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Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2014 11:22:49 -0800 From: Dave Hansen <dave@...1.net> To: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org Cc: x86@...nel.org, Dave Hansen <dave@...1.net> Subject: [PATCH 03/12] x86 Kconfig: move highmem From: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com> This just continues to move things under the Memory and NUMA Options menu, breaking it up a bit to make the patches easier to audit. Signed-off-by: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com> --- linux.git-davehans/arch/x86/Kconfig | 248 ++++++++++++++++++------------------ 1 file changed, 124 insertions(+), 124 deletions(-) diff -puN arch/x86/Kconfig~x86-config-move-highmem arch/x86/Kconfig --- linux.git/arch/x86/Kconfig~x86-config-move-highmem 2014-01-13 11:11:34.925179358 -0800 +++ linux.git-davehans/arch/x86/Kconfig 2014-01-13 11:11:34.928179494 -0800 @@ -546,6 +546,130 @@ config X86_SUPPORTS_MEMORY_FAILURE depends on X86_64 || !SPARSEMEM select ARCH_SUPPORTS_MEMORY_FAILURE +choice + prompt "High Memory Support" + default HIGHMEM64G if X86_NUMAQ + default HIGHMEM4G + depends on X86_32 + +config NOHIGHMEM + bool "off" + depends on !X86_NUMAQ + ---help--- + Linux can use up to 64 Gigabytes of physical memory on x86 systems. + However, the address space of 32-bit x86 processors is only 4 + Gigabytes large. That means that, if you have a large amount of + physical memory, not all of it can be "permanently mapped" by the + kernel. The physical memory that's not permanently mapped is called + "high memory". + + If you are compiling a kernel which will never run on a machine with + more than 1 Gigabyte total physical RAM, answer "off" here (default + choice and suitable for most users). This will result in a "3GB/1GB" + split: 3GB are mapped so that each process sees a 3GB virtual memory + space and the remaining part of the 4GB virtual memory space is used + by the kernel to permanently map as much physical memory as + possible. + + If the machine has between 1 and 4 Gigabytes physical RAM, then + answer "4GB" here. + + If more than 4 Gigabytes is used then answer "64GB" here. This + selection turns Intel PAE (Physical Address Extension) mode on. + PAE implements 3-level paging on IA32 processors. PAE is fully + supported by Linux, PAE mode is implemented on all recent Intel + processors (Pentium Pro and better). NOTE: If you say "64GB" here, + then the kernel will not boot on CPUs that don't support PAE! + + The actual amount of total physical memory will either be + auto detected or can be forced by using a kernel command line option + such as "mem=256M". (Try "man bootparam" or see the documentation of + your boot loader (lilo or loadlin) about how to pass options to the + kernel at boot time.) + + If unsure, say "off". + +config HIGHMEM4G + bool "4GB" + depends on !X86_NUMAQ + ---help--- + Select this if you have a 32-bit processor and between 1 and 4 + gigabytes of physical RAM. + +config HIGHMEM64G + bool "64GB" + depends on !M486 + select X86_PAE + ---help--- + Select this if you have a 32-bit processor and more than 4 + gigabytes of physical RAM. + +endchoice + +choice + prompt "Memory split" if EXPERT + default VMSPLIT_3G + depends on X86_32 + ---help--- + Select the desired split between kernel and user memory. + + If the address range available to the kernel is less than the + physical memory installed, the remaining memory will be available + as "high memory". Accessing high memory is a little more costly + than low memory, as it needs to be mapped into the kernel first. + Note that increasing the kernel address space limits the range + available to user programs, making the address space there + tighter. Selecting anything other than the default 3G/1G split + will also likely make your kernel incompatible with binary-only + kernel modules. + + If you are not absolutely sure what you are doing, leave this + option alone! + + config VMSPLIT_3G + bool "3G/1G user/kernel split" + config VMSPLIT_3G_OPT + depends on !X86_PAE + bool "3G/1G user/kernel split (for full 1G low memory)" + config VMSPLIT_2G + bool "2G/2G user/kernel split" + config VMSPLIT_2G_OPT + depends on !X86_PAE + bool "2G/2G user/kernel split (for full 2G low memory)" + config VMSPLIT_1G + bool "1G/3G user/kernel split" +endchoice + +config PAGE_OFFSET + hex + default 0xB0000000 if VMSPLIT_3G_OPT + default 0x80000000 if VMSPLIT_2G + default 0x78000000 if VMSPLIT_2G_OPT + default 0x40000000 if VMSPLIT_1G + default 0xC0000000 + depends on X86_32 + +config HIGHMEM + def_bool y + depends on X86_32 && (HIGHMEM64G || HIGHMEM4G) + +config X86_PAE + bool "PAE (Physical Address Extension) Support" + depends on X86_32 && !HIGHMEM4G + ---help--- + PAE is