[PATCH] Config.help entry for CONFIG_HUGETLB_PAGE

[Steven Cole <elenstev@mesatop.com>]

Here is a stab in the dark at a help entry for CONFIG_HUGETLB_PAGE,
which is added by the lpp.patch (ia32 huge tlb pages) in 2.5.34-mm1.

Please correct as needed.

Steven


--- linux-2.5.34-mm1/arch/i386/Config.help.orig	Wed Sep 11 07:54:49 2002
+++ linux-2.5.34-mm1/arch/i386/Config.help	Wed Sep 11 07:58:18 2002
@@ -25,6 +25,15 @@
 
   If you don't know what to do here, say N.
 
+CONFIG_HUGETLB_PAGE
+  This enables support for huge pages (4MB for x86).  User space
+  applications can make use of this support with the sys_alloc_hugepages
+  and sys_free_hugepages system calls.  If your applications are
+  huge page aware and your processor (Pentium or later for x86) supports
+  this, then say Y here.
+
+  Otherwise, say N.
+
 CONFIG_PREEMPT
   This option reduces the latency of the kernel when reacting to
   real-time or interactive events by allowing a low priority process to

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