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diff --git a/drivers/net/Kconfig b/drivers/net/Kconfig
index 626508afe1b..aa633fa95e6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/Kconfig
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@
#
menu "Network device support"
+ depends on NET
config NETDEVICES
- depends on NET
default y if UML
bool "Network device support"
---help---
@@ -24,9 +24,6 @@ config NETDEVICES
If unsure, say Y.
-# All the following symbols are dependent on NETDEVICES - do not repeat
-# that for each of the symbols.
-if NETDEVICES
config IFB
tristate "Intermediate Functional Block support"
@@ -1090,7 +1087,8 @@ config NE2000
without a specific driver are compatible with NE2000.
If you have a PCI NE2000 card however, say N here and Y to "PCI
- NE2000 support", above. If you have a NE2000 card and are running on
+ NE2000 and clone support" under "EISA, VLB, PCI and on board
+ controllers" below. If you have a NE2000 card and are running on
an MCA system (a bus system used on some IBM PS/2 computers and
laptops), say N here and Y to "NE/2 (ne2000 MCA version) support",
below.
@@ -2023,8 +2021,8 @@ config SIS190
will be called sis190. This is recommended.
config SKGE
- tristate "New SysKonnect GigaEthernet support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
- depends on PCI && EXPERIMENTAL
+ tristate "New SysKonnect GigaEthernet support"
+ depends on PCI
select CRC32
---help---
This driver support the Marvell Yukon or SysKonnect SK-98xx/SK-95xx
@@ -2034,13 +2032,28 @@ config SKGE
It does not support the link failover and network management
features that "portable" vendor supplied sk98lin driver does.
+ This driver supports adapters based on the original Yukon chipset:
+ Marvell 88E8001, Belkin F5D5005, CNet GigaCard, DLink DGE-530T,
+ Linksys EG1032/EG1064, 3Com 3C940/3C940B, SysKonnect SK-9871/9872.
+
+ It does not support the newer Yukon2 chipset: a separate driver,
+ sky2, is provided for Yukon2-based adapters.
+
+ To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
+ will be called skge. This is recommended.
config SKY2
tristate "SysKonnect Yukon2 support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
depends on PCI && EXPERIMENTAL
select CRC32
---help---
- This driver support the Marvell Yukon 2 Gigabit Ethernet adapter.
+ This driver supports Gigabit Ethernet adapters based on the the
+ Marvell Yukon 2 chipset:
+ Marvell 88E8021/88E8022/88E8035/88E8036/88E8038/88E8050/88E8052/
+ 88E8053/88E8055/88E8061/88E8062, SysKonnect SK-9E21D/SK-9S21
+
+ This driver does not support the original Yukon chipset: a seperate
+ driver, skge, is provided for Yukon-based adapters.
To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
will be called sky2. This is recommended.
@@ -2050,8 +2063,15 @@ config SK98LIN
depends on PCI
---help---
Say Y here if you have a Marvell Yukon or SysKonnect SK-98xx/SK-95xx
- compliant Gigabit Ethernet Adapter. The following adapters are supported
- by this driver:
+ compliant Gigabit Ethernet Adapter.
+
+ This driver supports the original Yukon chipset. A cleaner driver is
+ also available (skge) which seems to work better than this one.
+
+ This driver does not support the newer Yukon2 chipset. A seperate
+ driver, sky2, is provided to support Yukon2-based adapters.
+
+ The following adapters are supported by this driver:
- 3Com 3C940 Gigabit LOM Ethernet Adapter
- 3Com 3C941 Gigabit LOM Ethernet Adapter
- Allied Telesyn AT-2970LX Gigabit Ethernet Adapter
@@ -2063,7 +2083,6 @@ config SK98LIN
- Allied Telesyn AT-2971SX Gigabit Ethernet Adapter
- Allied Telesyn AT-2971T Gigabit Ethernet Adapter
- Belkin Gigabit Desktop Card 10/100/1000Base-T Adapter, Copper RJ-45
- - DGE-530T Gigabit Ethernet Adapter
- EG1032 v2 Instant Gigabit Network Adapter
- EG1064 v2 Instant Gigabit Network Adapter
- Marvell 88E8001 Gigabit LOM Ethernet Adapter (Abit)
@@ -2696,8 +2715,6 @@ config NETCONSOLE
If you want to log kernel messages over the network, enable this.
See <file:Documentation/networking/netconsole.txt> for details.
-endif #NETDEVICES
-
config NETPOLL
def_bool NETCONSOLE