Re: [PATCH] libata-sff: clarification and trivial correction to Kconfig text

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On 05/30/2010 04:00 PM, Stefan Richter wrote:
> Change the text of the ATA_BMDMA prompt to indicate that it lets one access a class of
> device drivers (rather than only add a certain feature to libata).  The divisions of
> the "ATA SFF support" menu now read
>   - SFF controllers with custom DMA interface,
>   - SFF controllers with bus master DMA  (was: "ATA BMDMA support"),
>       - SATA SFF controllers with BMDMA,
>       - PATA SFF controllers with BMDMA,
>   - PIO-only SFF controllers.
> This hopefully helps convince users of "make oldconfig" to follow the
> recommendation to switch that option on.
> 
> Also let the help text of this prompt say more precisely what it is about:  It adds a
> little bit of support code to libata that is required by many but not all SFF drivers.
> This option alone does not add support of respective controllers though; according
> drivers are chosen at subsequent dependent Kconfig prompts. --- And fix a typo.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Stefan Richter <stefanr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Acked-by: Tejun Heo <tj@xxxxxxxxxx>

Thanks.

-- 
tejun
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