[parisc-linux] [PATCH] New help text for HIL options

* [parisc-linux] [PATCH] New help text for HIL options
@ 2004-08-27  1:21 Stuart Brady
  2004-08-27  6:02 ` Grant Grundler
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 4+ messages in thread
From: Stuart Brady @ 2004-08-27  1:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: parisc-linux

This patch changes the help text for the following options:

   CONFIG_KEYBOARD_HIL_OLD
   CONFIG_KEYBOARD_HIL
   CONFIG_MOUSE_HIL
   CONFIG_HP_SDC

I hope it's an improvement.

Help for CONFIG_HIL_MLC is still missing, though.

Index: drivers/input/keyboard/Kconfig
===================================================================
RCS file: /var/cvs/linux-2.6/drivers/input/keyboard/Kconfig,v
retrieving revision 1.19
diff -u -r1.19 Kconfig

--- drivers/input/keyboard/Kconfig	20 Jul 2004 22:06:12 -0000	1.19
+++ drivers/input/keyboard/Kconfig	27 Aug 2004 01:12:33 -0000
@@ -102,7 +102,12 @@
 	depends on PARISC && INPUT && INPUT_KEYBOARD && !HIL_MLC
 	default y
 	help
-	  The "Human Interface Loop" is a older, 8-channel USB-like
+	  Say Y here (or to "HP HIL keyboard support") if you have a
+	  PA-RISC machine with a HIL keyboard connected. This driver does
+	  not support PS/2 keyboards attached to a HIL hub - use the AT
+	  keyboard driver instead.
+
+	  The "Human Interface Loop" is an older, 8-channel USB-like
 	  controller used in several Hewlett Packard models. This driver
 	  was adapted from the one written for m68k/hp300, and implements
 	  support for a keyboard attached to the HIL port, but not for
@@ -110,19 +115,27 @@
 	  However, it has been thoroughly tested and is stable.
 
 	  If you want full HIL support including support for multiple
-	  keyboards, mices and tablets, you have to enable the
-	  "HP System Device Controller i8042 Support" in the input/serio
-	  submenu.
+	  keyboards, mice and tablets, you have to enable the
+	  "HP System Device Controller i8042 Support" in the
+	  "Serial i/o support" submenu, along with "HIL MLC Support".
+
+	  To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
+	  module will be called hilkbd.
 
 config KEYBOARD_HIL
 	tristate "HP HIL keyboard support"
 	depends on PARISC && INPUT && INPUT_KEYBOARD
 	default y
 	select HP_SDC
- 	select HIL_MLC
+	select HIL_MLC
 	help
-	  The "Human Interface Loop" is a older, 8-channel USB-like
+	  Say Y here (or to "HP HIL keyboard support (simple driver)")
+	  if you have a PA-RISC machine with a HIL keyboard connected.
+	  This driver does not support PS/2 keyboards attached to a HIL
+	  hub - use the AT keyboard driver instead.
+
+	  The "Human Interface Loop" is an older, 8-channel USB-like
 	  controller used in several Hewlett Packard models.
-	  This driver implements support for HIL-keyboards attached
-	  to your machine, so normally you should say Y here.
 
+	  To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
+	  module will be called hil_kbd.
Index: drivers/input/mouse/Kconfig
===================================================================
RCS file: /var/cvs/linux-2.6/drivers/input/mouse/Kconfig,v
retrieving revision 1.20
diff -u -r1.20 Kconfig
--- drivers/input/mouse/Kconfig	20 Jul 2004 22:06:13 -0000	1.20
+++ drivers/input/mouse/Kconfig	27 Aug 2004 01:12:33 -0000
@@ -132,9 +132,17 @@
 	  with that (I don't have the hardware yet).
 
 config MOUSE_HIL
-	tristate "HIL pointers (mice etc)."
+	tristate "HIL pointers (mice etc.)"
 	depends on PARISC && INPUT_MOUSE
 	select HP_SDC
 	select HIL_MLC
 	help
-	  Say Y here to support HIL pointers.
+	  Say Y here if you have a PA-RISC machine with a HIL pointing
+	  device connected. This driver does not support PS/2 devices
+	  attached to a HIL hub - use the PS/2 driver instead.
+
+	  The "Human Interface Loop" is an older, 8-channel USB-like
+	  controller used in several Hewlett Packard models.
+
+	  To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
+	  module will be called hil_ptr.
Index: drivers/input/serio/Kconfig
===================================================================
RCS file: /var/cvs/linux-2.6/drivers/input/serio/Kconfig,v
retrieving revision 1.18
diff -u -r1.18 Kconfig
--- drivers/input/serio/Kconfig	20 Jul 2004 22:06:13 -0000	1.18
+++ drivers/input/serio/Kconfig	27 Aug 2004 01:12:33 -0000
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@
 	---help---
 	  This option enables supports for the the "System Device
 	  Controller", an i8042 carrying microcode to manage a
-	  few miscellanous devices on some Hewlett Packard systems.
+	  few miscellaneous devices on some Hewlett Packard systems.
 	  The SDC itself contains a 10ms resolution timer/clock capable
 	  of delivering interrupts on a periodic and one-shot basis.
 	  The SDC may also be connected to a battery-backed real-time
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