1 files changed, 9 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/serial/Kconfig b/drivers/serial/Kconfig
index 924e9bd757f0..e8efe938c4e7 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/serial/Kconfig
@@ -73,17 +73,21 @@ config SERIAL_8250_PCI
         depends on SERIAL_8250 && PCI
         default SERIAL_8250
         help
-          This builds standard PCI serial support. You may be able to
-          disable this feature if you only need legacy serial support.
-          Saves about 9K.
+          Say Y here if you have PCI serial ports.
+
+          To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
+          will be called 8250_pci.
 
 config SERIAL_8250_PNP
         tristate "8250/16550 PNP device support" if EMBEDDED
         depends on SERIAL_8250 && PNP
         default SERIAL_8250
         help
-          This builds standard PNP serial support. You may be able to
-          disable this feature if you only need legacy serial support.
+          Say Y here if you have serial ports described by PNPBIOS or ACPI.
+          These are typically ports built into the system board.
+
+          To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
+          will be called 8250_pnp.
 
 config SERIAL_8250_HP300
         tristate