sbp2: provide helptext for CONFIG_IEEE1394_SBP2_PHYS_DMA and mark it experimental
authorBen Collins <bcollins@ubuntu.com>
Mon, 12 Jun 2006 22:14:36 +0000 (18:14 -0400)
committerBen Collins <bcollins@ubuntu.com>
Mon, 12 Jun 2006 22:14:36 +0000 (18:14 -0400)
It appears I will not get it fixed overnight.

Signed-off-by: Stefan Richter <stefanr@s5r6.in-berlin.de>
Signed-off-by: Ben Collins <bcollins@ubuntu.com>
drivers/ieee1394/Kconfig

index 39142e2f804b2433010f512492df8c5e2aa2f116..06783c1e3dc54bf69196a85a2fc344eef9749fa4 100644 (file)
@@ -128,8 +128,17 @@ config IEEE1394_SBP2
          1394 bus.  SBP-2 devices include harddrives and DVD devices.
 
 config IEEE1394_SBP2_PHYS_DMA
-       bool "Enable Phys DMA support for SBP2 (Debug)"
-       depends on IEEE1394 && IEEE1394_SBP2
+       bool "Enable replacement for physical DMA in SBP2"
+       depends on IEEE1394 && IEEE1394_SBP2 && EXPERIMENTAL
+       help
+         This builds sbp2 for use with non-OHCI host adapters which do not
+         support physical DMA or for when ohci1394 is run with phys_dma=0.
+         Physical DMA is data movement without assistence of the drivers'
+         interrupt handlers.  This option includes the interrupt handlers
+         that are required in absence of this hardware feature.
+
+         This option is buggy and currently broken on some architectures.
+         If unsure, say N.
 
 config IEEE1394_ETH1394
        tristate "Ethernet over 1394"