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-rw-r--r--drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/Kconfig6
1 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/Kconfig b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/Kconfig
index ae40b666739..8d423544a7e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/Kconfig
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@ config SFC_MTD
depends on SFC && MTD && !(SFC=y && MTD=m)
default y
---help---
- This exposes the on-board flash memory as MTD devices (e.g.
- /dev/mtd1). This makes it possible to upload new firmware
- to the NIC.
+ This exposes the on-board flash and/or EEPROM as MTD devices
+ (e.g. /dev/mtd1). This is required to update the firmware or
+ the boot configuration under Linux.
config SFC_MCDI_MON
bool "Solarflare SFC9000-family hwmon support"
depends on SFC && HWMON && !(SFC=y && HWMON=m)