From: Nick Warne <nick@linicks.net>
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH] Correct wording in config COMPILE_TEST
Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2013 20:59:39 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20130920195939.GA2353@sauron> (raw)
Hi All,
A small patch to correct English grammar usage.
Signed-off-by: Nick Warne <nick@linicks.net>
--- linux-3.12-rc1/init/Kconfig 2013-09-16 21:17:51.000000000 +0100
+++ linux-3.12-rc1/init/Kconfignew 2013-09-20 20:46:57.730316831 +0100
@@ -54,18 +54,19 @@
directory to select the cross-compiler automatically.
config COMPILE_TEST
- bool "Compile also drivers which will not load"
+ bool "Also build drivers which will not load on this platform"
default n
help
Some drivers can be compiled on a different platform than they are
- intended to be run on. Despite they cannot be loaded there (or even
- when they load they cannot be used due to missing HW support),
- developers still, opposing to distributors, might want to build such
- drivers to compile-test them.
+ intended to be run on. Despite the fact they cannot be loaded (or
+ even when they load they cannot be used due to missing HW
+ support etc.), developers, differing from distributors, may need
+ to build such drivers to compile-test them.
If you are a developer and want to build everything available, say Y
here. If you are a user/distributor, say N here to exclude useless
- drivers to be distributed.
+ drivers to be distributed. (P.S. no drivers are useless unless you
+ need them for testing).
config LOCALVERSION
string "Local version - append to kernel release"
Nick
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