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diff --git a/arch/s390/Kconfig b/arch/s390/Kconfig index fabb40bc4e1..97146ab157e 100644 --- a/arch/s390/Kconfig +++ b/arch/s390/Kconfig @@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ source "kernel/time/Kconfig" config 64BIT bool "64 bit kernel" help - Select this option if you have a 64 bit IBM zSeries machine + Select this option if you have an IBM z/Architecture machine and want to use the 64 bit addressing mode. config 32BIT @@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ config MATHEMU depends on MARCH_G5 help This option is required for IEEE compliant floating point arithmetic - on older S/390 machines. Say Y unless you know your machine doesn't + on older ESA/390 machines. Say Y unless you know your machine doesn't need this. config COMPAT @@ -237,8 +237,8 @@ config S390_EXEC_PROTECT space programs and it also selects the addressing mode option above. The kernel parameter noexec=on will enable this feature and also switch the addressing modes, default is disabled. Enabling this (via - kernel parameter) on machines earlier than IBM System z9-109 EC/BC - will reduce system performance. + kernel parameter) on machines earlier than IBM System z9 this will + reduce system performance. comment "Code generation options" @@ -247,49 +247,46 @@ choice default MARCH_G5 config MARCH_G5 - bool "S/390 model G5 and G6" + bool "System/390 model G5 and G6" depends on !64BIT help Select this to build a 31 bit kernel that works - on all S/390 and zSeries machines. + on all ESA/390 and z/Architecture machines. config MARCH_Z900 - bool "IBM eServer zSeries model z800 and z900" + bool "IBM zSeries model z800 and z900" help - Select this to optimize for zSeries machines. This - will enable some optimizations that are not available - on older 31 bit only CPUs. + Select this to enable optimizations for model z800/z900 (2064 and + 2066 series). This will enable some optimizations that are not + available on older ESA/390 (31 Bit) only CPUs. config MARCH_Z990 - bool "IBM eServer zSeries model z890 and z990" + bool "IBM zSeries model z890 and z990" help - Select this enable optimizations for model z890/z990. - This will be slightly faster but does not work on - older machines such as the z900. + Select this to enable optimizations for model z890/z990 (2084 and + 2086 series). The kernel will be slightly faster but will not work + on older machines. config MARCH_Z9_109 bool "IBM System z9" help - Select this to enable optimizations for IBM System z9-109, IBM - System z9 Enterprise Class (z9 EC), and IBM System z9 Business - Class (z9 BC). The kernel will be slightly faster but will not - work on older machines such as the z990, z890, z900, and z800. + Select this to enable optimizations for IBM System z9 (2094 and + 2096 series). The kernel will be slightly faster but will not work + on older machines. config MARCH_Z10 bool "IBM System z10" help - Select this to enable optimizations for IBM System z10. The - kernel will be slightly faster but will not work on older - machines such as the z990, z890, z900, z800, z9-109, z9-ec - and z9-bc. + Select this to enable optimizations for IBM System z10 (2097 and + 2098 series). The kernel will be slightly faster but will not work + on older machines. config MARCH_Z196 bool "IBM zEnterprise 196" help - Select this to enable optimizations for IBM zEnterprise 196. - The kernel will be slightly faster but will not work on older - machines such as the z990, z890, z900, z800, z9-109, z9-ec, - z9-bc, z10-ec and z10-bc. + Select this to enable optimizations for IBM zEnterprise 196 + (2817 series). The kernel will be slightly faster but will not work + on older machines. endchoice |