linux-kernel - Re: sata & scsi suggestion for make menuconfig

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Message-ID: <20070915130010.4272403c@tux.DEF.witbe.net>
Date:	Sat, 15 Sep 2007 13:00:10 +0000
From:	Paul Rolland <rol@...917.net>
To:	Stefan Richter <stefanr@...6.in-berlin.de>
Cc:	Adrian Bunk <bunk@...nel.org>, Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.org>,
	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>,
	James Bottomley <James.Bottomley@...elEye.com>,
	Folkert van Heusden <folkert@...heusden.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org,
	rol@...be.net
Subject: Re: sata & scsi suggestion for make menuconfig

Hello Stefan,

On Sat, 15 Sep 2007 10:25:39 +0200
Stefan Richter <stefanr@...6.in-berlin.de> wrote:

> Paul Rolland wrote:
> > getting too much of "No help text available"
> > usually results in people no more reading the help text.
> 
> I assert that a Kconfig prompt (a visible Kconfig variable) _without_
> help text is a bug.

Here is an example from 2.6.34-rc6 :
 .config - Linux Kernel v2.6.23-rc6 Configuration
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 +------------------------- Provide RTC interrupt -------------------------+ 
 | There is no help available for this kernel option.                      |
 | Symbol: HPET_EMULATE_RTC [=y]                                           |
 | Prompt: Provide RTC interrupt                                           |
 |   Defined at arch/x86_64/Kconfig:471                                    |
 |   Depends on: HPET_TIMER && RTC=y                                       |
 |   Location:                                                             |
 |   -> Processor type and features |   

Regards,
Paul
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