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authorLachlan McIlroy <lachlan@redback.melbourne.sgi.com>2008-11-27 23:23:52 -0500
committerLachlan McIlroy <lachlan@redback.melbourne.sgi.com>2008-11-27 23:23:52 -0500
commitb5a20aa2657063cbf3b47fc700603180de4bb554 (patch)
tree9419fb851cda53a7f1fd67a3697bdf8550df19e4 /drivers/block/Kconfig
parentcc09c0dc57de7f7d2ed89d480b5653e5f6a32f2c (diff)
parented313489badef16d700f5a3be50e8fd8f8294bc8 (diff)
Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6
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diff --git a/drivers/block/Kconfig b/drivers/block/Kconfig
index 61ad8d639ba3..0344a8a8321d 100644
--- a/drivers/block/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/block/Kconfig
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ config BLK_DEV_FD
21 ---help--- 21 ---help---
22 If you want to use the floppy disk drive(s) of your PC under Linux, 22 If you want to use the floppy disk drive(s) of your PC under Linux,
23 say Y. Information about this driver, especially important for IBM 23 say Y. Information about this driver, especially important for IBM
24 Thinkpad users, is contained in <file:Documentation/floppy.txt>. 24 Thinkpad users, is contained in
25 <file:Documentation/blockdev/floppy.txt>.
25 That file also contains the location of the Floppy driver FAQ as 26 That file also contains the location of the Floppy driver FAQ as
26 well as location of the fdutils package used to configure additional 27 well as location of the fdutils package used to configure additional
27 parameters of the driver at run time. 28 parameters of the driver at run time.
@@ -76,7 +77,7 @@ config PARIDE
76 your computer's parallel port. Most of them are actually IDE devices 77 your computer's parallel port. Most of them are actually IDE devices
77 using a parallel port IDE adapter. This option enables the PARIDE 78 using a parallel port IDE adapter. This option enables the PARIDE
78 subsystem which contains drivers for many of these external drives. 79 subsystem which contains drivers for many of these external drives.
79 Read <file:Documentation/paride.txt> for more information. 80 Read <file:Documentation/blockdev/paride.txt> for more information.
80 81
81 If you have said Y to the "Parallel-port support" configuration 82 If you have said Y to the "Parallel-port support" configuration
82 option, you may share a single port between your printer and other 83 option, you may share a single port between your printer and other
@@ -114,9 +115,9 @@ config BLK_CPQ_DA
114 help 115 help
115 This is the driver for Compaq Smart Array controllers. Everyone 116 This is the driver for Compaq Smart Array controllers. Everyone
116 using these boards should say Y here. See the file 117 using these boards should say Y here. See the file
117 <file:Documentation/cpqarray.txt> for the current list of boards 118 <file:Documentation/blockdev/cpqarray.txt> for the current list of
118 supported by this driver, and for further information on the use of 119 boards supported by this driver, and for further information on the
119 this driver. 120 use of this driver.
120 121
121config BLK_CPQ_CISS_DA 122config BLK_CPQ_CISS_DA
122 tristate "Compaq Smart Array 5xxx support" 123 tristate "Compaq Smart Array 5xxx support"
@@ -124,7 +125,7 @@ config BLK_CPQ_CISS_DA
124 help 125 help
125 This is the driver for Compaq Smart Array 5xxx controllers. 126 This is the driver for Compaq Smart Array 5xxx controllers.
126 Everyone using these boards should say Y here. 127 Everyone using these boards should say Y here.
127 See <file:Documentation/cciss.txt> for the current list of 128 See <file:Documentation/blockdev/cciss.txt> for the current list of
128 boards supported by this driver, and for further information 129 boards supported by this driver, and for further information
129 on the use of this driver. 130 on the use of this driver.
130 131
@@ -135,7 +136,7 @@ config CISS_SCSI_TAPE
135 help 136 help
136 When enabled (Y), this option allows SCSI tape drives and SCSI medium 137 When enabled (Y), this option allows SCSI tape drives and SCSI medium
137 changers (tape robots) to be accessed via a Compaq 5xxx array 138 changers (tape robots) to be accessed via a Compaq 5xxx array
138 controller. (See <file:Documentation/cciss.txt> for more details.) 139 controller. (See <file:Documentation/blockdev/cciss.txt> for more details.)
139 140
140 "SCSI support" and "SCSI tape support" must also be enabled for this 141 "SCSI support" and "SCSI tape support" must also be enabled for this
141 option to work. 142 option to work.
@@ -149,8 +150,8 @@ config BLK_DEV_DAC960
149 help 150 help
150 This driver adds support for the Mylex DAC960, AcceleRAID, and 151 This driver adds support for the Mylex DAC960, AcceleRAID, and
151 eXtremeRAID PCI RAID controllers. See the file 152 eXtremeRAID PCI RAID controllers. See the file
152 <file:Documentation/README.DAC960> for further information about 153 <file:Documentation/blockdev/README.DAC960> for further information
153 this driver. 154 about this driver.
154 155
155 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the 156 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
156 module will be called DAC960. 157 module will be called DAC960.
@@ -278,9 +279,9 @@ config BLK_DEV_NBD
278 userland (making server and client physically the same computer, 279 userland (making server and client physically the same computer,
279 communicating using the loopback network device). 280 communicating using the loopback network device).
280 281
281 Read <file:Documentation/nbd.txt> for more information, especially 282 Read <file:Documentation/blockdev/nbd.txt> for more information,
282 about where to find the server code, which runs in user space and 283 especially about where to find the server code, which runs in user
283 does not need special kernel support. 284 space and does not need special kernel support.
284 285
285 Note that this has nothing to do with the network file systems NFS 286 Note that this has nothing to do with the network file systems NFS
286 or Coda; you can say N here even if you intend to use NFS or Coda. 287 or Coda; you can say N here even if you intend to use NFS or Coda.
@@ -321,8 +322,8 @@ config BLK_DEV_RAM
321 store a copy of a minimal root file system off of a floppy into RAM 322 store a copy of a minimal root file system off of a floppy into RAM
322 during the initial install of Linux. 323 during the initial install of Linux.
323 324
324 Note that the kernel command line option "ramdisk=XX" is now 325 Note that the kernel command line option "ramdisk=XX" is now obsolete.
325 obsolete. For details, read <file:Documentation/ramdisk.txt>. 326 For details, read <file:Documentation/blockdev/ramdisk.txt>.
326 327
327 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the 328 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
328 module will be called rd. 329 module will be called rd.