lockup_detector: Combine nmi_watchdog and softlockup detector

[karo-tx-linux.git] / init / Kconfig

diff --git a/init/Kconfig b/init/Kconfig
index c6c8903cb5348205cc5ae4555592d63b79f63070..e44e25422f22d01b774637773c403132d85e0048 100644 (file)
--- a/init/Kconfig
+++ b/init/Kconfig
@@ -944,8 +944,11 @@ config PERF_USE_VMALLOC
 
 config PERF_EVENTS_NMI
        bool
+       depends on PERF_EVENTS
        help
-         Arch has support for nmi_watchdog
+         System hardware can generate an NMI using the perf event
+         subsystem.  Also has support for calculating CPU cycle events
+         to determine how many clock cycles in a given period.
 
 menu "Kernel Performance Events And Counters"