linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 02/41] rt2800pci: make Kconfig help entry more helpful

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Date:	Thu, 5 Nov 2009 19:41:00 +0100
From:	Ivo van Doorn <ivdoorn@...il.com>
To:	Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <bzolnier@...il.com>
Cc:	linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org,
	Gertjan van Wingerde <gwingerde@...il.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	"John W. Linville" <linville@...driver.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 02/41] rt2800pci: make Kconfig help entry more helpful

On Wednesday 04 November 2009, Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz wrote:
> From: Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <bzolnier@...il.com>
> Subject: [PATCH] rt2800pci: make Kconfig help entry more helpful
> 
> Document known issues with the driver to aid distribution makers,
> users and developers in making informed decisions instead of wasting
> their time needlessly.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <bzolnier@...il.com>

Making it depend on CONFIG_BROKEN makes more sense if the comment
is "non-functional".

Ivo

> ---
> This reflects the actual state of affairs for driver in net-next tree.
> 
>  drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/Kconfig |    5 ++++-
>  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> Index: b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/Kconfig
> ===================================================================
> --- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/Kconfig
> +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/Kconfig
> @@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ config RT2800PCI_SOC
>  	default y
>  
>  config RT2800PCI
> -	tristate "Ralink rt2800 (PCI/PCMCIA) support"
> +	tristate "Ralink rt2800 (PCI/PCMCIA) support (VERY EXPERIMENTAL)"
>  	depends on (RT2800PCI_PCI || RT2800PCI_SOC) && EXPERIMENTAL
>  	select RT2X00_LIB_PCI if RT2800PCI_PCI
>  	select RT2X00_LIB_SOC if RT2800PCI_SOC
> @@ -77,6 +77,9 @@ config RT2800PCI
>  	  This adds support for rt2800 wireless chipset family.
>  	  Supported chips: RT2760, RT2790, RT2860, RT2880, RT2890 & RT3052
>  
> +	  This driver is non-functional at the moment and is intended for
> +	  developers.
> +
>  	  When compiled as a module, this driver will be called "rt2800pci.ko".
>  
>  config RT2500USB
> 


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