vserver 1.9.5.x5

[linux-2.6.git] / sound / core / Kconfig

diff --git a/sound/core/Kconfig b/sound/core/Kconfig
index 732208b..e0dd38a 100644 (file)
--- a/sound/core/Kconfig
+++ b/sound/core/Kconfig
@@ -17,17 +17,26 @@ config SND_SEQUENCER
        depends on SND
        select SND_TIMER
        help
-         Say 'Y' or 'M' to enable MIDI sequencer and router support. This feature
-         allows routing and enqueing MIDI events. Events can be processed at given
-         time.
+         Say Y or M to enable MIDI sequencer and router support.  This
+         feature allows routing and enqueueing of MIDI events.  Events
+         can be processed at a given time.
+
+         Many programs require this feature, so you should enable it
+         unless you know what you're doing.
 
 config SND_SEQ_DUMMY
        tristate "Sequencer dummy client"
        depends on SND_SEQUENCER
        help
-         Say 'Y' or 'M' to enable dummy sequencer client. This client is a simple
-         midi-through client. All normal input events are redirected to output port
-         immediately.
+         Say Y here to enable the dummy sequencer client.  This client
+         is a simple MIDI-through client: all normal input events are
+         redirected to the output port immediately.
+
+         You don't need this unless you want to connect many MIDI
+         devices or applications together.
+
+         To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
+         will be called snd-seq-dummy.
 
 config SND_OSSEMUL
        bool
@@ -37,7 +46,13 @@ config SND_MIXER_OSS
        depends on SND
        select SND_OSSEMUL
        help
-         Say 'Y' or 'M' to enable mixer OSS API emulation (/dev/mixer*).
+         To enable OSS mixer API emulation (/dev/mixer*), say Y here
+         and read <file:Documentation/sound/alsa/OSS-Emulation.txt>.
+
+         Many programs still use the OSS API, so say Y.
+
+         To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
+         will be called snd-mixer-oss.
 
 config SND_PCM_OSS
        tristate "OSS PCM (digital audio) API"
@@ -45,56 +60,80 @@ config SND_PCM_OSS
        select SND_OSSEMUL
        select SND_PCM
        help
-         Say 'Y' or 'M' to enable digital audio (PCM) OSS API emulation (/dev/dsp*).
+         To enable OSS digital audio (PCM) emulation (/dev/dsp*), say Y
+         here and read <file:Documentation/sound/alsa/OSS-Emulation.txt>.
+
+         Many programs still use the OSS API, so say Y.
+
+         To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
+         will be called snd-pcm-oss.
 
 config SND_SEQUENCER_OSS
        bool "OSS Sequencer API"
        depends on SND_SEQUENCER
        select SND_OSSEMUL
        help
-         Say 'Y' to enable OSS sequencer emulation (both /dev/sequencer and
-         /dev/music interfaces).
+         Say Y here to enable OSS sequencer emulation (both
+         /dev/sequencer and /dev/music interfaces).
+
+         Many programs still use the OSS API, so say Y.
+
+         To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
+         will be called snd-seq-oss.
 
 config SND_BIT32_EMUL
        tristate "Emulation for 32-bit applications"
-       depends on SND && (MIPS64 || SPARC64 || PPC64 || X86_64 && IA32_EMULATION)
+       depends on SND && COMPAT
        select SND_PCM
        select SND_RAWMIDI
        select SND_TIMER
        select SND_HWDEP
        help
-         Say 'Y' or 'M' to enable the emulation for 32-bit ALSA-native
+         Say Y here to enable the emulation for 32-bit ALSA-native
          applications.
 
+         To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
+         will be called snd-ioctl32.
+
 config SND_RTCTIMER
        tristate "RTC Timer support"
        depends on SND && RTC
        select SND_TIMER
        help
-         Say 'Y' or 'M' to enable RTC timer support for ALSA. ALSA code uses RTC
-         timer as precise timing source and maps the RTC timer to the ALSA's timer
-         interface. ALSA sequencer code can also use this timing source.
+         Say Y here to enable RTC timer support for ALSA.  ALSA uses
+         the RTC timer as a precise timing source and maps the RTC
+         timer to ALSA's timer interface.  The ALSA sequencer code also
+         can use this timing source.
+
+         To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
+         will be called snd-rtctimer.
 
 config SND_VERBOSE_PRINTK
        bool "Verbose printk"
        depends on SND
        help
-         Say 'Y' to enable verbose log messages. These messages will help to
-         identify source file and position containing printed messages.
+         Say Y here to enable verbose log messages.  These messages
+         will help to identify source file and position containing
+         printed messages.
+
+         You don't need this unless you're debugging ALSA.
 
 config SND_DEBUG
        bool "Debug"
        depends on SND
        help
-         Say 'Y' to enable ALSA debug code.
+         Say Y here to enable ALSA debug code.
 
 config SND_DEBUG_MEMORY
        bool "Debug memory"
        depends on SND_DEBUG
        help
-         Say 'Y' to enable debugging of memory allocation.
+         Say Y here to enable debugging of memory allocations.
 
 config SND_DEBUG_DETECT
        bool "Debug detection"
        depends on SND_DEBUG
+       help
+         Say Y here to enable extra-verbose log messages printed when
+         detecting devices.