2 bool "Force a static link"
5 This option gives you the ability to force a static link of UML.
6 Normally, UML is linked as a shared binary. This is inconvenient for
7 use in a chroot jail. So, if you intend to run UML inside a chroot,
8 you probably want to say Y here.
9 Additionally, this option enables using higher memory spaces (up to
13 source "kernel/time/Kconfig"
15 config LD_SCRIPT_STATIC
18 depends on STATIC_LINK
23 depends on !LD_SCRIPT_STATIC
25 source "fs/Kconfig.binfmt"
28 tristate "Host filesystem"
30 While the User-Mode Linux port uses its own root file system for
31 booting and normal file access, this module lets the UML user
32 access files stored on the host. It does not require any
33 network connection between the Host and UML. An example use of
36 mount none /tmp/fromhost -t hostfs -o /tmp/umlshare
38 where /tmp/fromhost is an empty directory inside UML and
39 /tmp/umlshare is a directory on the host with files the UML user
42 For more information, see
43 <http://user-mode-linux.sourceforge.net/hostfs.html>.
45 If you'd like to be able to work with files stored on the host,
46 say Y or M here; otherwise say N.
49 tristate "HoneyPot ProcFS (EXPERIMENTAL)"
50 depends on EXPERIMENTAL
52 hppfs (HoneyPot ProcFS) is a filesystem which allows UML /proc
53 entries to be overridden, removed, or fabricated from the host.
54 Its purpose is to allow a UML to appear to be a physical machine
55 by removing or changing anything in /proc which gives away the
58 See <http://user-mode-linux.sf.net/old/hppfs.html> for more information.
60 You only need this if you are setting up a UML honeypot. Otherwise,
61 it is safe to say 'N' here.
64 bool "Management console"
67 The user mode linux management console is a low-level interface to
68 the kernel, somewhat like the i386 SysRq interface. Since there is
69 a full-blown operating system running under every user mode linux
70 instance, there is much greater flexibility possible than with the
73 If you answer 'Y' to this option, to use this feature, you need the
74 mconsole client (called uml_mconsole) which is present in CVS in
75 2.4.5-9um and later (path /tools/mconsole), and is also in the
76 distribution RPM package in 2.4.6 and later.
78 It is safe to say 'Y' here.
81 bool "Magic SysRq key"
84 If you say Y here, you will have some control over the system even
85 if the system crashes for example during kernel debugging (e.g., you
86 will be able to flush the buffer cache to disk, reboot the system
87 immediately or dump some status information). A key for each of the
88 possible requests is provided.
90 This is the feature normally accomplished by pressing a key
91 while holding SysRq (Alt+PrintScreen).
93 On UML, this is accomplished by sending a "sysrq" command with
94 mconsole, followed by the letter for the requested command.
96 The keys are documented in <file:Documentation/sysrq.txt>. Don't say Y
97 unless you really know what this hack does.
100 bool "Symmetric multi-processing support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
104 This option enables UML SMP support.
105 It is NOT related to having a real SMP box. Not directly, at least.
107 UML implements virtual SMP by allowing as many processes to run
108 simultaneously on the host as there are virtual processors configured.
110 Obviously, if the host is a uniprocessor, those processes will
111 timeshare, but, inside UML, will appear to be running simultaneously.
112 If the host is a multiprocessor, then UML processes may run
113 simultaneously, depending on the host scheduler.
115 This, however, is supported only in TT mode. So, if you use the SKAS
116 patch on your host, switching to TT mode and enabling SMP usually
117 gives you worse performances.
118 Also, since the support for SMP has been under-developed, there could
119 be some bugs being exposed by enabling SMP.
121 If you don't know what to do, say N.
124 int "Maximum number of CPUs (2-32)"
130 bool "Highmem support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
131 depends on !64BIT && BROKEN
134 This was used to allow UML to run with big amounts of memory.
135 Currently it is unstable, so if unsure say N.
137 To use big amounts of memory, it is recommended enable static
138 linking (i.e. CONFIG_STATIC_LINK) - this should allow the
139 guest to use up to 2.75G of memory.
141 config KERNEL_STACK_ORDER
142 int "Kernel stack size order"
147 This option determines the size of UML kernel stacks. They will
148 be 1 << order pages. The default is OK unless you're running Valgrind
149 on UML, in which case, set this to 3.