Merge branch 'x86-urgent-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip

Pull x86 fixes from Ingo Molnar:
 - misc fixes all around the map
 - block non-root vm86(old) if mmap_min_addr != 0
 - two small debuggability improvements
 - removal of obsolete paravirt op

* 'x86-urgent-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip:
  x86/platform: Fix Geode LX timekeeping in the generic x86 build
  x86/apic: Serialize LVTT and TSC_DEADLINE writes
  x86/ioapic: Force affinity setting in setup_ioapic_dest()
  x86/paravirt: Remove the unused pv_time_ops::get_tsc_khz method
  x86/ldt: Fix small LDT allocation for Xen
  x86/vm86: Fix the misleading CONFIG_VM86 Kconfig help text
  x86/cpu: Print family/model/stepping in hex
  x86/vm86: Block non-root vm86(old) if mmap_min_addr != 0
  x86/alternatives: Make optimize_nops() interrupt safe and synced
  x86/mm/srat: Print non-volatile flag in SRAT
  x86/cpufeatures: Enable cpuid for Intel SHA extensions

1 files changed, 12 insertions, 11 deletions

diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig b/arch/x86/Kconfig
index 7aef2d52daa0..328c8352480c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig
@@ -1006,7 +1006,7 @@ config X86_THERMAL_VECTOR
 	depends on X86_MCE_INTEL
 
 config X86_LEGACY_VM86
-	bool "Legacy VM86 support (obsolete)"
+	bool "Legacy VM86 support"
 	default n
 	depends on X86_32
 	---help---
@@ -1018,19 +1018,20 @@ config X86_LEGACY_VM86
 	  available to accelerate real mode DOS programs.  However, any
 	  recent version of DOSEMU, X, or vbetool should be fully
 	  functional even without kernel VM86 support, as they will all
-	  fall back to (pretty well performing) software emulation.
+	  fall back to software emulation. Nevertheless, if you are using
+	  a 16-bit DOS program where 16-bit performance matters, vm86
+	  mode might be faster than emulation and you might want to
+	  enable this option.
 
-	  Anything that works on a 64-bit kernel is unlikely to need
-	  this option, as 64-bit kernels don't, and can't, support V8086
-	  mode.  This option is also unrelated to 16-bit protected mode
-	  and is not needed to run most 16-bit programs under Wine.
+	  Note that any app that works on a 64-bit kernel is unlikely to
+	  need this option, as 64-bit kernels don't, and can't, support
+	  V8086 mode. This option is also unrelated to 16-bit protected
+	  mode and is not needed to run most 16-bit programs under Wine.
 
-	  Enabling this option adds considerable attack surface to the
-	  kernel and slows down system calls and exception handling.
+	  Enabling this option increases the complexity of the kernel
+	  and slows down exception handling a tiny bit.
 
-	  Unless you use very old userspace or need the last drop of
-	  performance in your real mode DOS games and can't use KVM,
-	  say N here.
+	  If unsure, say N here.
 
 config VM86
        bool