1 files changed, 13 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/block/Kconfig b/drivers/block/Kconfig
index 9abb64689712..717d6e4e18d3 100644
--- a/drivers/block/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/block/Kconfig
@@ -478,6 +478,19 @@ config XEN_BLKDEV_BACKEND
           block devices to other guests via a high-performance shared-memory
           interface.
 
+          The corresponding Linux frontend driver is enabled by the
+          CONFIG_XEN_BLKDEV_FRONTEND configuration option.
+
+          The backend driver attaches itself to a any block device specified
+          in the XenBus configuration. There are no limits to what the block
+          device as long as it has a major and minor.
+
+          If you are compiling a kernel to run in a Xen block backend driver
+          domain (often this is domain 0) you should say Y here. To
+          compile this driver as a module, chose M here: the module
+          will be called xen-blkback.
+
+
 config VIRTIO_BLK
         tristate "Virtio block driver (EXPERIMENTAL)"
         depends on EXPERIMENTAL && VIRTIO