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Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0707181916410.5385@fbirervta.pbzchgretzou.qr> Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2007 19:17:49 +0200 (CEST) From: Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@...putergmbh.de> To: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@...cle.com> cc: Stefan Richter <stefanr@...6.in-berlin.de>, Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, Michal Piotrowski <michal.k.k.piotrowski@...il.com>, Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org> Subject: Re: 2.6.22-git* regression: Kconfig prompts without help text On Jul 18 2007 09:41, Randy Dunlap wrote: > >Looks good to me except that help text should be indented by >2 more spaces according to CodingStyle. Who invented that rule anyway... the "---help---" marker (note the dashes) clearly separates things already. Here you go. === Add some help texts to recently-introduced kconfig items Signed-off-by: Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@....de> --- arch/i386/Kconfig | 5 +++++ drivers/atm/Kconfig | 5 +++++ drivers/auxdisplay/Kconfig | 5 +++++ drivers/block/Kconfig | 6 ++++++ drivers/crypto/Kconfig | 5 +++++ drivers/hid/Kconfig | 5 +++++ drivers/kvm/Kconfig | 5 +++++ drivers/macintosh/Kconfig | 6 ++++++ drivers/misc/Kconfig | 5 +++++ drivers/net/Kconfig | 15 +++++++++++++++ drivers/usb/Kconfig | 3 +++ 11 files changed, 65 insertions(+) Index: linux-2.6.23/arch/i386/Kconfig =================================================================== --- linux-2.6.23.orig/arch/i386/Kconfig +++ linux-2.6.23/arch/i386/Kconfig @@ -1216,6 +1216,11 @@ menuconfig INSTRUMENTATION bool "Instrumentation Support" depends on EXPERIMENTAL default y + ---help--- + Say Y here to get to see options related to performance measurement, + debugging, and testing. This option alone does not add any kernel code. + + If you say N, all options in this submenu will be skipped and disabled. if INSTRUMENTATION Index: linux-2.6.23/drivers/atm/Kconfig =================================================================== --- linux-2.6.23.orig/drivers/atm/Kconfig +++ linux-2.6.23/drivers/atm/Kconfig @@ -6,6 +6,11 @@ menuconfig ATM_DRIVERS bool "ATM drivers" depends on NETDEVICES && ATM default y + ---help--- + Say Y here to get to see options for Asynchronous Transfer Mode + device drivers. This option alone does not add any kernel code. + + If you say N, all options in this submenu will be skipped and disabled. if ATM_DRIVERS && NETDEVICES && ATM Index: linux-2.6.23/drivers/auxdisplay/Kconfig =================================================================== --- linux-2.6.23.orig/drivers/auxdisplay/Kconfig +++ linux-2.6.23/drivers/auxdisplay/Kconfig @@ -8,6 +8,11 @@ menuconfig AUXDISPLAY depends on PARPORT bool "Auxiliary Display support" + ---help--- + Say Y here to get to see options for auxiliary display drivers. + This option alone does not add any kernel code. + + If you say N, all options in this submenu will be skipped and disabled. if AUXDISPLAY && PARPORT Index: linux-2.6.23/drivers/block/Kconfig =================================================================== --- linux-2.6.23.orig/drivers/block/Kconfig +++ linux-2.6.23/drivers/block/Kconfig @@ -6,6 +6,12 @@ menuconfig BLK_DEV bool "Block devices" depends on BLOCK default y + ---help--- + Say Y here to get to see options for various different block device + drivers. This option alone does not add any kernel code. + + If you say N, all options in this submenu will be skipped and disabled; + only do this if you know what you are doing. if BLK_DEV Index: linux-2.6.23/drivers/crypto/Kconfig =================================================================== --- linux-2.6.23.orig/drivers/crypto/Kconfig +++ linux-2.6.23/drivers/crypto/Kconfig @@ -2,6 +2,11 @@ menuconfig CRYPTO_HW bool "Hardware crypto devices" default y + ---help--- + Say Y here to get to see options for hardware