linux-kernel - |PATCH] fbdev: Remove outdated advice about I2C configuration

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Date:	Fri, 8 May 2009 17:21:00 +0200
From:	Jean Delvare <khali@...ux-fr.org>
To:	Antonino Daplas <adaplas@...il.com>
Cc:	inux-fbdev-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: |PATCH] fbdev: Remove outdated advice about I2C configuration

The required I2C modules are now selected automatically by the means
of select statements in Kconfig, so there is no point in confusing the
users with options he/she would be supposed to enable manually.

Signed-off-by: Jean Delvare <khali@...ux-fr.org>
Cc: Antonino Daplas <adaplas@...il.com>
---
Already sent on:
 * 2009-3-24

 drivers/video/Kconfig |   23 ++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

--- linux-2.6.29-rc8.orig/drivers/video/Kconfig	2009-03-22 14:55:07.000000000 +0100
+++ linux-2.6.29-rc8/drivers/video/Kconfig	2009-03-23 11:16:19.000000000 +0100
@@ -1128,13 +1128,6 @@ config FB_INTEL
           830M/845G/852GM/855GM/865G/915G/915GM/945G/945GM/965G/965GM chipsets.
           Say Y if you have and plan to use such a board.
 
-	  If you say Y here and want DDC/I2C support you must first say Y to
-	  "I2C support" and "I2C bit-banging support" in the character devices
-	  section.
-
-	  If you say M here then "I2C support" and "I2C bit-banging support"
-	  can be build either as modules or built-in.
-
 	  To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
 	  module will be called intelfb.
 
@@ -1207,11 +1200,10 @@ config FB_MATROX_G
 	  pixel and 32 bpp packed pixel. You can also use font widths
 	  different from 8.
 
-	  If you need support for G400 secondary head, you must first say Y to
-	  "I2C support" in the character devices section, and then to
-	  "Matrox I2C support" and "G400 second head support" here in the
-	  framebuffer section. G450/G550 secondary head and digital output
-	  are supported without additional modules.
+	  If you need support for G400 secondary head, you must say Y to
+	  "Matrox I2C support" and "G400 second head support" right below.
+	  G450/G550 secondary head and digital output are supported without
+	  additional modules.
 
 	  The driver starts in monitor mode. You must use the matroxset tool 
 	  (available at <ftp://platan.vc.cvut.cz/pub/linux/matrox-latest/>) to 
@@ -1310,13 +1302,6 @@ config FB_RADEON
 	  a framebuffer device.  There are both PCI and AGP versions.  You
 	  don't need to choose this to run the Radeon in plain VGA mode.
 
-	  If you say Y here and want DDC/I2C support you must first say Y to
-	  "I2C support" and "I2C bit-banging support" in the character devices
-	  section.
-
-	  If you say M here then "I2C support" and "I2C bit-banging support" 
-	  can be build either as modules or built-in.
-
 	  There is a product page at
 	  http://apps.ati.com/ATIcompare/
 


-- 
Jean Delvare
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