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Date: Fri, 5 Feb 2010 10:52:46 -0800 From: Mark Allyn <mark.a.allyn@...el.com> To: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, alan@...ux.intel.com, charles.f.johnson@...el.com, greg@...ah.com Cc: Mark Allyn <mark.a.allyn@...el.com> Subject: [PATCH 3/6] staging:rar_register: provide better explanation in Kconfig Provides a better explanation of what this driver is for in the Kconfig file Signed-off-by: Mark Allyn <mark.a.allyn@...el.com> --- drivers/staging/rar_register/Kconfig | 13 +++++++++++++ 1 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/staging/rar_register/Kconfig b/drivers/staging/rar_register/Kconfig index 17f8bf3..3f73839 100644 --- a/drivers/staging/rar_register/Kconfig +++ b/drivers/staging/rar_register/Kconfig @@ -14,4 +14,17 @@ config RAR_REGISTER contents of the restricted access region control registers. + The restricted access region control registers + (rar_registers) are used to pass address and + locking information on restricted access regions + to other drivers that use restricted access regions + + The restricted access regions are regions of memory + on the Intel MID Platform that are not accessible to + the x86 processor, but are accessible to dedicated + processors on board peripheral devices. + + The purpose of the restricted access regions is to + protect sensitive data from compromise by unauthorized + programs running on the x86 processor. endmenu -- 1.6.0.6 -- 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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