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authorJan Kiszka <jan.kiszka@web.de>2010-02-08 11:12:44 +0100
committerDavid S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>2010-02-17 01:01:36 +0100
commit79e95f4717767e9ddc4dbec5d778f0c9970eed34 (patch)
treed3448f1f5936017823576cbfd459b5cd8ce34244 /drivers/isdn/capi
parentCAPI: Drop special controller lookup from capi20_put_message (diff)
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CAPI: Schedule capifs for removal
With dynamic TTY nodes and the help of udev, we no longer need this special filesystem. Schedule it for removal in one year from now. As a last duty to this feature, move its help to right option so that users can read the rationale. Signed-off-by: Jan Kiszka <jan.kiszka@web.de> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
Diffstat (limited to 'drivers/isdn/capi')
-rw-r--r--drivers/isdn/capi/Kconfig13
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/isdn/capi/Kconfig b/drivers/isdn/capi/Kconfig
index b2a04755c96a..d607d465786e 100644
--- a/drivers/isdn/capi/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/isdn/capi/Kconfig
@@ -35,18 +35,19 @@ config ISDN_CAPI_CAPI20
Y/M here.
config ISDN_CAPI_CAPIFS_BOOL
- bool "CAPI2.0 filesystem support"
+ bool "CAPI2.0 filesystem support (DEPRECATED)"
depends on ISDN_CAPI_MIDDLEWARE && ISDN_CAPI_CAPI20
+ help
+ This option provides a special file system, similar to /dev/pts with
+ device nodes for the special ttys established by using the
+ middleware extension above.
+ You no longer need this, udev fully replaces it. This feature is
+ scheduled for removal.
config ISDN_CAPI_CAPIFS
tristate
depends on ISDN_CAPI_CAPIFS_BOOL
default ISDN_CAPI_CAPI20
- help
- This option provides a special file system, similar to /dev/pts with
- device nodes for the special ttys established by using the
- middleware extension above. If you want to use pppd with
- pppdcapiplugin to dial up to your ISP, say Y here.
config ISDN_CAPI_CAPIDRV
tristate "CAPI2.0 capidrv interface support"