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Date: Wed, 1 Aug 2012 00:11:13 +0200 From: Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de> To: Dave Jones <davej@...hat.com> Cc: Linux Kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, Thierry Reding <thierry.reding@...onic-design.de> Subject: Re: awful kconfig help texts. On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 02:43:13PM -0400, Dave Jones wrote: > On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 07:07:41PM +0200, Borislav Petkov wrote: > > Oh, there's one more enlightening sentence in the help: > > > > "You only need to enable this, if you also want to enable one or more of > > the PWM drivers below." > > > > Got it? :-) > > No, it doesn't add anything useful at all. Sorry, I think you misunderstood me and I didn't express my irony adequately - I was trying to be ironic, maybe even sarcastic here. But that's hard to convey in written form. > I know PWM is probably pulse width modulation, but why would my kernel > need to care about this ? Why would I need drivers for it ? > > Also, think about what happens with 'oldconfig'. You don't get to even > see 'the drivers below' until you've answered this question. > > It couldn't be more opaque if it tried. I agree with all you've said and you're preaching to the choir. Sorry that I didn't make my sarcasm more explicit. Thanks. -- Regards/Gruss, Boris. -- 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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