aboutsummaryrefslogtreecommitdiffstats
path: root/net
diff options
context:
space:
mode:
authorSam Ravnborg <sam@ravnborg.org>2005-07-12 00:03:49 -0400
committerDavid S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>2005-07-12 00:03:49 -0400
commitd5950b4355049092739bea97d1bdc14433126cc5 (patch)
treea76e11dfb7209e3ab49352ee4f8776b4a59249d9 /net
parent0b7f22aab4e960c75e82ad696ef852f9b0015e7d (diff)
[NET]: add a top-level Networking menu to *config
Create a new top-level menu named "Networking" thus moving net related options and protocol selection way from the drivers menu and up on the top-level where they belong. To implement this all architectures has to source "net/Kconfig" before drivers/*/Kconfig in their Kconfig file. This change has been implemented for all architectures. Device drivers for ordinary NIC's are still to be found in the Device Drivers section, but Bluetooth, IrDA and ax25 are located with their corresponding menu entries under the new networking menu item. Signed-off-by: Sam Ravnborg <sam@ravnborg.org> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
Diffstat (limited to 'net')
-rw-r--r--net/Kconfig10
1 files changed, 5 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/net/Kconfig b/net/Kconfig
index b9ca0a581bde..f46fc326c00b 100644
--- a/net/Kconfig
+++ b/net/Kconfig
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
2# Network configuration 2# Network configuration
3# 3#
4 4
5menu "Networking support" 5menu "Networking"
6 6
7config NET 7config NET
8 bool "Networking support" 8 bool "Networking support"
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@ config NET
10 Unless you really know what you are doing, you should say Y here. 10 Unless you really know what you are doing, you should say Y here.
11 The reason is that some programs need kernel networking support even 11 The reason is that some programs need kernel networking support even
12 when running on a stand-alone machine that isn't connected to any 12 when running on a stand-alone machine that isn't connected to any
13 other computer. If you are upgrading from an older kernel, you 13 other computer.
14
15 If you are upgrading from an older kernel, you
14 should consider updating your networking tools too because changes 16 should consider updating your networking tools too because changes
15 in the kernel and the tools often go hand in hand. The tools are 17 in the kernel and the tools often go hand in hand. The tools are
16 contained in the package net-tools, the location and version number 18 contained in the package net-tools, the location and version number
@@ -640,7 +642,5 @@ source "net/irda/Kconfig"
640 642
641source "net/bluetooth/Kconfig" 643source "net/bluetooth/Kconfig"
642 644
643source "drivers/net/Kconfig" 645endmenu # Networking
644
645endmenu
646 646