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authorXi Ruoyao <xry111@xry111.site>2022-08-25 01:05:55 +0800
committerXi Ruoyao <xry111@xry111.site>2022-08-25 01:05:55 +0800
commitfeed7fea369afce86073fce8779f3b53d954d2ce (patch)
tree0f5aabfcb07b0f81c96d6a83bba0e5c1c1adccac /chapter10
parent85cdcb09807abdf8f3514dc174d97c74afcb73cf (diff)
linux kernel: reword description for CONFIG_X86_X2APIC
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diff --git a/chapter10/kernel.xml b/chapter10/kernel.xml
index 4775d9ad7..157fb9f64 100644
--- a/chapter10/kernel.xml
+++ b/chapter10/kernel.xml
@@ -245,10 +245,12 @@ Device Drivers ---&gt;
<varlistentry>
<term><parameter>Support x2apic</parameter></term>
<listitem>
- <para>Avoid a kernel panic booting on a system with x2APIC enabled
- by the BIOS. This option does no harm if x2APIC is not enabled
- or not available, but it's recommended to enable x2APIC in the
- BIOS setting for a modern 64-bit x86 system.</para>
+ <para>Support running the interrupt controller of 64-bit x86
+ processors in x2APIC mode. x2APIC may be enabled by firmware on
+ 64-bit x86 systems, and a kernel without this option enabled will
+ panic on boot if x2APIC is enabled by firmware. This option has
+ has no effect, but also does no harm if x2APIC is disabled by the
+ firmware.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>