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authorStefan Richter <stefanr@s5r6.in-berlin.de>2009-12-26 01:36:53 +0100
committerStefan Richter <stefanr@s5r6.in-berlin.de>2009-12-29 19:58:17 +0100
commit5d7db0499e5bb13381a7fbfdd0d913b966545e75 (patch)
tree0c782ba5f882685bdbb5c142a83ce38288d487ec /drivers/firewire
parent958a29cb1c9161d61dcd4ced51f260578e19823c (diff)
downloadlinux-5d7db0499e5bb13381a7fbfdd0d913b966545e75.tar.gz
firewire, ieee1394: update Kconfig help
Update the Kconfig help texts of both stacks to encourage a general move from the older to the newer drivers. However, do not label ieee1394 as "Obsolete" yet, as the newer drivers have not been deployed as default stack in the majority of Linux distributions yet, and those who start doing so now may still want to install the old drivers as fallback for unforeseen issues. Since Linux 2.6.32, FireWire audio devices can be driven by the newer firewire driver stack too, hence remove an outdated comment about audio devices. Also remove comments about library versions since the 2nd generation of libraw1394 and libdc1394 is now in common use; details on library versions can be read at the wiki link from the help texts. Signed-off-by: Stefan Richter <stefanr@s5r6.in-berlin.de>
Diffstat (limited to 'drivers/firewire')
-rw-r--r--drivers/firewire/Kconfig44
1 files changed, 13 insertions, 31 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/firewire/Kconfig b/drivers/firewire/Kconfig
index 13efcd362072..a9371b36a9b9 100644
--- a/drivers/firewire/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/firewire/Kconfig
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
+menu "IEEE 1394 (FireWire) support"
+ depends on PCI || BROKEN
+ # firewire-core does not depend on PCI but is
+ # not useful without PCI controller driver
+
comment "You can enable one or both FireWire driver stacks."
-comment "See the help texts for more information."
+comment "The newer stack is recommended."
config FIREWIRE
tristate "FireWire driver stack"
@@ -15,16 +20,6 @@ config FIREWIRE
To compile this driver as a module, say M here: the module will be
called firewire-core.
- This module functionally replaces ieee1394, raw1394, and video1394.
- To access it from application programs, you generally need at least
- libraw1394 v2. IIDC/DCAM applications need libdc1394 v2.
- No libraries are required to access storage devices through the
- firewire-sbp2 driver.
-
- NOTE:
- FireWire audio devices currently require the old drivers (ieee1394,
- ohci1394, raw1394).
-
config FIREWIRE_OHCI
tristate "OHCI-1394 controllers"
depends on PCI && FIREWIRE
@@ -34,22 +29,7 @@ config FIREWIRE_OHCI
is the only chipset in use, so say Y here.
To compile this driver as a module, say M here: The module will be
- called firewire-ohci. It replaces ohci1394 of the classic IEEE 1394
- stack.
-
- NOTE:
- If you want to install firewire-ohci and ohci1394 together, you
- should configure them only as modules and blacklist the driver(s)
- which you don't want to have auto-loaded. Add either
-
- blacklist firewire-ohci
- or
- blacklist ohci1394
- blacklist video1394
- blacklist dv1394
-
- to /etc/modprobe.conf or /etc/modprobe.d/* and update modprobe.conf
- depending on your distribution.
+ called firewire-ohci.
config FIREWIRE_OHCI_DEBUG
bool
@@ -66,8 +46,7 @@ config FIREWIRE_SBP2
like scanners.
To compile this driver as a module, say M here: The module will be
- called firewire-sbp2. It replaces sbp2 of the classic IEEE 1394
- stack.
+ called firewire-sbp2.
You should also enable support for disks, CD-ROMs, etc. in the SCSI
configuration section.
@@ -83,5 +62,8 @@ config FIREWIRE_NET
NOTE, this driver is not stable yet!
To compile this driver as a module, say M here: The module will be
- called firewire-net. It replaces eth1394 of the classic IEEE 1394
- stack.
+ called firewire-net.
+
+source "drivers/ieee1394/Kconfig"
+
+endmenu