[parisc-linux] Second Draft of the help for the kernel options

[Jurriaan Kalkman]

>Hi all,
>
>	Once again, I ask you to verify what I wrote and only God knows how
>important it is to re-read this file b/c it is useful and I made it so
>many mistakes for sure :)
>
>	I added the comments of the first draft (Thanks to Grant) and CPU type
>help too. I do not really like the lists. If you have any better idea,
>please let me know.
>
>Thanks, Thomas.
>ESIEE Team
>
>PS: I would like to know if I can put the PA-RISC/Linux Boot HOWTO into
>stable state??
>
>Text to add in Documentation/ Configure.help
>======================================================================================
>
>
>Processor family
>CONFIG_PA7100
>  In this section, you will find enough informations to set correctly 
>  your CPU type option. Nevertheless, if you need more, you can see 
>  all the hardware content of your box at http://hwdb.parisc-linux.org.
>  
>  If you select the PA7000/PA7100 option, your box must be one of these 
>  listed below: 705/35, 710/50, 715/33, 715/50, 715/75, 720/50, 725/50, 
>  725/75, 730/66, 735/99, 735/125, 750/66, 755/99.
>
>  If you select the PA7200 option, your box must be one of these listed 
>  below: C100, C110, D250, D350, D260, D360, J200, J210, K100, K200, 
>  K210, K220, K400, K410, K420.
>
>  If you choose the PA7100LC/PA7300LC option then your box is 715/64, 
>  715/80, 715/100, 725/100, A180, B132L(+), B160L(+), B180L(+), C160L, 
>  C180L, D200, D210, D220, D230, D300, D310, D320 or D330. There are 
>  also some systems from the E series but there are not yet supported.
>
>  Finally, PA8x00 is the good choice for all new stuff like A500, B1000,
>  B2000, B2600, C200+, C240+, C3000, C3600, J282, J2240, J5000, J6000, 
>  J6700, J7000, K250, K260, K270, K370, K450, K460, K470, K570, L1000, 
>  L2000, L3000, N4000, V2200, V2250, V2500.
>
Since at least two C200+ machines get Trace/Breakpoint trap errors when
compiling for PA8x00, I'd suggest a rephrasing or an addition like:

- for a generic kernel, select PA7x00
- if you select PA7000/PA7100, your box must be .... or newer.
- if you're not sure, select PA7x00

etc. 'Must' sounds very sure.

Good luck,
Jurriaan