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Diffstat (limited to 'drivers/pcmcia')
| -rw-r--r-- | drivers/pcmcia/Kconfig | 14 |
1 files changed, 10 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/pcmcia/Kconfig b/drivers/pcmcia/Kconfig index 0a6601c7680..d189e4743e6 100644 --- a/drivers/pcmcia/Kconfig +++ b/drivers/pcmcia/Kconfig @@ -51,17 +51,23 @@ config PCMCIA_LOAD_CIS config PCMCIA_IOCTL bool "PCMCIA control ioctl (obsolete)" - depends on PCMCIA + depends on PCMCIA && ARM && !SMP && !PREEMPT default y help If you say Y here, the deprecated ioctl interface to the PCMCIA - subsystem will be built. It is needed by cardmgr and cardctl - (pcmcia-cs) to function properly. + subsystem will be built. It is needed by the deprecated pcmcia-cs + tools (cardmgr, cardctl) to function properly. You should use the new pcmciautils package instead (see <file:Documentation/Changes> for location and details). - If unsure, say Y. + This config option will most likely be removed from kernel 2.6.35, + the associated code from kernel 2.6.36. + + As the PCMCIA ioctl is not locking safe, it depends on !SMP and + !PREEMPT. + + If unsure, say N. config CARDBUS bool "32-bit CardBus support" |