linux-kernel - Re: BUG in 2.6.22-rc2-mm1: NIC module b44.c broken (Broadcom 4400)

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Date:	Sat, 26 May 2007 20:41:09 +0200
From:	"Benoit Boissinot" <bboissin@...il.com>
To:	"Michael Buesch" <mb@...sch.de>
Cc:	"Uwe Bugla" <uwe.bugla@....de>,
	"Andrew Morton" <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	"Maximilian Engelhardt" <maxi@...monizer.de>,
	linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: BUG in 2.6.22-rc2-mm1: NIC module b44.c broken (Broadcom 4400)

On 5/26/07, Michael Buesch <mb@...sch.de> wrote:
> On Saturday 26 May 2007 19:04:04 Uwe Bugla wrote:
> > Yes, sure! But the help text is very unlucky and humble, and it is not clear
> > enough in the sense of being distinctive enough, just clear and
> > comprehensive.
>
> Why don't you simply submit a patch to change the helptext then?

Is that ok ?

Discourage people from deselecting B44_PCI

Signed-off-by: Benoit Boissinot <benoit.boissinot@...-lyon.org>

--- kernel.orig/drivers/net/Kconfig	2007-05-26 20:38:02.000000000 +0200
+++ kernel/drivers/net/Kconfig	2007-05-26 20:38:15.000000000 +0200
@@ -1449,7 +1449,7 @@
 	help
 	  Support for b44 PCI devices.

-	  Say Y
+	  Unless you know what you are doing, say Y here.

 config FORCEDETH
 	tristate "nForce Ethernet support"
-
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