From: Rusty Russell From: Stewart Smith A better explanation of the X86_GENERIC config option follows. --- 25-akpm/arch/i386/Kconfig | 10 +++++++--- 1 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff -puN arch/i386/Kconfig~CONFIG_X86_GENERIC-help-fix arch/i386/Kconfig --- 25/arch/i386/Kconfig~CONFIG_X86_GENERIC-help-fix 2004-04-03 03:00:01.979930560 -0800 +++ 25-akpm/arch/i386/Kconfig 2004-04-03 03:00:01.983929952 -0800 @@ -322,9 +322,13 @@ endchoice config X86_GENERIC bool "Generic x86 support" help - Including some tuning for non selected x86 CPUs too. - when it has moderate overhead. This is intended for generic - distributions kernels. + Instead of just including optimizations for the selected + x86 variant (e.g. PII, Crusoe or Athlon), include some more + generic optimizations as well. This will make the kernel + perform better on x86 CPUs other than that selected. + + This is really intended for distributors who need more + generic optimizations. endif _