Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 31 Jul 2012 14:43:13 -0400 | From | Dave Jones <> | Subject | Re: awful kconfig help texts. |
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On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 07:07:41PM +0200, Borislav Petkov wrote: > On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 11:16:00AM -0400, Dave Jones wrote: > > > > PWM Support (PWM) [N/y/?] (NEW) ? > > > > CONFIG_PWM: > > > > This enables PWM support through the generic PWM framework. > > > > > > Well that's.. enlightening. > > Oh, there's one more enlightening sentence in the help: > > "You only need to enable this, if you also want to enable one or more of > the PWM drivers below." > > Got it? :-)
No, it doesn't add anything useful at all.
I know PWM is probably pulse width modulation, but why would my kernel need to care about this ? Why would I need drivers for it ?
Also, think about what happens with 'oldconfig'. You don't get to even see 'the drivers below' until you've answered this question.
It couldn't be more opaque if it tried.
Dave
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