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SubjectRe: [PATCH 2.6.25-rc2 5/9] Kconfig: Improve init/Kconfig help descriptions - IKCONFIG etc
Nick Andrew wrote:
> Rewrite the help descriptions for clarity, accuracy and consistency.
>
> Kernel config options affected:
>
> - IKCONFIG
> - IKCONFIG_PROC
> - LOG_BUF_SHIFT

These bits are Acked-by: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@oracle.com>


> Signed-off-by: Nick Andrew <nick@nick-andrew.net>
> ---
> Try #3.
>
> --- a/init/Kconfig 2008-02-20 09:34:48.000000000 +1100
> +++ b/init/Kconfig 2008-02-22 09:15:48.000000000 +1100
> @@ -241,20 +241,30 @@ config IKCONFIG
> tristate "Kernel .config support"
> ---help---
> This option enables the complete Linux kernel ".config" file
> - contents to be saved in the kernel. It provides documentation
> - of which kernel options are used in a running kernel or in an
> - on-disk kernel. This information can be extracted from the kernel
> - image file with the script scripts/extract-ikconfig and used as
> - input to rebuild the current kernel or to build another kernel.
> - It can also be extracted from a running kernel by reading
> - /proc/config.gz if enabled (below).
> + contents to be saved in the kernel.
> +
> + It provides documentation of which kernel options are used in
> + a running kernel or in an on-disk kernel. This information
> + can be extracted from the kernel image file with the script
> + "scripts/extract-ikconfig" and used as input to rebuild the
> + current kernel or to build another kernel.
> +
> + It can also be extracted from a running kernel with
> + "zcat /proc/config.gz" if CONFIG_IKCONFIG_PROC is enabled
> + below.
> +
> + Your kernel size will increase by around 14k.
> +
> + If unsure, say N.
>
> config IKCONFIG_PROC
> bool "Enable access to .config through /proc/config.gz"
> depends on IKCONFIG && PROC_FS
> ---help---
> - This option enables access to the kernel configuration file
> - through /proc/config.gz.
> + This option enables access to the configuration of the running
> + kernel through /proc/config.gz.
> +
> + If unsure, say Y.
>
> config LOG_BUF_SHIFT
> int "Kernel log buffer size (16 => 64KB, 17 => 128KB)"
> @@ -264,14 +274,15 @@ config LOG_BUF_SHIFT
> default 15 if SMP
> default 14
> help
> - Select kernel log buffer size as a power of 2.
> - Defaults and Examples:
> + Select the kernel log buffer size as a power of 2.
> +
> + Defaults and examples:
> 17 => 128 KB for S/390
> - 16 => 64 KB for x86 NUMAQ or IA-64
> - 15 => 32 KB for SMP
> - 14 => 16 KB for uniprocessor
> - 13 => 8 KB
> - 12 => 4 KB
> + 16 => 64 KB for x86 NUMAQ or IA-64
> + 15 => 32 KB for SMP
> + 14 => 16 KB for uniprocessor
> + 13 => 8 KB
> + 12 => 4 KB
>
> config CGROUPS
> bool "Control Group support"


--
~Randy


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