[PATCH 2/2] mtd: mark tests EXPERIMENTAL

Wolfram Sang w.sang at pengutronix.de
Tue Oct 25 05:09:51 EDT 2011


The tests may erase mtd devices, so mark them EXPERIMENTAL and emphasize
this fact in the Kconfig entry, so users will think twice before running
them.

Signed-off-by: Wolfram Sang <w.sang at pengutronix.de>
---
 drivers/mtd/Kconfig |    5 ++++-
 1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/mtd/Kconfig b/drivers/mtd/Kconfig
index 4be8373..81d9b92 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/mtd/Kconfig
@@ -27,12 +27,15 @@ config MTD_DEBUG_VERBOSE
 
 config MTD_TESTS
 	tristate "MTD tests support"
-	depends on m
+	depends on m && EXPERIMENTAL
 	help
 	  This option includes various MTD tests into compilation. The tests
 	  should normally be compiled as kernel modules. The modules perform
 	  various checks and verifications when loaded.
 
+	  WARNING: Some of the tests will ERASE THE CONTENT of mtd devices!
+	  Do not use these tests unless you are sure you really need to.
+
 config MTD_REDBOOT_PARTS
 	tristate "RedBoot partition table parsing"
 	---help---
-- 
1.7.6.3




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