Merge remote-tracking branches 'asoc/fix/tlv320aic3x' and 'asoc/fix/wm8962' into...

[linux-drm-fsl-dcu.git] / arch / x86 / Kconfig

diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig b/arch/x86/Kconfig
index 7aef2d52daa0d8ea8b55a683a11eb2c2e204eaef..328c8352480c5dcfd34d72a70d01d6a57e5bb515 100644 (file)
--- a/arch/x86/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig
@@ -1006,7 +1006,7 @@ config X86_THERMAL_VECTOR
        depends on X86_MCE_INTEL
 
 config X86_LEGACY_VM86
-       bool "Legacy VM86 support (obsolete)"
+       bool "Legacy VM86 support"
        default n
        depends on X86_32
        ---help---
@@ -1018,19 +1018,20 @@ config X86_LEGACY_VM86
          available to accelerate real mode DOS programs.  However, any
          recent version of DOSEMU, X, or vbetool should be fully
          functional even without kernel VM86 support, as they will all
-         fall back to (pretty well performing) software emulation.
+         fall back to software emulation. Nevertheless, if you are using
+         a 16-bit DOS program where 16-bit performance matters, vm86
+         mode might be faster than emulation and you might want to
+         enable this option.
 
-         Anything that works on a 64-bit kernel is unlikely to need
-         this option, as 64-bit kernels don't, and can't, support V8086
-         mode.  This option is also unrelated to 16-bit protected mode
-         and is not needed to run most 16-bit programs under Wine.
+         Note that any app that works on a 64-bit kernel is unlikely to
+         need this option, as 64-bit kernels don't, and can't, support
+         V8086 mode. This option is also unrelated to 16-bit protected
+         mode and is not needed to run most 16-bit programs under Wine.
 
-         Enabling this option adds considerable attack surface to the
-         kernel and slows down system calls and exception handling.
+         Enabling this option increases the complexity of the kernel
+         and slows down exception handling a tiny bit.
 
-         Unless you use very old userspace or need the last drop of
-         performance in your real mode DOS games and can't use KVM,
-         say N here.
+         If unsure, say N here.
 
 config VM86
        bool