g.,
1070 333 mS). On some machines, this will cause a hang at boot time or
1071 whenever the CPU becomes idle. (On machines with more than one CPU,
1072 this option does nothing.)
1073
1074 config APM_DISPLAY_BLANK
1075 bool "Enable console blanking using APM"
1076 depends on APM
1077 help
1078 Enable console blanking using the APM. Some laptops can use this to
1079 turn off the LCD backlight when the screen blanker of the Linux
1080 virtual console blanks the screen. Note that this is only used by
1081 the virtual console screen blanker, and won't turn off the backlight
1082 when using the X Window system. This also doesn't have anything to
1083 do with your VESA-compliant power-saving monitor. Further, this
1084 option doesn't work for all laptops -- it might not turn off your
1085 backlight at all, or it might print a lot of errors to the console,
1086 especially if you are using gpm.
1087
1088 config APM_RTC_IS_GMT
1089 bool "RTC stores time in GMT"
1090 depends on APM
1091 help
1092 Say Y here if your RTC (Real Time Clock a.k.a. hardware clock)
1093 stores the time in GMT (Greenwich Mean Time). Say N if your RTC
1094 stores localtime.
1095
1096 It is in fact recommended to store GMT in your RTC, because then you
1097 don't have to worry about daylight savings time changes. The only
1098 reason not to use GMT in your RTC is if you also run a broken OS
1099 that doesn't understand GMT.
1100
1101 config APM_ALLOW_INTS
1102 bool "Allow interrupts during APM BIOS calls"
1103 depends on APM
1104 help
1105 Normally we disable external interrupts while we are making calls to
1106 the APM BIOS as a measure to lessen the effects of a badly behaving
1107 BIOS implementation. The BIOS should reenable interrupts if it
1108 needs to. Unfortunately, some BIOSes do not -- especially those in
1109 many of the newer IBM Thinkpads. If you experience hangs when you
1110 suspend, try setting this to Y. Otherwise, say N.
1111
1112 config APM_REAL_MODE_POWER_OFF
1113 bool "Use real mode APM BIOS call to power off"
1114 depends on APM
1115 help
1116 Use real mode APM BIOS calls to switch off the computer. This is
1117 a work-around for a number of buggy BIOSes. Switch this option on if
1118 your computer crashes instead of powering off properly.
1119
1120 endmenu
1121
1122 source "arch/i386/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/Kconfig"
1123
1124 endmenu
1125
1126 menu "Bus options (PCI, PCMCIA, EISA, MCA, ISA)"
1127
1128 config PCI
1129 bool "PCI support" if !X86_VISWS
1130 depends on !X86_VOYAGER
1131 default y if X86_VISWS
1132 help
1133 Find out whether you have a PCI motherboard. PCI is the name of a
1134 bus system, i.e. the way the CPU talks to the other stuff inside
1135 your box. Other bus systems are ISA, EISA, MicroChannel (MCA) or
1136 VESA. If you have PCI, say Y, otherwise N.
1137
1138 The PCI-HOWTO, available from
1139 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>, contains valuable
1140 information about which PCI hardware does work under Linux and which
1141 doesn't.
1142
1143 choice
1144 prompt "PCI access mode"
1145 depends on PCI && !X86_VISWS
1146 default PCI_GOANY
1147 ---help---
1148 On PCI systems, the BIOS can be used to detect the PCI devices and
1149 determine their configuration. However, some old PCI motherboards
1150 have BIOS bugs and may crash if this is done. Also, some embedded
1151 PCI-based systems don't have any BIOS at all. Linux can also try to
1152 detect the PCI hardware directly without using the BIOS.
1153
1154 With this option, you can specify how Linux should detect the
1155 PCI devices. If you choose "BIOS", the BIOS will be used,
1156 if you choose "Direct", the BIOS won't be used, and if you
1157 choose "MMConfig", then PCI Express MMCONFIG will be used.
1158 If you choose "Any", the kernel will try MMCONFIG, then the
1159 direct access method and falls back to the BIOS if that doesn't
1160 work. If unsure, go with the default, which is "Any".
