From fbc22ae5a30f1bd014a049ffe5a1b684ed736fc1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ralf Baechle <ralf@linux-mips.org> Date: Thu, 16 Sep 2010 11:40:41 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] MIPS: Kconfig: Fix and clarify kconfig help text for VSMP and SMTC. Only VSMP was known as SMVP and generally the help text was too short to be helpful. Signed-off-by: Ralf Baechle <ralf@linux-mips.org> --- arch/mips/Kconfig | 20 ++++++++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/arch/mips/Kconfig b/arch/mips/Kconfig index ec410009e8f02..5526faabfc214 100644 --- a/arch/mips/Kconfig +++ b/arch/mips/Kconfig @@ -1647,8 +1647,16 @@ config MIPS_MT_SMP select SYS_SUPPORTS_SMP select SMP_UP help - This is a kernel model which is also known a VSMP or lately - has been marketesed into SMVP. + This is a kernel model which is known a VSMP but lately has been + marketesed into SMVP. + Virtual SMP uses the processor's VPEs to implement virtual + processors. In currently available configuration of the 34K processor + this allows for a dual processor. Both processors will share the same + primary caches; each will obtain the half of the TLB for it's own + exclusive use. For a layman this model can be described as similar to + what Intel calls Hyperthreading. + + For further information see http://www.linux-mips.org/wiki/34K#VSMP config MIPS_MT_SMTC bool "SMTC: Use all TCs on all VPEs for SMP" @@ -1665,6 +1673,14 @@ config MIPS_MT_SMTC help This is a kernel model which is known a SMTC or lately has been marketesed into SMVP. + is presenting the available TC's of the core as processors to Linux. + On currently available 34K processors this means a Linux system will + see up to 5 processors. The implementation of the SMTC kernel differs + significantly from VSMP and cannot efficiently coexist in the same + kernel binary so the choice between VSMP and SMTC is a compile time + decision. + + For further information see http://www.linux-mips.org/wiki/34K#SMTC endchoice -- 2.39.5