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-rw-r--r--sys/conf/NOTES4
-rw-r--r--sys/i386/conf/NOTES4
2 files changed, 4 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/sys/conf/NOTES b/sys/conf/NOTES
index 3a992c2..745c60d 100644
--- a/sys/conf/NOTES
+++ b/sys/conf/NOTES
@@ -225,8 +225,8 @@ cpu I686_CPU # aka Pentium Pro(tm)
#
# NO_F00F_HACK disables the hack that prevents Pentiums (and ONLY
# Pentiums) from locking up when a LOCK CMPXCHG8B instruction is
-# executed. This should be included for ALL kernels that won't run
-# on a Pentium.
+# executed. This option is only needed if I586_CPU is also defined,
+# and should be included for any non-Pentium CPU that defines it.
#
# NO_MEMORY_HOLE is an optimisation for systems with AMD K6 processors
# which indicates that the 15-16MB range is *definitely* not being
diff --git a/sys/i386/conf/NOTES b/sys/i386/conf/NOTES
index 3a992c2..745c60d 100644
--- a/sys/i386/conf/NOTES
+++ b/sys/i386/conf/NOTES
@@ -225,8 +225,8 @@ cpu I686_CPU # aka Pentium Pro(tm)
#
# NO_F00F_HACK disables the hack that prevents Pentiums (and ONLY
# Pentiums) from locking up when a LOCK CMPXCHG8B instruction is
-# executed. This should be included for ALL kernels that won't run
-# on a Pentium.
+# executed. This option is only needed if I586_CPU is also defined,
+# and should be included for any non-Pentium CPU that defines it.
#
# NO_MEMORY_HOLE is an optimisation for systems with AMD K6 processors
# which indicates that the 15-16MB range is *definitely* not being
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