required for NX support, and furthermore enables + larger swapspace support for non-overcommit purposes. It + has the cost of more pagetable lookup overhead, and also + consumes more pagetable space per process. + +config ARCH_PHYS_ADDR_T_64BIT + def_bool y + depends on X86_64 || X86_PAE + +config ARCH_DMA_ADDR_T_64BIT + def_bool y + depends on X86_64 || HIGHMEM64G + endmenu # Memory and NUMA Options if X86_WANT_INTEL_MID @@ -1174,130 +1298,6 @@ config X86_CPUID with major 203 and minors 0 to 31 for /dev/cpu/0/cpuid to /dev/cpu/31/cpuid. -choice - prompt "High Memory Support" - default HIGHMEM64G if X86_NUMAQ - default HIGHMEM4G - depends on X86_32 - -config NOHIGHMEM - bool "off" - depends on !X86_NUMAQ - ---help--- - Linux can use up to 64 Gigabytes of physical memory on x86 systems. - However, the address space of 32-bit x86 processors is only 4 - Gigabytes large. That means that, if you have a large amount of - physical memory, not all of it can be "permanently mapped" by the - kernel. The physical memory that's not permanently mapped is called - "high memory". - - If you are compiling a kernel which will never run on a machine with - more than 1 Gigabyte total physical RAM, answer "off" here (default - choice and suitable for most users). This will result in a "3GB/1GB" - split: 3GB are mapped so that each process sees a 3GB virtual memory - space and the remaining part of the 4GB virtual memory space is used - by the kernel to permanently map as much physical memory as - possible. - - If the machine has between 1 and 4 Gigabytes physical RAM, then - answer "4GB" here. - - If more than 4 Gigabytes is used then answer "64GB" here. This - selection turns Intel PAE (Physical Address Extension) mode on. - PAE implements 3-level paging on IA32 processors. PAE is fully - supported by Linux, PAE mode is implemented on all recent Intel - processors (Pentium Pro and better). NOTE: If you say "64GB" here, - then the kernel will not boot on CPUs that don't support PAE! - - The actual amount of total physical memory will either be - auto detected or can be forced by using a kernel command line option - such as "mem=256M". (Try "man bootparam" or see the documentation of - your boot loader (lilo or loadlin) about how to pass options to the - kernel at boot time.) - - If unsure, say "off". - -config HIGHMEM4G - bool "4GB" - depends on !X86_NUMAQ - ---help--- - Select this if you have a 32-bit processor and between 1 and 4 - gigabytes of physical RAM. - -config HIGHMEM64G - bool "64GB" - depends on !M486 - select X86_PAE - ---help--- - Select this if you have a 32-bit processor and more than 4 - gigabytes of physical RAM. - -endchoice - -choice - prompt "Memory split" if EXPERT - default VMSPLIT_3G - depends on X86_32 - ---help--- - Select the desired split between kernel and user memory. - - If the address range available to the kernel is less than the - physical memory installed, the remaining memory will be available - as "high memory". Accessing high memory is a little more costly - than low memory, as it needs to be mapped into the kernel first. - Note that increasing the kernel address space limits the range - available to user programs, making the address space there - tighter. Selecting anything other than the default 3G/1G split - will also likely make your kernel incompatible with binary-only - kernel modules. - - If you are not absolutely sure what you are doing, leave this - option alone! - - config VMSPLIT_3G - bool "3G/1G user/kernel split" - config VMSPLIT_3G_OPT - depends on !X86_PAE - bool "3G/1G user/kernel split (for full 1G low memory)" - config VMSPLIT_2G - bool "2G/2G user/kernel split" - config VMSPLIT_2G_OPT - depends on !X86_PAE - bool "2G/2G user/kernel split (for full 2G low memory)" - config VMSPLIT_1G - bool "1G/3G user/kernel split" -endchoice - -config PAGE_OFFSET - hex - default 0xB0000000 if VMSPLIT_3G_OPT - default 0x80000000 if VMSPLIT_2G - default 0x78000000 if VMSPLIT_2G_OPT - default 0x40000000 if VMSPLIT_1G - default 0xC0000000 - depends on X86_32 - -config HIGHMEM - def_bool y - depends on X86_32 && (HIGHMEM64G || HIGHMEM4G) - -config X86_PAE - bool "PAE (Physical Address Extension) Support" - depends on X86_32 && !HIGHMEM4G - ---help--- - PAE is required for NX support, and furthermore enables - larger swapspace support for non-overcommit purposes. It - has the cost of more pagetable lookup overhead, and also - consumes more pagetable space per process. - -config ARCH_PHYS_ADDR_T_64BIT - def_bool y - depends on X86_64 || X86_PAE - -config ARCH_DMA_ADDR_T_64BIT - def_bool y - depends on X86_64 || HIGHMEM64G - config MATH_EMULATION bool prompt "Math emulation" if X86_32 _ -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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