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Diffstat (limited to 'arch/x86/Kconfig')
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1 files changed, 12 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig b/arch/x86/Kconfig index 7aef2d52daa0..328c8352480c 100644 --- a/arch/x86/Kconfig +++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig @@ -1006,7 +1006,7 @@ config X86_THERMAL_VECTOR depends on X86_MCE_INTEL config X86_LEGACY_VM86 - bool "Legacy VM86 support (obsolete)" + bool "Legacy VM86 support" default n depends on X86_32 ---help--- @@ -1018,19 +1018,20 @@ config X86_LEGACY_VM86 available to accelerate real mode DOS programs. However, any recent version of DOSEMU, X, or vbetool should be fully functional even without kernel VM86 support, as they will all - fall back to (pretty well performing) software emulation. + fall back to software emulation. Nevertheless, if you are using + a 16-bit DOS program where 16-bit performance matters, vm86 + mode might be faster than emulation and you might want to + enable this option. - Anything that works on a 64-bit kernel is unlikely to need - this option, as 64-bit kernels don't, and can't, support V8086 - mode. This option is also unrelated to 16-bit protected mode - and is not needed to run most 16-bit programs under Wine. + Note that any app that works on a 64-bit kernel is unlikely to + need this option, as 64-bit kernels don't, and can't, support + V8086 mode. This option is also unrelated to 16-bit protected + mode and is not needed to run most 16-bit programs under Wine. - Enabling this option adds considerable attack surface to the - kernel and slows down system calls and exception handling. + Enabling this option increases the complexity of the kernel + and slows down exception handling a tiny bit. - Unless you use very old userspace or need the last drop of - performance in your real mode DOS games and can't use KVM, - say N here. + If unsure, say N here. config VM86 bool |