Re: [RFCv2 PATCH 2/7] V4L menu: move legacy drivers into their own submenu.

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On Friday, September 30, 2011 14:13:29 Stefan Richter wrote:
> On Sep 30 Hans Verkuil wrote:
> > +menuconfig V4L_LEGACY_DRIVERS
> > +	bool "V4L legacy devices"
> > +	default n
> 
> default n is redundant.
> 
> > +	---help---
> > +	  Say Y here to enable support for these legacy drivers. These drivers
> > +	  are for old and obsure hardware (e.g. parallel port webcams, ISA
> > +	  drivers, niche hardware).
> 
> Perhaps add sentences like these which are commonly seen in such
> menuconfig variables:
> 
> 	  This option alone does not add any kernel code.
> 
> 	  If you say N, all options in this submenu will be skipped and disabled.
> 
> There are obviously several already existing menuconfigs in the video section
> which do not have these sentences; so maybe don't add the above, or add it
> separately across the board, or whatever.  I find these sentences helpful when
> running "make oldconfig" or the likes.
> 

Good points. I'll see if I can do this for RFCv4. I might also do this as a
separate cleanup step later.

Regards,

	Hans
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