Re: [RFC PATCH] cleanup Serial ATA and Parallel ATA Kconfig try4

From: Oliver Pinter
Date: Sun Aug 10 2008 - 07:57:58 EST


Hi Grant!

in ATA_PIIX-s help text is a little "old", and not contained the
ich9/10s "help text"


On 8/10/08, Grant Coady <grant_lkml@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi there,
> Like try3 only the right patch this time, somehow I scrambled try3.
> Grant.
>
> From: Grant Coady <gcoady.lk@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> Cleanup ATA Kconfig, this patch replaces earlier RFC patches.
>
> Cleanup ATA Kconfig, hide the SFF option behind new PATA and SATA menu
> items, sort drivers into a single list, add missing "if unsure, say..."
> help text, this version gets the items indented in make menuconfig, some
> inconsistent text resolved, and one long (>80 col) help line split.
>
> Signed-off-by: Grant Coady <gcoady.lk@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> ---
> Kconfig | 592
> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------------------------------
> 1 files changed, 311 insertions(+), 281 deletions(-)
>
> --- linux-2.6.27-rc2/drivers/ata/Kconfig 2008-07-14 07:51:29.000000000 +1000
> +++ linux-2.6.27-rc2e/drivers/ata/Kconfig 2008-08-10 18:12:52.495604924
> +1000
> @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
> #

[...]

> -config PATA_HPT3X3_DMA
> - bool "HPT 343/363 DMA support (Experimental)"
> - depends on PATA_HPT3X3
> +config ATA_PIIX
> + tristate "Intel ESB, ICH, PIIX3, PIIX4 PATA/SATA support"
> + depends on PCI && (ATA_SFF_PATA_SUPPORT || ATA_SFF_SATA)
> help
> - This option enables DMA support for the HPT343/363
> - controllers. Enable with care as there are still some
> - problems with DMA on this chipset.
> + This option enables support for ICH5/6/7/8 Serial ATA <<--

-->> This option enables support for ICH5/6/7/8/9/10 Serial ATA<<--

> + and support for PATA on the Intel ESB/ICH/PIIX3/PIIX4 series
> + host controllers.
> +
> + If unsure, say N.
> +
> +config PATA_MPIIX
> + tristate "Intel PATA MPIIX support"
> + depends on ATA_SFF_PATA && PCI
> + help
> + This option enables support for MPIIX PATA support.
> +
> + If unsure, say N.

[...]

--
Thanks,
Oliver
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