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diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig b/arch/x86/Kconfig
index 98a0ed52b5c3..0f44add3e0b7 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig
@@ -247,6 +247,28 @@ config X86_HAS_BOOT_CPU_ID
def_bool y
depends on X86_VOYAGER
+config SPARSE_IRQ
+ bool "Support sparse irq numbering"
+ depends on PCI_MSI || HT_IRQ
+ help
+ This enables support for sparse irqs. This is useful for distro
+ kernels that want to define a high CONFIG_NR_CPUS value but still
+ want to have low kernel memory footprint on smaller machines.
+
+ ( Sparse IRQs can also be beneficial on NUMA boxes, as they spread
+ out the irq_desc[] array in a more NUMA-friendly way. )
+
+ If you don't know what to do here, say N.
+
+config NUMA_MIGRATE_IRQ_DESC
+ bool "Move irq desc when changing irq smp_affinity"
+ depends on SPARSE_IRQ && NUMA
+ default n
+ help
+ This enables moving irq_desc to cpu/node that irq will use handled.
+
+ If you don't know what to do here, say N.
+
config X86_FIND_SMP_CONFIG
def_bool y
depends on X86_MPPARSE || X86_VOYAGER
@@ -479,7 +501,7 @@ config HPET_TIMER
The HPET provides a stable time base on SMP
systems, unlike the TSC, but it is more expensive to access,
as it is off-chip. You can find the HPET spec at
- <http://www.intel.com/hardwaredesign/hpetspec.htm>.
+ <http://www.intel.com/hardwaredesign/hpetspec_1.pdf>.
You can safely choose Y here. However, HPET will only be
activated if the platform and the BIOS support this feature.