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-rw-r--r--drivers/hid/Kconfig17
-rw-r--r--drivers/usb/input/Kconfig6
2 files changed, 14 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/hid/Kconfig b/drivers/hid/Kconfig
index 1ccc222a9d0..ec796ad087d 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/hid/Kconfig
@@ -9,11 +9,18 @@ config HID
depends on INPUT
default y
---help---
- Say Y here if you want generic HID support to connect keyboards,
- mice, joysticks, graphic tablets, or any other HID based devices
- to your computer. You also need to select particular types of
- HID devices you want to compile support for, in the particular
- driver menu (USB, Bluetooth)
+ A human interface device (HID) is a type of computer device that
+ interacts directly with and takes input from humans. The term "HID"
+ most commonly used to refer to the USB-HID specification, but other
+ devices (such as, but not strictly limited to, Bluetooth) are
+ designed using HID specification (this involves certain keyboards,
+ mice, tablets, etc). This option compiles into kernel the generic
+ HID layer code (parser, usages, etc.), which can then be used by
+ transport-specific HID implementation (like USB or Bluetooth).
+
+ For docs and specs, see http://www.usb.org/developers/hidpage/
+
+ If unsure, say Y
endmenu
diff --git a/drivers/usb/input/Kconfig b/drivers/usb/input/Kconfig
index f877cd4f317..258a5d09d3d 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/input/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/usb/input/Kconfig
@@ -12,10 +12,8 @@ config USB_HID
---help---
Say Y here if you want full HID support to connect USB keyboards,
mice, joysticks, graphic tablets, or any other HID based devices
- to your computer via USB. You also need to select HID Input layer
- support (below) if you want to use keyboards, mice, joysticks and
- the like ... as well as Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) and
- monitor control devices.
+ to your computer via USB, as well as Uninterruptible Power Supply
+ (UPS) and monitor control devices.
You can't use this driver and the HIDBP (Boot Protocol) keyboard
and mouse drivers at the same time. More information is available: