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Message-ID: <20120326200850.GA14821@tux1.beaverton.ibm.com> Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2012 13:08:50 -0700 From: "Darrick J. Wong" <djwong@...ibm.com> To: Stefan Richter <stefanr@...6.in-berlin.de> Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org Subject: Re: lib/crc32: new Kconfig prompt without help text On Sun, Mar 25, 2012 at 11:35:25AM +0200, Stefan Richter wrote: > Hi Darrick, > > the new prompt "CRC32 implementation" doesn't have an own help text, only > its subsequent options have. This is fine with a configurator like > xconfig. But "make oldconfig" only shows help text at the choice itself, > not at the options: > > $ make oldconfig > [...] > > CRC32/CRC32c functions (CRC32) [Y/?] y > > CRC32 perform self test on init (CRC32_SELFTEST) [N/y/?] (NEW) > > CRC32 implementation > > > 1. Slice by 8 bytes (CRC32_SLICEBY8) (NEW) > > 2. Slice by 4 bytes (CRC32_SLICEBY4) (NEW) > > 3. Sarwate's Algorithm (one byte at a time) (CRC32_SARWATE) (NEW) > > 4. Classic Algorithm (one bit at a time) (CRC32_BIT) (NEW) > > choice[1-4]: ? > > > > There is no help available for this option. Hmmm, I guess there should be help available for this option. Will send one soon. --D > > -- > Stefan Richter > -=====-===-- --== ==--= > http://arcgraph.de/sr/ > -- 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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