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Diffstat (limited to 'arch/x86/Kconfig')
| -rw-r--r-- | arch/x86/Kconfig | 24 |
1 files changed, 23 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig b/arch/x86/Kconfig index 98a0ed52b5c3..0f44add3e0b7 100644 --- a/arch/x86/Kconfig +++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig @@ -247,6 +247,28 @@ config X86_HAS_BOOT_CPU_ID def_bool y depends on X86_VOYAGER +config SPARSE_IRQ + bool "Support sparse irq numbering" + depends on PCI_MSI || HT_IRQ + help + This enables support for sparse irqs. This is useful for distro + kernels that want to define a high CONFIG_NR_CPUS value but still + want to have low kernel memory footprint on smaller machines. + + ( Sparse IRQs can also be beneficial on NUMA boxes, as they spread + out the irq_desc[] array in a more NUMA-friendly way. ) + + If you don't know what to do here, say N. + +config NUMA_MIGRATE_IRQ_DESC + bool "Move irq desc when changing irq smp_affinity" + depends on SPARSE_IRQ && NUMA + default n + help + This enables moving irq_desc to cpu/node that irq will use handled. + + If you don't know what to do here, say N. + config X86_FIND_SMP_CONFIG def_bool y depends on X86_MPPARSE || X86_VOYAGER @@ -479,7 +501,7 @@ config HPET_TIMER The HPET provides a stable time base on SMP systems, unlike the TSC, but it is more expensive to access, as it is off-chip. You can find the HPET spec at - <http://www.intel.com/hardwaredesign/hpetspec.htm>. + <http://www.intel.com/hardwaredesign/hpetspec_1.pdf>. You can safely choose Y here. However, HPET will only be activated if the platform and the BIOS support this feature. |