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diff --git a/arch/xtensa/Kconfig b/arch/xtensa/Kconfig index 3eee334ba873..3c6e5471f025 100644 --- a/arch/xtensa/Kconfig +++ b/arch/xtensa/Kconfig @@ -772,15 +772,17 @@ config HIGHMEM If unsure, say Y. config ARCH_FORCE_MAX_ORDER - int "Maximum zone order" + int "Order of maximal physically contiguous allocations" default "10" help - The kernel memory allocator divides physically contiguous memory - blocks into "zones", where each zone is a power of two number of - pages. This option selects the largest power of two that the kernel - keeps in the memory allocator. If you need to allocate very large - blocks of physically contiguous memory, then you may need to - increase this value. + The kernel page allocator limits the size of maximal physically + contiguous allocations. The limit is called MAX_ORDER and it + defines the maximal power of two of number of pages that can be + allocated as a single contiguous block. This option allows + overriding the default setting when ability to allocate very + large blocks of physically contiguous memory is required. + + Don't change if unsure. endmenu |