1161
1162 config PCI_GOBIOS
1163 bool "BIOS"
1164
1165 config PCI_GOMMCONFIG
1166 bool "MMConfig"
1167
1168 config PCI_GODIRECT
1169 bool "Direct"
1170
1171 config PCI_GOANY
1172 bool "Any"
1173
1174 endchoice
1175
1176 config PCI_BIOS
1177 bool
1178 depends on !X86_VISWS && PCI && (PCI_GOBIOS || PCI_GOANY)
1179 default y
1180
1181 config PCI_DIRECT
1182 bool
1183 depends on PCI && ((PCI_GODIRECT || PCI_GOANY) || X86_VISWS)
1184 default y
1185
1186 config PCI_MMCONFIG
1187 bool
1188 depends on PCI && ACPI && (PCI_GOMMCONFIG || PCI_GOANY)
1189 select ACPI_BOOT
1190 default y
1191
1192 source "drivers/pci/pcie/Kconfig"
1193
1194 source "drivers/pci/Kconfig"
1195
1196 config ISA_DMA_API
1197 bool
1198 default y
1199
1200 config ISA
1201 bool "ISA support"
1202 depends on !(X86_VOYAGER || X86_VISWS)
1203 help
1204 Find out whether you have ISA slots on your motherboard. ISA is the
1205 name of a bus system, i.e. the way the CPU talks to the other stuff
1206 inside your box. Other bus systems are PCI, EISA, MicroChannel
1207 (MCA) or VESA. ISA is an older system, now being displaced by PCI;
1208 newer boards don't support it. If you have ISA, say Y, otherwise N.
1209
1210 config EISA
1211 bool "EISA support"
1212 depends on ISA
1213 ---help---
1214 The Extended Industry Standard Architecture (EISA) bus was
1215 developed as an open alternative to the IBM MicroChannel bus.
1216
1217 The EISA bus provided some of the features of the IBM MicroChannel
1218 bus while maintaining backward compatibility with cards made for
1219 the older ISA bus. The EISA bus saw limited use between 1988 and
1220 1995 when it was made obsolete by the PCI bus.
1221
1222 Say Y here if you are building a kernel for an EISA-based machine.
1223
1224 Otherwise, say N.
1225
1226 source "drivers/eisa/Kconfig"
1227
1228 config MCA
1229 bool "MCA support" if !(X86_VISWS || X86_VOYAGER)
1230 default y if X86_VOYAGER
1231 help
1232 MicroChannel Architecture is found in some IBM PS/2 machines and
1233 laptops. It is a bus system similar to PCI or ISA. See
1234 <file:Documentation/mca.txt> (and especially the web page given
1235 there) before attempting to build an MCA bus kernel.
1236
1237 source "drivers/mca/Kconfig"
1238
1239 config SCx200
1240 tristate "NatSemi SCx200 support"
1241 depends on !X86_VOYAGER
1242 help
1243 This provides basic support for the National Semiconductor SCx200
1244 processor. Right now this is just a driver for the GPIO pins.
1245
1246 If you don't know what to do here, say N.
1247
1248 This support is also available as a module. If compiled as a
1249 module, it will be called scx200.
1250
1251 source "drivers/pcmcia/Kconfig"
1252
1253 source "drivers/pci/hotplug/Kconfig"
1254
1255 endmenu
1256
1257 menu "Executable file formats"
1258
1259 source "fs/Kconfig.binfmt"
1260
1261 endmenu
1262
1263 source "drivers/Kconfig"
1264
1265 source "fs/Kconfig"
1266
1267 source "arch/i386/oprofile/Kconfig"
1268
1269 source "arch/i386/Kconfig.debug"
1270
1271 source "security/Kconfig"
1272
1273 source "crypto/Kconfig"
1274
1275 source "lib/Kconfig"
1276
1277 #
1278 # Use the generic interrupt handling code in kernel/irq/:
1279 #
1280 config GENERIC_HARDIRQS
1281 bool
1282 default y
1283
1284 config GENERIC_IRQ_PROBE
1285 bool
1286 default y
1287
1288 config X86_SMP
1289 bool
1290 depends on SMP && !X86_VOYAGER
1291 default y
1292
1293 config X86_HT
1294 bool
1295 depends on SMP && !(X86_VISWS || X86_VOYAGER)
1296 default y
1297
1298 config X86_BIOS_REBOOT
1299 bool
1300 depends on !(X86_VISWS || X86_VOYAGER)
1301 default y
1302
1303 config X86_TRAMPOLINE
1304 bool
1305 depends on X86_SMP || (X86_VOYAGER && SMP)
1306 default y
1307
1308 config PC
1309 bool
1310 depends on X86 && !EMBEDDED
1311 default y