summaryrefslogtreecommitdiffstats
path: root/mm/Kconfig
diff options
context:
space:
mode:
Diffstat (limited to 'mm/Kconfig')
-rw-r--r--mm/Kconfig10
1 files changed, 10 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/mm/Kconfig b/mm/Kconfig
index 7d3a0054cba1..8283685f3bb3 100644
--- a/mm/Kconfig
+++ b/mm/Kconfig
@@ -23,6 +23,16 @@ config DISCONTIGMEM_MANUAL
bool "Discontigious Memory"
depends on ARCH_DISCONTIGMEM_ENABLE
help
+ This option provides enhanced support for discontiguous
+ memory systems, over FLATMEM. These systems have holes
+ in their physical address spaces, and this option provides
+ more efficient handling of these holes. However, the vast
+ majority of hardware has quite flat address spaces, and
+ can have degraded performance from extra overhead that
+ this option imposes.
+
+ Many NUMA configurations will have this as the only option.
+
If unsure, choose "Flat Memory" over this option.
endchoice