From: Ben Hutchings Date: Fri, 6 Jan 2012 22:47:17 +0000 (+0000) Subject: sfc: Update the description of SFC_MTD X-Git-Url: https://openfabrics.org/gitweb/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=94813b86bf1981338de0a6e2ab50be3b4366f3bd;p=~shefty%2Frdma-dev.git sfc: Update the description of SFC_MTD SFC4000 boards also have an EEPROM exposed as MTD. The boot configuration is accessed through MTD. Signed-off-by: Ben Hutchings --- diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/Kconfig b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/Kconfig index ae40b666739..8d423544a7e 100644 --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/Kconfig +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/Kconfig @@ -16,9 +16,9 @@ config SFC_MTD depends on SFC && MTD && !(SFC=y && MTD=m) default y ---help--- - This exposes the on-board flash memory as MTD devices (e.g. - /dev/mtd1). This makes it possible to upload new firmware - to the NIC. + This exposes the on-board flash and/or EEPROM as MTD devices + (e.g. /dev/mtd1). This is required to update the firmware or + the boot configuration under Linux. config SFC_MCDI_MON bool "Solarflare SFC9000-family hwmon support" depends on SFC && HWMON && !(SFC=y && HWMON=m)