netdev - Re: [PATCH] Fix Micrel KSZ8842 Kconfig description

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Message-ID: <4A8E78C1.20409@mocean-labs.com>
Date:	Fri, 21 Aug 2009 12:36:49 +0200
From:	Richard Röjfors 
	<richard.rojfors.ext@...ean-labs.com>
To:	Andreas Mohr <andi@...as.de>
Cc:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Fix Micrel KSZ8842 Kconfig description

Andreas Mohr wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> when doing a "make oldconfig" recently, non-descriptive item "Micrel KSZ8842"
> came up, and when I hit "?" to get more info, all I got was a tight-lipped
> "This platform driver is for Micrel KSZ8842 chip.".

I see your pain

> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Andreas Mohr
> 
> Signed-off-by: Andreas Mohr <andi@...as.de>
> 
> --- linux-2.6.31-rc6/drivers/net/Kconfig.orig	2009-08-21 12:00:31.000000000 +0200
> +++ linux-2.6.31-rc6/drivers/net/Kconfig	2009-08-21 12:09:13.000000000 +0200
> @@ -1727,7 +1727,8 @@ config KS8842
>  	tristate "Micrel KSZ8842"
>  	depends on HAS_IOMEM
>  	help
> -	  This platform driver is for Micrel KSZ8842 chip.
> +	  This platform driver is for Micrel KSZ8842 / KS8842
> +	  2-port ethernet switch chip (managed, VLAN, QoS, PCI-based).

Remove "PCI-based"

This is a platform device, it is not PCI based.
The KS8842 can sit behind PCI, ISA or VLB, this driver basically 
supports the ISA mappings.

--Richard
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