If unsure, say N.
config KVM_BOOK3S_64_HV
- tristate "KVM support for POWER7 and PPC970 using hypervisor mode in host"
+ tristate "KVM for POWER7 and later using hypervisor mode in host"
depends on KVM_BOOK3S_64 && PPC_POWERNV
select KVM_BOOK3S_HV_POSSIBLE
select MMU_NOTIFIER
select CMA
---help---
Support running unmodified book3s_64 guest kernels in
- virtual machines on POWER7 and PPC970 processors that have
+ virtual machines on POWER7 and newer processors that have
hypervisor mode available to the host.
If you say Y here, KVM will use the hardware virtualization
guest operating systems will run at full hardware speed
using supervisor and user modes. However, this also means
that KVM is not usable under PowerVM (pHyp), is only usable
- on POWER7 (or later) processors and PPC970-family processors,
- and cannot emulate a different processor from the host processor.
+ on POWER7 or later processors, and cannot emulate a
+ different processor from the host processor.
If unsure, say N.