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authorLaura Abbott <labbott@redhat.com>2016-10-07 18:09:30 +0200
committerGreg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>2016-10-27 17:47:12 +0200
commit248ff02165437864146d6fbd2d99b2359c3723e6 (patch)
tree09d222e8602965be3b17668c90886f2019c47885 /drivers/base/Kconfig
parentkernfs: Add noop_fsync to supported kernfs_file_fops (diff)
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driver core: Make Kconfig text for DEBUG_TEST_DRIVER_REMOVE stronger
The current state of driver removal is not great. CONFIG_DEBUG_TEST_DRIVER_REMOVE finds lots of errors. The help text currently undersells exactly how many errors this option will find. Add a bit more description to indicate this option shouldn't be turned on unless you actually want to debug driver removal. The text can be changed later when more drivers are fixed up. Signed-off-by: Laura Abbott <labbott@redhat.com> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
Diffstat (limited to 'drivers/base/Kconfig')
-rw-r--r--drivers/base/Kconfig6
1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/base/Kconfig b/drivers/base/Kconfig
index fdf44cac08e6..d02e7c0f5bfd 100644
--- a/drivers/base/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/base/Kconfig
@@ -213,14 +213,16 @@ config DEBUG_DEVRES
If you are unsure about this, Say N here.
config DEBUG_TEST_DRIVER_REMOVE
- bool "Test driver remove calls during probe"
+ bool "Test driver remove calls during probe (UNSTABLE)"
depends on DEBUG_KERNEL
help
Say Y here if you want the Driver core to test driver remove functions
by calling probe, remove, probe. This tests the remove path without
having to unbind the driver or unload the driver module.
- If you are unsure about this, say N here.
+ This option is expected to find errors and may render your system
+ unusable. You should say N here unless you are explicitly looking to
+ test this functionality.
config SYS_HYPERVISOR
bool