1 files changed, 50 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/Kconfig b/sound/pci/hda/Kconfig
index 7c60f1a45a8d..717040a491b9 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/Kconfig
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/Kconfig
@@ -46,6 +46,11 @@ config SND_HDA_CODEC_REALTEK
           Say Y here to include Realtek HD-audio codec support in
           snd-hda-intel driver, such as ALC880.
 
+          When the HD-audio driver is built as a module, the codec
+          support code is also built as another module,
+          snd-hda-codec-realtek.
+          This module is automatically loaded at probing.
+
 config SND_HDA_CODEC_ANALOG
         bool "Build Analog Device HD-audio codec support"
         default y
@@ -53,6 +58,11 @@ config SND_HDA_CODEC_ANALOG
           Say Y here to include Analog Device HD-audio codec support in
           snd-hda-intel driver, such as AD1986A.
 
+          When the HD-audio driver is built as a module, the codec
+          support code is also built as another module,
+          snd-hda-codec-analog.
+          This module is automatically loaded at probing.
+
 config SND_HDA_CODEC_SIGMATEL
         bool "Build IDT/Sigmatel HD-audio codec support"
         default y
@@ -60,6 +70,11 @@ config SND_HDA_CODEC_SIGMATEL
           Say Y here to include IDT (Sigmatel) HD-audio codec support in
           snd-hda-intel driver, such as STAC9200.
 
+          When the HD-audio driver is built as a module, the codec
+          support code is also built as another module,
+          snd-hda-codec-idt.
+          This module is automatically loaded at probing.
+
 config SND_HDA_CODEC_VIA
         bool "Build VIA HD-audio codec support"
         default y
@@ -67,6 +82,11 @@ config SND_HDA_CODEC_VIA
           Say Y here to include VIA HD-audio codec support in
           snd-hda-intel driver, such as VT1708.
 
+          When the HD-audio driver is built as a module, the codec
+          support code is also built as another module,
+          snd-hda-codec-via.
+          This module is automatically loaded at probing.
+
 config SND_HDA_CODEC_ATIHDMI
         bool "Build ATI HDMI HD-audio codec support"
         default y
@@ -74,6 +94,11 @@ config SND_HDA_CODEC_ATIHDMI
           Say Y here to include ATI HDMI HD-audio codec support in
           snd-hda-intel driver, such as ATI RS600 HDMI.
 
+          When the HD-audio driver is built as a module, the codec
+          support code is also built as another module,
+          snd-hda-codec-atihdmi.
+          This module is automatically loaded at probing.
+
 config SND_HDA_CODEC_NVHDMI
         bool "Build NVIDIA HDMI HD-audio codec support"
         default y
@@ -81,6 +106,11 @@ config SND_HDA_CODEC_NVHDMI
           Say Y here to include NVIDIA HDMI HD-audio codec support in
           snd-hda-intel driver, such as NVIDIA MCP78 HDMI.
 
+          When the HD-audio driver is built as a module, the codec
+          support code is also built as another module,
+          snd-hda-codec-nvhdmi.
+          This module is automatically loaded at probing.
+
 config SND_HDA_CODEC_INTELHDMI
         bool "Build INTEL HDMI HD-audio codec support"
         default y
@@ -88,6 +118,11 @@ config SND_HDA_CODEC_INTELHDMI
           Say Y here to include INTEL HDMI HD-audio codec support in
           snd-hda-intel driver, such as Eaglelake integrated HDMI.
 
+          When the HD-audio driver is built as a module, the codec
+          support code is also built as another module,
+          snd-hda-codec-intelhdmi.
+          This module is automatically loaded at probing.
+
 config SND_HDA_ELD
         def_bool y
         depends on SND_HDA_CODEC_INTELHDMI
@@ -99,6 +134,11 @@ config SND_HDA_CODEC_CONEXANT
           Say Y here to include Conexant HD-audio codec support in
           snd-hda-intel driver, such as CX20549.
 
+          When the HD-audio driver is built as a module, the codec
+          support code is also built as another module,
+          snd-hda-codec-conexant.
+          This module is automatically loaded at probing.
+
 config SND_HDA_CODEC_CMEDIA
         bool "Build C-Media HD-audio codec support"
         default y
@@ -106,6 +146,11 @@ config SND_HDA_CODEC_CMEDIA
           Say Y here to include C-Media HD-audio codec support in
           snd-hda-intel driver, such as CMI9880.
 
+          When the HD-audio driver is built as a module, the codec
+          support code is also built as another module,
+          snd-hda-codec-cmedia.
+          This module is automatically loaded at probing.
+
 config SND_HDA_CODEC_SI3054
         bool "Build Silicon Labs 3054 HD-modem codec support"
         default y
@@ -113,6 +158,11 @@ config SND_HDA_CODEC_SI3054
           Say Y here to include Silicon Labs 3054 HD-modem codec
           (and compatibles) support in snd-hda-intel driver.
 
+          When the HD-audio driver is built as a module, the codec
+          support code is also built as another module,
+          snd-hda-codec-si3054.
+          This module is automatically loaded at probing.
+
 config SND_HDA_GENERIC
         bool "Enable generic HD-audio codec parser"
         default y