[PATCH] sparc64: remove x86-specific SMP reference in Kconfig

[PATCH] sparc64: remove x86-specific SMP reference in Kconfig

[James Nelson]

Remove inapplicable references to x86 SMP configuration in arch/sparc64/Kconfig.

Signed-off-by: James Nelson <james4765@gmail.com>

diff -urN --exclude='*~' linux-2.6.10-original/arch/sparc64/Kconfig linux-2.6.10/arch/sparc64/Kconfig
--- linux-2.6.10-original/arch/sparc64/Kconfig	2004-12-24 16:35:25.000000000 -0500
+++ linux-2.6.10/arch/sparc64/Kconfig	2004-12-26 08:27:19.248406666 -0500
@@ -92,8 +92,8 @@
 	bool "Symmetric multi-processing support"
 	---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
@@ -101,17 +101,11 @@
 	  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>.
 

[PATCH] sparc64: remove x86 bootloader reference in Kconfig

[James Nelson]

Removes refences to x86-specific bootloader in arch/sparc64/Kconfig.

Signed-off-by: James Nelson <james4765@gmail.com>

diff -urN --exclude='*~' linux-2.6.10-original/arch/sparc64/Kconfig linux-2.6.10/arch/sparc64/Kconfig
--- linux-2.6.10-original/arch/sparc64/Kconfig	2004-12-24 16:35:25.000000000 -0500
+++ linux-2.6.10/arch/sparc64/Kconfig	2004-12-26 08:29:28.653936457 -0500
@@ -79,8 +79,8 @@
 	  terminal (/dev/tty0) will be used as system console. You can change
 	  that with a kernel command line option such as "console=tty3" which
 	  would use the third virtual terminal as system console. (Try "man
-	  bootparam" or see the documentation of your boot loader (lilo or
-	  loadlin) about how to pass options to the kernel at boot time.)
+	  bootparam" or see the documentation of your boot loader (silo)
+	  about how to pass options to the kernel at boot time.)
 
 	  If unsure, say Y.
 

Re: [PATCH] sparc64: remove x86-specific SMP reference in Kconfig

[Zwane Mwaikambo]

On Sun, 26 Dec 2004, James Nelson wrote:

> Remove inapplicable references to x86 SMP configuration in arch/sparc64/Kconfig.
> 
>  	  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.

APM isn't applicable to sparc64 either.

>  	  See also the <file:Documentation/smp.txt>,
> -	  <file:Documentation/i386/IO-APIC.txt>,
>  	  <file:Documentation/nmi_watchdog.txt> and the SMP-HOWTO available at

Nor is the nmi watchdog.

Re: [PATCH] sparc64: remove x86-specific SMP reference in Kconfig

[Jim Nelson]

Zwane Mwaikambo wrote:
> On Sun, 26 Dec 2004, James Nelson wrote:
> 
> 
>>Remove inapplicable references to x86 SMP configuration in arch/sparc64/Kconfig.
>>
>> 	  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.
> 
> 
> APM isn't applicable to sparc64 either.
> 
> 
>> 	  See also the <file:Documentation/smp.txt>,
>>-	  <file:Documentation/i386/IO-APIC.txt>,
>> 	  <file:Documentation/nmi_watchdog.txt> and the SMP-HOWTO available at
> 
> 
> Nor is the nmi watchdog.
> 

Right.  Let me re-work and re-submit.

Jim