summary refs log tree commit diff
path: root/arch/s390
diff options
context:
space:
mode:
authorHeiko Carstens <heiko.carstens@de.ibm.com>2010-10-29 16:50:36 +0200
committerMartin Schwidefsky <sky@mschwide.boeblingen.de.ibm.com>2010-10-29 16:50:49 +0200
commitdb81a23d8003d1ca4452c6d728502780f0234368 (patch)
treef708291ca7af7156b82b68d64ab7a0a1767e8f7d /arch/s390
parentc84b9051d6b97d8c6533a194aedcd484c003d278 (diff)
downloadlinux-db81a23d8003d1ca4452c6d728502780f0234368.tar.gz
[S390] Kconfig: add machine type number to code generation options
Add machine type number to code generation options. Also clean up and
shorten quite a lot of help texts with respect to machine type and
architecture terminology.

Signed-off-by: Heiko Carstens <heiko.carstens@de.ibm.com>
Signed-off-by: Martin Schwidefsky <schwidefsky@de.ibm.com>
Diffstat (limited to 'arch/s390')
-rw-r--r--arch/s390/Kconfig49
1 files changed, 23 insertions, 26 deletions
diff --git a/arch/s390/Kconfig b/arch/s390/Kconfig
index fabb40bc4e19..97146ab157e6 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