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x86: fix CONFIG_NONPROMISC_DEVMEM prompt and help text 

Here is an attempt to translate the prompt and help text into something
which is legible and, as a bonus, correct.

Signed-off-by: Stefan Richter <stefanr@s5r6.in-berlin.de>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
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Stefan Richter 2008-06-05 22:47:13 +02:00 committed by Linus Torvalds
parent 609a70ac92
commit 16104b5504
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@ -6,15 +6,19 @@ config TRACE_IRQFLAGS_SUPPORT
source "lib/Kconfig.debug"
config NONPROMISC_DEVMEM
bool "Disable promiscuous /dev/mem"
bool "Filter access to /dev/mem"
help
The /dev/mem file by default only allows userspace access to PCI
space and the BIOS code and data regions. This is sufficient for
dosemu and X and all common users of /dev/mem. With this config
option, you allow userspace access to all of memory, including
kernel and userspace memory. Accidental access to this is
obviously disasterous, but specific access can be used by people
debugging the kernel.
If this option is left off, you allow userspace access to all
of memory, including kernel and userspace memory. Accidental
access to this is obviously disastrous, but specific access can
be used by people debugging the kernel.
If this option is switched on, the /dev/mem file only allows
userspace access to PCI space and the BIOS code and data regions.
This is sufficient for dosemu and X and all common users of
/dev/mem.
If in doubt, say Y.
config EARLY_PRINTK
bool "Early printk" if EMBEDDED