Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2008 16:24:19 +0200 (CEST) From: Stefan Richter Subject: firewire: state userland requirements in Kconfig help Signed-off-by: Stefan Richter --- drivers/firewire/Kconfig | 9 +++++++-- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) Index: linux/drivers/firewire/Kconfig =================================================================== --- linux.orig/drivers/firewire/Kconfig +++ linux/drivers/firewire/Kconfig @@ -16,8 +16,13 @@ config FIREWIRE enable the new stack. To compile this driver as a module, say M here: the module will be - called firewire-core. It functionally replaces ieee1394, raw1394, - and video1394. + called firewire-core. + + This module functionally replaces ieee1394, raw1394, and video1394. + To access it from application programs, you generally need at least + libraw1394 version 2. IIDC/DCAM applications also need libdc1394 + version 2. No libraries are required to access storage devices + through the firewire-sbp2 driver. config FIREWIRE_OHCI tristate "OHCI-1394 controllers"