Re: [PATCH 02/41] rt2800pci: make Kconfig help entry more helpful

Ivo van Doorn
2009-11-05T18:41:01Z

On Wednesday 04 November 2009, Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz wrote:
> From: Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <bzolnier@gmail.com>
> Subject: [PATCH] rt2800pci: make Kconfig help entry more helpful
>
> Document known issues with the driver to aid distribution makers,
> users and developers in making informed decisions instead of wasting
> their time needlessly.
>
> Signed-off-by: Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <bzolnier@gmail.com>

Making it depend on CONFIG_BROKEN makes more sense if the comment
is "non-functional".

Ivo

> ---
> This reflects the actual state of affairs for driver in net-next tree.
>
> drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/Kconfig | 5 ++++-
> 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> Index: b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/Kconfig
> ===================================================================
> --- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/Kconfig
> +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/Kconfig
> @@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ config RT2800PCI_SOC
> default y
>
> config RT2800PCI
> - tristate "Ralink rt2800 (PCI/PCMCIA) support"
> + tristate "Ralink rt2800 (PCI/PCMCIA) support (VERY EXPERIMENTAL)"
> depends on (RT2800PCI_PCI || RT2800PCI_SOC) && EXPERIMENTAL
> select RT2X00_LIB_PCI if RT2800PCI_PCI
> select RT2X00_LIB_SOC if RT2800PCI_SOC
> @@ -77,6 +77,9 @@ config RT2800PCI
> This adds support for rt2800 wireless chipset family.
> Supported chips: RT2760, RT2790, RT2860, RT2880, RT2890 & RT3052
>
> + This driver is non-functional at the moment and is intended for
> + developers.
> +
> When compiled as a module, this driver will be called "rt2800pci.ko".
>
> config RT2500USB
>