linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH] cleanup Serial ATA and Parallel ATA Kconfig try4

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Date:	Sun, 10 Aug 2008 13:57:43 +0200
From:	"Oliver Pinter" <oliver.pntr@...il.com>
To:	"Grant Coady" <gcoady.lk@...il.com>
Cc:	"Alan Cox" <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>,
	"Krzysztof Halasa" <khc@...waw.pl>,
	"Robert P. J. Day" <rpjday@...shcourse.ca>,
	"Linux Kernel Mailing List" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH] cleanup Serial ATA and Parallel ATA Kconfig try4

Hi Grant!

in ATA_PIIX-s help text is a little "old", and not contained the
ich9/10s "help text"


On 8/10/08, Grant Coady <grant_lkml@...o.com.au> wrote:
> Hi there,
> Like try3 only the right patch this time, somehow I scrambled try3.
> Grant.
>
> From: Grant Coady <gcoady.lk@...il.com>
>
> Cleanup ATA Kconfig, this patch replaces earlier RFC patches.
>
> Cleanup ATA Kconfig, hide the SFF option behind new PATA and SATA menu
> items, sort drivers into a single list, add missing "if unsure, say..."
> help text, this version gets the items indented in make menuconfig, some
> inconsistent text resolved, and one long (>80 col) help line split.
>
> Signed-off-by: Grant Coady <gcoady.lk@...il.com>
>
> ---
>  Kconfig |  592
> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------------------------------
>  1 files changed, 311 insertions(+), 281 deletions(-)
>
> --- linux-2.6.27-rc2/drivers/ata/Kconfig	2008-07-14 07:51:29.000000000 +1000
> +++ linux-2.6.27-rc2e/drivers/ata/Kconfig	2008-08-10 18:12:52.495604924
> +1000
> @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
>  #

[...]

> -config PATA_HPT3X3_DMA
> -	bool "HPT 343/363 DMA support (Experimental)"
> -	depends on PATA_HPT3X3
> +config ATA_PIIX
> +	tristate "Intel ESB, ICH, PIIX3, PIIX4 PATA/SATA support"
> +	depends on PCI && (ATA_SFF_PATA_SUPPORT || ATA_SFF_SATA)
>  	help
> -	  This option enables DMA support for the HPT343/363
> -	  controllers. Enable with care as there are still some
> -	  problems with DMA on this chipset.
> +	  This option enables support for ICH5/6/7/8 Serial ATA <<--

-->>  This option enables support for ICH5/6/7/8/9/10 Serial ATA<<--

> +	  and support for PATA on the Intel ESB/ICH/PIIX3/PIIX4 series
> +	  host controllers.
> +
> +	  If unsure, say N.
> +
> +config PATA_MPIIX
> +	tristate "Intel PATA MPIIX support"
> +	depends on ATA_SFF_PATA && PCI
> +	help
> +	  This option enables support for MPIIX PATA support.
> +
> +	  If unsure, say N.

[...]

-- 
Thanks,
Oliver
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