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Diffstat (limited to 'drivers/misc/Kconfig')
| -rw-r--r-- | drivers/misc/Kconfig | 27 |
1 files changed, 27 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/misc/Kconfig b/drivers/misc/Kconfig index 1d516f24ba5..a26655881e6 100644 --- a/drivers/misc/Kconfig +++ b/drivers/misc/Kconfig @@ -5,6 +5,11 @@ menuconfig MISC_DEVICES bool "Misc devices" default y + ---help--- + Say Y here to get to see options for device drivers from various + different categories. This option alone does not add any kernel code. + + If you say N, all options in this submenu will be skipped and disabled. if MISC_DEVICES @@ -150,6 +155,7 @@ config THINKPAD_ACPI depends on X86 && ACPI select BACKLIGHT_CLASS_DEVICE select HWMON + select NVRAM ---help--- This is a driver for the IBM and Lenovo ThinkPad laptops. It adds support for Fn-Fx key combinations, Bluetooth control, video @@ -196,4 +202,25 @@ config THINKPAD_ACPI_BAY If you are not sure, say Y here. +config THINKPAD_ACPI_INPUT_ENABLED + bool "Enable input layer support by default" + depends on THINKPAD_ACPI + default n + ---help--- + This option enables thinkpad-acpi hot key handling over the input + layer at driver load time. When it is unset, the driver does not + enable hot key handling by default, and also starts up with a mostly + empty keymap. + + This option should be enabled if you have a new enough HAL or other + userspace support that properly handles the thinkpad-acpi event + device. It auto-tunes the hot key support to those reported by the + firmware and enables it automatically. + + If unsure, say N here to retain the old behaviour of ibm-acpi, and + thinkpad-acpi up to kernel 2.6.21: userspace will have to enable and + set up the thinkpad-acpi hot key handling using the sysfs interace + after loading the driver. + + endif # MISC_DEVICES |