1 files changed, 20 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/misc/Kconfig b/drivers/misc/Kconfig
index aaaa61ea4217..a26655881e6a 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/misc/Kconfig
@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@
 menuconfig MISC_DEVICES
         bool "Misc devices"
         default y
+        ---help---
+          Say Y here to get to see options for device drivers from various
+          different categories. This option alone does not add any kernel code.
+
+          If you say N, all options in this submenu will be skipped and disabled.
 
 if MISC_DEVICES
 
@@ -200,14 +205,22 @@ config THINKPAD_ACPI_BAY
 config THINKPAD_ACPI_INPUT_ENABLED
         bool "Enable input layer support by default"
         depends on THINKPAD_ACPI
-        default y
+        default n
         ---help---
-          Enables hot key handling over the input layer by default.  If unset,
-          the driver does not enable any hot key handling by default, and also
-          starts up with a mostly empty keymap.
-
-          If you are not sure, say Y here.  Say N to retain the deprecated
-          behavior of ibm-acpi, and thinkpad-acpi for kernels up to 2.6.21.
+          This option enables thinkpad-acpi hot key handling over the input
+          layer at driver load time.  When it is unset, the driver does not
+          enable hot key handling by default, and also starts up with a mostly
+          empty keymap.
+
+          This option should be enabled if you have a new enough HAL or other
+          userspace support that properly handles the thinkpad-acpi event
+          device.  It auto-tunes the hot key support to those reported by the
+          firmware and enables it automatically.
+
+          If unsure, say N here to retain the old behaviour of ibm-acpi, and
+          thinkpad-acpi up to kernel 2.6.21: userspace will have to enable and
+          set up the thinkpad-acpi hot key handling using the sysfs interace
+          after loading the driver.
 
 
 endif # MISC_DEVICES