linux-kernel - RE: intel_mei_pxp: needs better help text

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Date:   Sun, 17 Oct 2021 12:45:50 +0000
From:   "Winkler, Tomas" <tomas.winkler@...el.com>
To:     Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>,
        kernel list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "Lubart, Vitaly" <vitaly.lubart@...el.com>,
        "Ceraolo Spurio, Daniele" <daniele.ceraolospurio@...el.com>,
        "jani.nikula@...ux.intel.com" <jani.nikula@...ux.intel.com>,
        "joonas.lahtinen@...ux.intel.com" <joonas.lahtinen@...ux.intel.com>,
        "Vivi, Rodrigo" <rodrigo.vivi@...el.com>,
        "intel-gfx@...ts.freedesktop.org" <intel-gfx@...ts.freedesktop.org>,
        "linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org>,
        "masahiroy@...nel.org" <masahiroy@...nel.org>
Subject: RE: intel_mei_pxp: needs better help text

Thank you,  we will handle that.
Please mind our weekend. 
Thanks
Tomas


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
> Sent: Sunday, October 17, 2021 10:24
> To: kernel list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>; Lubart, Vitaly
> <vitaly.lubart@...el.com>; Winkler, Tomas <tomas.winkler@...el.com>;
> Ceraolo Spurio, Daniele <daniele.ceraolospurio@...el.com>;
> jani.nikula@...ux.intel.com; joonas.lahtinen@...ux.intel.com; Vivi, Rodrigo
> <rodrigo.vivi@...el.com>; intel-gfx@...ts.freedesktop.org; linux-
> kbuild@...r.kernel.org; masahiroy@...nel.org
> Subject: Re: intel_mei_pxp: needs better help text
> 
> Hi!
> 
> Extended Cc list. Should I attempt to prepare a patch?
> 
> Best regards,
> 							Pavel
> 
> On Thu 2021-10-14 12:53:34, Pavel Machek wrote:
> >
> > CONFIG_INTEL_MEI_PXP:
> >
> > MEI Support for PXP Services on Intel platforms.
> >
> > Enables the ME FW services required for PXP support through
> > I915 display driver of Intel.
> >
> >
> > That's ... very useless help text. According to
> > https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Intel-PXP-
> Protecte
> > d-Xe-Path this is some kind of DRM. Help text should probably say it
> > has to do with i915 video, and explain the acronyms, and probably its
> > usecases.
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > http://www.livejournal.com/~pavelmachek
> 
> 
> 
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