A number of aesthetic (non-functional changes) to Kconfig file: * grammar/style fixes * indentation * add reference to corresponding module names * update some /sys directory references Signed-off-by: Robert P. J. Day <rpjday@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- diff --git a/drivers/acpi/Kconfig b/drivers/acpi/Kconfig index a34a228..0e46cc3 100644 --- a/drivers/acpi/Kconfig +++ b/drivers/acpi/Kconfig @@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ menuconfig ACPI Linux support for ACPI is based on Intel Corporation's ACPI Component Architecture (ACPI CA). For more information on the ACPI CA, see: - <http://acpica.org/> + <https://acpica.org/> ACPI is an open industry specification originally co-developed by Hewlett-Packard, Intel, Microsoft, Phoenix, and Toshiba. Currently, @@ -48,21 +48,25 @@ config ACPI_SLEEP default y config ACPI_PROCFS_POWER - bool "Deprecated power /proc/acpi directories" + bool "Deprecated power /proc/acpi/ directories" depends on PROC_FS help For backwards compatibility, this option allows deprecated power /proc/acpi/ directories to exist, even when they have been replaced by functions in /sys. + The deprecated directories (and their replacements) include: - /proc/acpi/battery/* (/sys/class/power_supply/*) - /proc/acpi/ac_adapter/* (sys/class/power_supply/*) + + * /proc/acpi/battery/* --> /sys/class/power_supply/* + * /proc/acpi/ac_adapter/* --> /sys/class/power_supply/* + This option has no effect on /proc/acpi/ directories - and functions, which do not yet exist in /sys + and functions which do not yet exist in /sys. + This option, together with the proc directories, will be deleted in the future. - Say N to delete power /proc/acpi/ directories that have moved to /sys/ + Say N to delete power /proc/acpi/ directories that have moved to /sys/. config ACPI_EC_DEBUGFS tristate "EC read/write access through /sys/kernel/debug/ec" @@ -74,13 +78,17 @@ config ACPI_EC_DEBUGFS Controller in a way that a normal reboot is not enough. You then have to power off your system, and remove the laptop battery for some seconds. + An Embedded Controller typically is available on laptops and reads sensor values like battery state and temperature. - The kernel accesses the EC through ACPI parsed code provided by BIOS - tables. This option allows to access the EC directly without ACPI - code being involved. - Thus this option is a debug option that helps to write ACPI drivers - and can be used to identify ACPI code or EC firmware bugs. + The kernel accesses the EC through ACPI-parsed code provided by BIOS + tables. This option allows access to the EC directly without ACPI + code being involved. Thus this option is a debug option that helps + to write ACPI drivers and can be used to identify ACPI code or + EC firmware bugs. + + To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: + the module will be called ec_sys. config ACPI_AC tristate "AC Adapter" @@ -89,7 +97,7 @@ config ACPI_AC default y help This driver supports the AC Adapter object, which indicates - whether a system is on AC or not. If you have a system that can + whether a system is on A/C or not. If you have a system that can switch between A/C and battery, say Y. To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: @@ -102,8 +110,8 @@ config ACPI_BATTERY default y help This driver adds support for battery information through - /proc/acpi/battery. If you have a mobile system with a battery, - say Y. + /sys/class/power_supply/. If you have a mobile system with + a battery, say Y. To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module will be called battery. @@ -174,10 +182,10 @@ config ACPI_IPMI help This driver enables the ACPI to access the BMC controller. And it uses the IPMI request/response message to communicate with BMC - controller, which can be found on on the server. + controller, which can be found on the server. To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: - the module will be called as acpi_ipmi. + the module will be called acpi_ipmi. config ACPI_HOTPLUG_CPU bool @@ -196,6 +204,9 @@ config ACPI_PROCESSOR_AGGREGATOR is defined, which is to reduce power consumption. This driver supports the new device. + To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: + the module will be called acpi_pad. + config ACPI_THERMAL tristate "Thermal Zone" depends on ACPI_PROCESSOR @@ -327,6 +338,9 @@ config ACPI_HED which is used to report some hardware errors notified via SCI, mainly the corrected errors. + To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: + the module will be called hed. + config ACPI_CUSTOM_METHOD tristate "Allow ACPI methods to be inserted/replaced at run time" depends on DEBUG_FS @@ -342,6 +356,9 @@ config ACPI_CUSTOM_METHOD load additional kernel modules after boot, this feature may be used to override that restriction). + To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: + the module will be called custom_method. + config ACPI_BGRT bool "Boottime Graphics Resource Table support" depends on EFI && X86 @@ -354,15 +371,14 @@ config ACPI_BGRT config ACPI_REDUCED_HARDWARE_ONLY bool "Hardware-reduced ACPI support only" if EXPERT def_bool n - depends on ACPI help - This config item changes the way the ACPI code is built. When this - option is selected, the kernel will use a specialized version of - ACPICA that ONLY supports the ACPI "reduced hardware" mode. The - resulting kernel will be smaller but it will also be restricted to - running in ACPI reduced hardware mode ONLY. + This config item changes the way the ACPI code is built. When this + option is selected, the kernel will use a specialized version of + ACPICA that ONLY supports the ACPI "reduced hardware" mode. The + resulting kernel will be smaller but it will also be restricted to + running in ACPI reduced hardware mode ONLY. - If you are unsure what to do, do not enable this option. + If you are unsure what to do, do not enable this option. source "drivers/acpi/apei/Kconfig" -- ======================================================================== Robert P. J. 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