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From: Borislav Petkov <bp@amd64.org>
To: X86-ML <x86@kernel.org>
Cc: Andreas Herrmann <andreas.herrmann3@amd.com>,
	Henrique de Moraes Holschuh <hmh@hmh.eng.br>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
	Borislav Petkov <borislav.petkov@amd.com>
Subject: [PATCH v0 05/12] x86, microcode: Straighten out Kconfig text
Date: Tue,  7 Aug 2012 19:44:14 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <1344361461-10076-6-git-send-email-bp@amd64.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1344361461-10076-1-git-send-email-bp@amd64.org>

From: Borislav Petkov <borislav.petkov@amd.com>

Update and clarify Kconfig help text along with menu names.

Signed-off-by: Borislav Petkov <borislav.petkov@amd.com>
---
 arch/x86/Kconfig | 20 ++++++++++----------
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig b/arch/x86/Kconfig
index 8ec3a1aa4abd..1ccccc6efb37 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig
@@ -982,25 +982,25 @@ config X86_REBOOTFIXUPS
 	  Say N otherwise.
 
 config MICROCODE
-	tristate "/dev/cpu/microcode - microcode support"
+	tristate "CPU microcode loading support"
 	select FW_LOADER
 	---help---
+
 	  If you say Y here, you will be able to update the microcode on
 	  certain Intel and AMD processors. The Intel support is for the
-	  IA32 family, e.g. Pentium Pro, Pentium II, Pentium III,
-	  Pentium 4, Xeon etc. The AMD support is for family 0x10 and
-	  0x11 processors, e.g. Opteron, Phenom and Turion 64 Ultra.
-	  You will obviously need the actual microcode binary data itself
-	  which is not shipped with the Linux kernel.
+	  IA32 family, e.g. Pentium Pro, Pentium II, Pentium III, Pentium 4,
+	  Xeon etc. The AMD support is for families 0x10 and later. You will
+	  obviously need the actual microcode binary data itself which is not
+	  shipped with the Linux kernel.
 
 	  This option selects the general module only, you need to select
 	  at least one vendor specific module as well.
 
-	  To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
-	  module will be called microcode.
+	  To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
+	  will be called microcode.
 
 config MICROCODE_INTEL
-	bool "Intel microcode patch loading support"
+	bool "Intel microcode loading support"
 	depends on MICROCODE
 	default MICROCODE
 	select FW_LOADER
@@ -1013,7 +1013,7 @@ config MICROCODE_INTEL
 	  <http://www.urbanmyth.org/microcode/>.
 
 config MICROCODE_AMD
-	bool "AMD microcode patch loading support"
+	bool "AMD microcode loading support"
 	depends on MICROCODE
 	select FW_LOADER
 	---help---
-- 
1.7.11.rc1


  parent reply	other threads:[~2012-08-07 17:48 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 24+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2012-08-07 17:44 [PATCH v0 0/12] x86, microcode, AMD: Per-family patches cache Borislav Petkov
2012-08-07 17:44 ` [PATCH v0 02/12] x86, microcode: Save an indentation level in reload_for_cpu Borislav Petkov
2012-08-22 23:37   ` [tip:x86/microcode] " tip-bot for Borislav Petkov
2012-08-07 17:44 ` [PATCH v0 03/12] x86, microcode: Drop uci->mc check on resume path Borislav Petkov
2012-08-22 23:38   ` [tip:x86/microcode] x86, microcode: Drop uci-> mc " tip-bot for Borislav Petkov
2012-08-07 17:44 ` [PATCH v0 04/12] x86, microcode: Cleanup cpu hotplug notifier callback Borislav Petkov
2012-08-22 23:39   ` [tip:x86/microcode] " tip-bot for Borislav Petkov
2012-08-07 17:44 ` Borislav Petkov [this message]
2012-08-22 23:40   ` [tip:x86/microcode] x86, microcode: Straighten out Kconfig text tip-bot for Borislav Petkov
2012-08-07 17:44 ` [PATCH v0 06/12] x86, microcode, AMD: Remove useless get_ucode_data wrapper Borislav Petkov
2012-08-22 23:41   ` [tip:x86/microcode] " tip-bot for Borislav Petkov
2012-08-07 17:44 ` [PATCH v0 07/12] x86, microcode, AMD: Check before applying a patch Borislav Petkov
2012-08-22 23:42   ` [tip:x86/microcode] " tip-bot for Borislav Petkov
2012-08-07 17:44 ` [PATCH v0 08/12] x86, microcode, AMD: Read CPUID(1).EAX on the correct cpu Borislav Petkov
2012-08-22 23:43   ` [tip:x86/microcode] x86, microcode, AMD: Read CPUID(1). EAX " tip-bot for Borislav Petkov
2012-08-07 17:44 ` [PATCH v0 09/12] x86, microcode: Add a refresh firmware flag to ->request_microcode_fw Borislav Petkov
2012-08-22 23:44   ` [tip:x86/microcode] " tip-bot for Borislav Petkov
2012-08-07 17:44 ` [PATCH v0 10/12] x86, microcode, AMD: Add reverse equiv table search Borislav Petkov
2012-08-22 23:45   ` [tip:x86/microcode] " tip-bot for Borislav Petkov
2012-08-07 17:44 ` [PATCH v0 11/12] x86, microcode, AMD: Add a small, per-family patches cache Borislav Petkov
2012-08-22 23:45   ` [tip:x86/microcode] " tip-bot for Borislav Petkov
2012-08-07 17:44 ` [PATCH v0 12/12] x86, microcode, AMD: Rewrite patch application procedure Borislav Petkov
2012-08-22 23:46   ` [tip:x86/microcode] " tip-bot for Borislav Petkov
2012-08-22 23:22 ` [tip:x86/urgent] x86, microcode, AMD: Fix broken ucode patch size check tip-bot for Andreas Herrmann

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