Merge master.kernel.org:/home/rmk/linux-2.6-arm

[linux-2.6] / drivers / misc / Kconfig

diff --git a/drivers/misc/Kconfig b/drivers/misc/Kconfig
index aaaa61ea4217a5013da3933b768da1e99d261ed3..a26655881e6a72aa8098c3d629d8781e90b4c714 100644 (file)
--- 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