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

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

[Jim Nelson]

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Fixes x86-specific help in SPARC32 SMP support help.

Apply against 2.6.9-rc4.

diff -u  arch/sparc/Kconfig.orig arch/sparc/Kconfig

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--- ./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>.
 

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

[William Lee Irwin III]

On Mon, Oct 18, 2004 at 05:41:26AM -0400, Jim Nelson wrote:
> Fixes x86-specific help in SPARC32 SMP support help.
> Apply against 2.6.9-rc4.

These all appear to be benign. I'd say they should be applied.


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