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authorLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2010-03-04 07:51:36 -0800
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2010-03-04 07:51:36 -0800
commita2e28fc1164e56d37a56e3c53bd3e5a64462fd02 (patch)
tree144dfddbd6d619db549bf43e43ddc116f29e9774 /drivers/pcmcia/Kconfig
parent03a2c4d76c9e99b80d74ab8a4f344e135a5ae44b (diff)
parenta3f916f2c84f2b9e1d32cc0dbfe326a9e380dbfb (diff)
Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/brodo/pcmcia-2.6
* git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/brodo/pcmcia-2.6: pcmcia: disable pcmcia ioctl for !ARM, prepare for removal pcmcia: CodingStyle fixes pcmcia: alchemy: fixup wrong comments pcmcia: remove irq_list parameter from pd6729 yenta_socket: ENE CB712 CardBus bridge needs special treatment with Echo Audio Indigo soundcards
Diffstat (limited to 'drivers/pcmcia/Kconfig')
-rw-r--r--drivers/pcmcia/Kconfig14
1 files changed, 10 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/pcmcia/Kconfig b/drivers/pcmcia/Kconfig
index 0a6601c76809..d189e4743e69 100644
--- a/drivers/pcmcia/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/pcmcia/Kconfig
@@ -51,17 +51,23 @@ config PCMCIA_LOAD_CIS
config PCMCIA_IOCTL
bool "PCMCIA control ioctl (obsolete)"
- depends on PCMCIA
+ depends on PCMCIA && ARM && !SMP && !PREEMPT
default y
help
If you say Y here, the deprecated ioctl interface to the PCMCIA
- subsystem will be built. It is needed by cardmgr and cardctl
- (pcmcia-cs) to function properly.
+ subsystem will be built. It is needed by the deprecated pcmcia-cs
+ tools (cardmgr, cardctl) to function properly.
You should use the new pcmciautils package instead (see
<file:Documentation/Changes> for location and details).
- If unsure, say Y.
+ This config option will most likely be removed from kernel 2.6.35,
+ the associated code from kernel 2.6.36.
+
+ As the PCMCIA ioctl is not locking safe, it depends on !SMP and
+ !PREEMPT.
+
+ If unsure, say N.
config CARDBUS
bool "32-bit CardBus support"