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diff --git a/arch/sparc64/Kconfig b/arch/sparc64/Kconfig
index 8acc5cc3862..d3fa0f8fc61 100644
--- a/arch/sparc64/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/sparc64/Kconfig
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
-# $Id: config.in,v 1.158 2002/01/24 22:14:44 davem Exp $
-# For a description of the syntax of this configuration file,
-# see the Configure script.
-#
-
-mainmenu "Linux/UltraSPARC Kernel Configuration"
+# sparc64 configuration
+mainmenu "Linux Kernel Configuration for 64-bit SPARC"
config SPARC
bool
@@ -17,12 +13,6 @@ config SPARC64
default y
select HAVE_IDE
select HAVE_LMB
- help
- SPARC is a family of RISC microprocessors designed and marketed by
- Sun Microsystems, incorporated. This port covers the newer 64-bit
- UltraSPARC. The UltraLinux project maintains both the SPARC32 and
- SPARC64 ports; its web page is available at
- <http://www.ultralinux.org/>.
config GENERIC_TIME
bool
@@ -97,7 +87,7 @@ config SPARC64_PAGE_SIZE_8KB
help
This lets you select the page size of the kernel.
- 8KB and 64KB work quite well, since Sparc ELF sections
+ 8KB and 64KB work quite well, since SPARC ELF sections
provide for up to 64KB alignment.
Therefore, 512KB and 4MB are for expert hackers only.
@@ -138,7 +128,7 @@ config HOTPLUG_CPU
bool "Support for hot-pluggable CPUs"
depends on SMP
select HOTPLUG
- ---help---
+ help
Say Y here to experiment with turning CPUs off and on. CPUs
can be controlled through /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu#.
Say N if you want to disable CPU hotplug.
@@ -155,23 +145,16 @@ source "kernel/time/Kconfig"
config SMP
bool "Symmetric multi-processing support"
- ---help---
+ help
This enables support for systems with more than one CPU. If you have
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
- you say Y here, the kernel will run on many, but not all,
- singleprocessor machines. On a singleprocessor machine, the kernel
- will run faster if you say N here.
-
- 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 <file:Documentation/nmi_watchdog.txt> and the SMP-HOWTO
- available at <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
+ you say Y here, the kernel will run on single-processor machines.
+ On a single-processor machine, the kernel will run faster if you say
+ N here.
If you don't know what to do here, say N.
@@ -284,50 +267,19 @@ source "mm/Kconfig"
config ISA
bool
- help
- Find out whether you have ISA slots on your motherboard. ISA is the
- name of a bus system, i.e. the way the CPU talks to the other stuff
- inside your box. Other bus systems are PCI, EISA, MicroChannel
- (MCA) or VESA. ISA is an older system, now being displaced by PCI;
- newer boards don't support it. If you have ISA, say Y, otherwise N.
config ISAPNP
bool
- help
- Say Y here if you would like support for ISA Plug and Play devices.
- Some information is in <file:Documentation/isapnp.txt>.
-
- To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
- module will be called isapnp.
-
- If unsure, say Y.
config EISA
bool
- ---help---
- The Extended Industry Standard Architecture (EISA) bus was
- developed as an open alternative to the IBM MicroChannel bus.
-
- The EISA bus provided some of the features of the IBM MicroChannel
- bus while maintaining backward compatibility with cards made for
- the older ISA bus. The EISA bus saw limited use between 1988 and
- 1995 when it was made obsolete by the PCI bus.
-
- Say Y here if you are building a kernel for an EISA-based machine.
-
- Otherwise, say N.
config MCA
bool
- help
- MicroChannel Architecture is found in some IBM PS/2 machines and
- laptops. It is a bus system similar to PCI or ISA. See
- <file:Documentation/mca.txt> (and especially the web page given
- there) before attempting to build an MCA bus kernel.
config PCMCIA
tristate
- ---help---
+ help
Say Y here if you want to attach PCMCIA- or PC-cards to your Linux
computer. These are credit-card size devices such as network cards,
modems or hard drives often used with laptops computers. There are
@@ -369,10 +321,10 @@ config PCI
bool "PCI support"
select ARCH_SUPPORTS_MSI
help
- Find out whether you have a PCI motherboard. PCI is the name of a
- bus system, i.e. the way the CPU talks to the other stuff inside
- your box. Other bus systems are ISA, EISA, MicroChannel (MCA) or
- VESA. If you have PCI, say Y, otherwise N.
+ Find out whether your system includes a PCI bus. PCI is the name of
+ a bus system, i.e. the way the CPU talks to the other stuff inside
+ your box. If you say Y here, the kernel will include drivers and
+ infrastructure code to support PCI bus devices.
config PCI_DOMAINS
def_bool PCI
@@ -397,9 +349,9 @@ menu "Executable file formats"
source "fs/Kconfig.binfmt"
config SPARC32_COMPAT
- bool "Kernel support for Linux/Sparc 32bit binary compatibility"
+ bool "Kernel support for 32-bit SPARC binary compatibility"
help
- This allows you to run 32-bit binaries on your Ultra.
+ This allows you to run 32-bit binaries on your 64-bit SPARC system.
Everybody wants this; say Y.
config COMPAT
@@ -421,8 +373,8 @@ config SCHED_SMT
default y
help
SMT scheduler support improves the CPU scheduler's decision making
- when dealing with UltraSPARC cpus at a cost of slightly increased
- overhead in some places. If unsure say N here.
+ when dealing with SPARC cpus at a cost of slightly increased overhead
+ in some places. If unsure say N here.
config SCHED_MC
bool "Multi-core scheduler support"