RE: [PATCH] Config.help entry for CONFIG_HUGETLB_PAGE

["Seth, Rohit" <rohit.seth@intel.com>]

Thanks Steve.  Your description in config.help file looks good.


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steven Cole [mailto:elenstev@mesatop.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2002 8:18 AM
> To: Martin J. Bligh
> Cc: Andrew Morton; Seth, Rohit; linux-mm@kvack.org
> Subject: Re: [PATCH] Config.help entry for CONFIG_HUGETLB_PAGE
> 
> 
> On Wed, 2002-09-11 at 09:05, Martin J. Bligh wrote:
> >  
> > > +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.
> > 
> > They're not always 4Mb on x86 ... they're 2Mb if you have PAE 
> > turned on ... maybe just leave out the "(4MB for x86)" comment?
> > 
> > M.
> 
> Better?
> 
> --- 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 09:14:52 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.  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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