Re: [PATCH/RFC] SATA in its own config menu

[Jan Engelhardt]

>Put SATA into its own menu.  Reason:  using SCSI is an
>implementation detail that users need not know about.
>
>Enabling SATA selects SCSI since SATA uses SCSI as a function
>library supplier.  It also enables BLK_DEV_SD since that is
>what SATA drives look like in Linux.

Good idea.

>--- /dev/null
>+++ linux-2615-g10/drivers/scsi/Kconfig.sata
>@@ -0,0 +1,142 @@
>+menu "Serial ATA (SATA) device support"
>+
>+config SCSI_SATA
>+	tristate "Serial ATA (SATA) support"
>+	select SCSI
>+	select BLK_DEV_SD
>+	help
>+	  This driver family supports Serial ATA host controllers
>+	  and devices.
>+
>+	  If unsure, say N.

I'd prefer

menuconfig SCSI_SATA
    tristate "Serial ATA (SATA) suport"
    select SCSI...



Jan Engelhardt
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