crypto devices and + processors. This option alone does not add any kernel code. + + If you say N, all options in this submenu will be skipped and disabled. if CRYPTO_HW Index: linux-2.6.23/drivers/hid/Kconfig =================================================================== --- linux-2.6.23.orig/drivers/hid/Kconfig +++ linux-2.6.23/drivers/hid/Kconfig @@ -5,6 +5,11 @@ menuconfig HID_SUPPORT bool "HID Devices" depends on INPUT default y + ---help--- + Say Y here to get to see options for various computer-human interface + device drivers. This option alone does not add any kernel code. + + If you say N, all options in this submenu will be skipped and disabled. if HID_SUPPORT Index: linux-2.6.23/drivers/kvm/Kconfig =================================================================== --- linux-2.6.23.orig/drivers/kvm/Kconfig +++ linux-2.6.23/drivers/kvm/Kconfig @@ -5,6 +5,11 @@ menuconfig VIRTUALIZATION bool "Virtualization" depends on X86 default y + ---help--- + Say Y here to get to see options for virtualization guest drivers. + This option alone does not add any kernel code. + + If you say N, all options in this submenu will be skipped and disabled. if VIRTUALIZATION Index: linux-2.6.23/drivers/macintosh/Kconfig =================================================================== --- linux-2.6.23.orig/drivers/macintosh/Kconfig +++ linux-2.6.23/drivers/macintosh/Kconfig @@ -3,6 +3,12 @@ menuconfig MACINTOSH_DRIVERS bool "Macintosh device drivers" depends on PPC || MAC || X86 default y if (PPC_PMAC || MAC) + ---help--- + Say Y here to get to see options for devices used with Macintosh + computers, both PPC and Intel based. This option alone does not add + any kernel code. + + If you say N, all options in this submenu will be skipped and disabled. if MACINTOSH_DRIVERS Index: linux-2.6.23/drivers/misc/Kconfig =================================================================== --- linux-2.6.23.orig/drivers/misc/Kconfig +++ linux-2.6.23/drivers/misc/Kconfig @@ -5,6 +5,11 @@ menuconfig MISC_DEVICES bool "Misc devices" default y + ---help--- + Say Y here to get to see options for device drivers from various + different categories. This option alone does not add any kernel code. + + If you say N, all options in this submenu will be skipped and disabled. if MISC_DEVICES Index: linux-2.6.23/drivers/net/Kconfig =================================================================== --- linux-2.6.23.orig/drivers/net/Kconfig +++ linux-2.6.23/drivers/net/Kconfig @@ -1923,6 +1923,16 @@ menuconfig NETDEV_1000 bool "Ethernet (1000 Mbit)" depends on !UML default y + ---help--- + Ethernet (also called IEEE 802.3 or ISO 8802-2) is the most common + type of Local Area Network (LAN) in universities and companies. + + Say Y here to get to see options for Gigabit Ethernet drivers. + This option alone does not add any kernel code. + Note that drivers supporting both 100 and 1000 MBit may be listed + under "Ethernet (10 or 100MBit)" instead. + + If you say N, all options in this submenu will be skipped and disabled. if NETDEV_1000 @@ -2294,6 +2304,11 @@ menuconfig NETDEV_10000 bool "Ethernet (10000 Mbit)" depends on !UML default y + ---help--- + Say Y here to get to see options for 10 Gigabit Ethernet drivers. + This option alone does not add any kernel code. + + If you say N, all options in this submenu will be skipped and disabled. if NETDEV_10000 Index: linux-2.6.23/drivers/usb/Kconfig =================================================================== --- linux-2.6.23.orig/drivers/usb/Kconfig +++ linux-2.6.23/drivers/usb/Kconfig @@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ menuconfig USB_SUPPORT bool "USB support" depends on HAS_IOMEM default y + ---help--- + This option adds core support for Universal Serial Bus (USB). + You will also need drivers from the following menu to make use of it. if USB_SUPPORT - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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