Merge branch 'v2.6.36-rc8' into for-2.6.37/barrier

Conflicts:
	block/blk-core.c
	drivers/block/loop.c
	mm/swapfile.c

Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe <jaxboe@fusionio.com>

1 files changed, 19 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/arch/mips/Kconfig b/arch/mips/Kconfig
index 3ad59dd..5526faa 100644
--- a/arch/mips/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/mips/Kconfig
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ config MIPS
 	select HAVE_KPROBES
 	select HAVE_KRETPROBES
 	select RTC_LIB if !MACH_LOONGSON
+	select GENERIC_ATOMIC64 if !64BIT
 
 mainmenu "Linux/MIPS Kernel Configuration"
 
@@ -1646,8 +1647,16 @@ config MIPS_MT_SMP
 	select SYS_SUPPORTS_SMP
 	select SMP_UP
 	help
-	  This is a kernel model which is also known a VSMP or lately
-	  has been marketesed into SMVP.
+	  This is a kernel model which is known a VSMP but lately has been
+	  marketesed into SMVP.
+	  Virtual SMP uses the processor's VPEs  to implement virtual
+	  processors. In currently available configuration of the 34K processor
+	  this allows for a dual processor. Both processors will share the same
+	  primary caches; each will obtain the half of the TLB for it's own
+	  exclusive use. For a layman this model can be described as similar to
+	  what Intel calls Hyperthreading.
+
+	  For further information see http://www.linux-mips.org/wiki/34K#VSMP
 
 config MIPS_MT_SMTC
 	bool "SMTC: Use all TCs on all VPEs for SMP"
@@ -1664,6 +1673,14 @@ config MIPS_MT_SMTC
 	help
 	  This is a kernel model which is known a SMTC or lately has been
 	  marketesed into SMVP.
+	  is presenting the available TC's of the core as processors to Linux.
+	  On currently available 34K processors this means a Linux system will
+	  see up to 5 processors. The implementation of the SMTC kernel differs
+	  significantly from VSMP and cannot efficiently coexist in the same
+	  kernel binary so the choice between VSMP and SMTC is a compile time
+	  decision.
+
+	  For further information see http://www.linux-mips.org/wiki/34K#SMTC
 
 endchoice