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diff --git a/drivers/char/Kconfig b/drivers/char/Kconfig
index 63f28d169b3..3610c572955 100644
--- a/drivers/char/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/char/Kconfig
@@ -62,6 +62,23 @@ config HW_CONSOLE
depends on VT && !S390 && !UML
default y
+config VT_HW_CONSOLE_BINDING
+ bool "Support for binding and unbinding console drivers"
+ depends on HW_CONSOLE
+ default n
+ ---help---
+ The virtual terminal is the device that interacts with the physical
+ terminal through console drivers. On these systems, at least one
+ console driver is loaded. In other configurations, additional console
+ drivers may be enabled, such as the framebuffer console. If more than
+ 1 console driver is enabled, setting this to 'y' will allow you to
+ select the console driver that will serve as the backend for the
+ virtual terminals.
+
+ See <file:Documentation/console/console.txt> for more
+ information. For framebuffer console users, please refer to
+ <file:Documentation/fb/fbcon.txt>.
+
config SERIAL_NONSTANDARD
bool "Non-standard serial port support"
---help---
@@ -670,20 +687,7 @@ config NWFLASH
If you're not sure, say N.
-config HW_RANDOM
- tristate "Intel/AMD/VIA HW Random Number Generator support"
- depends on (X86 || IA64) && PCI
- ---help---
- This driver provides kernel-side support for the Random Number
- Generator hardware found on Intel i8xx-based motherboards,
- AMD 76x-based motherboards, and Via Nehemiah CPUs.
-
- Provides a character driver, used to read() entropy data.
-
- To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
- module will be called hw_random.
-
- If unsure, say N.
+source "drivers/char/hw_random/Kconfig"
config NVRAM
tristate "/dev/nvram support"