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Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2007 15:58:54 -0800
From: David Brownell <david-b@pacbell.net>
To: jengelh@computergmbh.de, a1426z@gawab.com
Subject: Re: [RFC] USB Kconfig: Declutter USB Kconfig Menu
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> >Propose new layout as follows:
>
> Yes, this has been done before in a lot of places, and attempts to
> clean up more menus is always welcome.
>
> Try to use 'menuconfig' objects so people can disable a whole menu
> at once without having to enter it, e.g. that USB Gadget thing down
> there.

Notice that this whole menu is for "Host-side USB", except for that
gadget stuff.  That might usefully be labeled as "Peripheral-side USB".

For that matter, it could be moved up a level in the menu, so the top
level driver menu has two USB entries:  Host side, and Peripheral side.

The driver stacks are independent of each other, except for common data
structures like what's in the <linux/usb/ch9.h> header file.  I think
there's no real point, other than history, to having both sides share
the same menu.

- Dave


> > ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
> > │ --- USB support                                                 │
> > │ <*>   Support for Host-side USB  --->                           │
> > │       USB Host Controller Drivers  --->                         │
> > │       USB Device Class drivers  --->                            │
> > │ ---   NOTE: USB_STORAGE needs SCSI, and 'SCSI disk support' may │
> > │ ---   also be needed; see USB_STORAGE Help for more information │
> > │ <*>   USB Mass Storage support  --->                            │
> > │ [ ]   The shared table of common (or usual) storage devices     │
> > │ [ ]   USB Monitor                                               │
> > │       USB Serial Converter support  --->                        │
> > │       USB DSL modem support  --->                               │
> > │       USB Imaging devices  --->                                 │
> > │       USB Miscellaneous drivers  --->                           │
> > │       USB Gadget Support  --->                                  │
> > │                                                                 │
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