Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-2.6

[karo-tx-linux.git] / drivers / base / Kconfig

diff --git a/drivers/base/Kconfig b/drivers/base/Kconfig
index fd52c48ee762044bb32c69c525fd48cd411504f8..ef38aff737eb3bdc97bfe796729bbe9c06189df8 100644 (file)
--- a/drivers/base/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/base/Kconfig
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ config UEVENT_HELPER_PATH
 
 config DEVTMPFS
        bool "Maintain a devtmpfs filesystem to mount at /dev"
-       depends on HOTPLUG && SHMEM && TMPFS
+       depends on HOTPLUG
        help
-         This creates a tmpfs filesystem instance early at bootup.
+         This creates a tmpfs/ramfs filesystem instance early at bootup.
          In this filesystem, the kernel driver core maintains device
          nodes with their default names and permissions for all
          registered devices with an assigned major/minor number.
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ config DEVTMPFS
          functional /dev without any further help. It also allows simple
          rescue systems, and reliably handles dynamic major/minor numbers.
 
+         Notice: if CONFIG_TMPFS isn't enabled, the simpler ramfs
+         file system will be used instead.
+
 config DEVTMPFS_MOUNT
        bool "Automount devtmpfs at /dev, after the kernel mounted the rootfs"
        depends on DEVTMPFS