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| author | Len Brown <len.brown@intel.com> | 2008-02-06 19:28:02 -0500 |
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| committer | Len Brown <len.brown@intel.com> | 2008-02-07 04:00:38 -0500 |
| commit | d89e9d6b4930c6505ac3ed35f57ab7f4311d6cf6 (patch) | |
| tree | e4faa7d3ba69d9891776feae6b24881c61a79a9d /drivers/acpi/Kconfig | |
| parent | 9cbc7960288d28aec95257af59854e1d14ba23b8 (diff) | |
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ACPI: update DSDT override documentation
Signed-off-by: Len Brown <len.brown@intel.com>
Diffstat (limited to 'drivers/acpi/Kconfig')
| -rw-r--r-- | drivers/acpi/Kconfig | 22 |
1 files changed, 9 insertions, 13 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/Kconfig b/drivers/acpi/Kconfig index 0442ae1..c8e8320 100644 --- a/drivers/acpi/Kconfig +++ b/drivers/acpi/Kconfig @@ -263,8 +263,10 @@ config ACPI_CUSTOM_DSDT depends on !STANDALONE default n help - This option is to load a custom ACPI DSDT - If you don't know what that is, say N. + This option supports a custom DSDT by linking it into the kernel. + See Documentation/acpi/dsdt-override.txt + + If unsure, say N. config ACPI_CUSTOM_DSDT_FILE string "Custom DSDT Table file to include" @@ -279,17 +281,11 @@ config ACPI_CUSTOM_DSDT_INITRD depends on BLK_DEV_INITRD default n help - The DSDT (Differentiated System Description Table) often needs to be - overridden because of broken BIOS implementations. If this feature is - activated you will be able to provide a customized DSDT by adding it - to your initramfs. If your mkinitrd tool does not support this feature - a script is provided in the documentation. For more details see - <file:Documentation/dsdt-initrd.txt> or <http://gaugusch.at/kernel.shtml>. - If there is no table found, it will fall-back to the custom DSDT - in-kernel (if activated) or to the DSDT from the BIOS. - - Even if you do not need a new one at the moment, you may want to use a - better DSDT later. It is safe to say Y here. + This option supports a custom DSDT by optionally loading it from initrd. + See Documentation/acpi/dsdt-override.txt + + If you are not using this feature now, but may use it later, + it is safe to say Y here. config ACPI_BLACKLIST_YEAR int "Disable ACPI for systems before Jan 1st this year" if X86_32 |