Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1751992AbXIGXGf (ORCPT ); Fri, 7 Sep 2007 19:06:35 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1751028AbXIGXG1 (ORCPT ); Fri, 7 Sep 2007 19:06:27 -0400 Received: from smtp-vbr7.xs4all.nl ([194.109.24.27]:1029 "EHLO smtp-vbr7.xs4all.nl" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1750993AbXIGXG0 (ORCPT ); Fri, 7 Sep 2007 19:06:26 -0400 Date: Sat, 8 Sep 2007 01:05:29 +0200 From: Folkert van Heusden To: Stefan Richter Cc: Randy Dunlap , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: sata & scsi suggestion for make menuconfig Message-ID: <20070907230529.GX16806@vanheusden.com> References: <20070907124800.GP16806@vanheusden.com> <20070907083522.3191a4ba.randy.dunlap@oracle.com> <20070907155903.GR16806@vanheusden.com> <46E17A81.7020304@s5r6.in-berlin.de> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit In-Reply-To: <46E17A81.7020304@s5r6.in-berlin.de> Organization: www.unixexpert.nl X-Chameleon-Return-To: folkert@vanheusden.com X-Xfmail-Return-To: folkert@vanheusden.com X-Phonenumber: +31-6-41278122 X-URL: http://www.vanheusden.com/ X-PGP-KeyID: 1F28D8AE X-GPG-fingerprint: AC89 09CE 41F2 00B4 FCF2 B174 3019 0E8C 1F28 D8AE X-Key: http://pgp.surfnet.nl:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x1F28D8AE Reply-By: Fri Sep 7 11:31:04 CEST 2007 X-Message-Flag: PGP key-id: 0x1f28d8ae - consider encrypting your e-mail to me with PGP! User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.16 (2007-06-11) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1466 Lines: 38 > >> I know that it's difficult to get people to read docs & help text, > >> and maybe it is needed in more places, but CONFIG_ATA (SATA/PATA) > >> help text says: > >> NOTE: ATA enables basic SCSI support; *however*, > >> 'SCSI disk support', 'SCSI tape support', or > >> 'SCSI CDROM support' may also be needed, > >> depending on your hardware configuration. > > > > Yes but that would mean that you have to open the help for each item > > that you add. > > > >> A popup makes some sense, but I don't know if menuconfig knows how to > >> do popup warnings... and it needs to be done for all *configs, > >> not just menuconfig. > > > > Maybe add a new type? > > How about > comment "Note: 'SCSI disk support' is required for SATA/PATA HDDs!" > depends on ATA && !BLK_DEV_SD Yes! Maybe create some status-line at the bottom of the screen in which these hints scrollby. Like powertop does. Folkert van Heusden -- MultiTail ?r en flexibel redskap f?r att f?lja logfilar, utf?r av commandoer, filtrera, ge f?rg, sammanfoga, o.s.v. f?lja. http://www.vanheusden.com/multitail/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Phone: +31-6-41278122, PGP-key: 1F28D8AE, www.vanheusden.com - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/