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diff --git a/drivers/block/Kconfig b/drivers/block/Kconfig
index e57ac5a4324..ae0949b3394 100644
--- a/drivers/block/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/block/Kconfig
@@ -383,8 +383,9 @@ config BLK_DEV_RAM
thus say N here.
config BLK_DEV_RAM_COUNT
- int "Default number of RAM disks" if BLK_DEV_RAM
+ int "Default number of RAM disks"
default "16"
+ depends on BLK_DEV_RAM
help
The default value is 16 RAM disks. Change this if you know what
are doing. If you boot from a filesystem that needs to be extracted
@@ -400,13 +401,16 @@ config BLK_DEV_RAM_SIZE
8192.
config BLK_DEV_INITRD
- bool "Initial RAM disk (initrd) support"
+ bool "Initial RAM filesystem and RAM disk (initramfs/initrd) support"
help
- The initial RAM disk is a RAM disk that is loaded by the boot loader
- (loadlin or lilo) and that is mounted as root before the normal boot
- procedure. It is typically used to load modules needed to mount the
- "real" root file system, etc. See <file:Documentation/initrd.txt>
- for details.
+ The initial RAM filesystem is a ramfs which is loaded by the
+ boot loader (loadlin or lilo) and that is mounted as root
+ before the normal boot procedure. It is typically used to
+ load modules needed to mount the "real" root file system,
+ etc. See <file:Documentation/initrd.txt> for details.
+
+ If RAM disk support (BLK_DEV_RAM) is also included, this
+ also enables initial RAM disk (initrd) support.
config CDROM_PKTCDVD