linux-kernel - Re: awful kconfig help texts.

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Message-ID: <20120801092625.GB21303@liondog.tnic>
Date:	Wed, 1 Aug 2012 11:26:25 +0200
From:	Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:	Lars-Peter Clausen <lars@...afoo.de>
Cc:	Thierry Reding <thierry.reding@...onic-design.de>,
	Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>,
	Dave Jones <davej@...hat.com>,
	Linux Kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: awful kconfig help texts.

On Wed, Aug 01, 2012 at 11:21:59AM +0200, Lars-Peter Clausen wrote:
> One major reason for the new PWM framework is to be able to support
> arch independent PWM drivers, like those for companion chips with PWM
> capabilities. Restricting the config option to certain architectures
> wouldn't work.

Right,

but when I enable the CONFIG_PWM option on x86, I don't see any drivers
there. So the logical thing to do would be to hide that option on arches
which don't have such chips.

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.
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