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diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/hostap/Kconfig b/drivers/net/wireless/hostap/Kconfig
index 56f41c714d38..c8f6286dd35f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/hostap/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/hostap/Kconfig
@@ -26,11 +26,25 @@ config HOSTAP_FIRMWARE
depends on HOSTAP
---help---
Configure Host AP driver to include support for firmware image
- download. Current version supports only downloading to volatile, i.e.,
- RAM memory. Flash upgrade is not yet supported.
+ download. This option by itself only enables downloading to the
+ volatile memory, i.e. the card RAM. This option is required to
+ support cards that don't have firmware in flash, such as D-Link
+ DWL-520 rev E and D-Link DWL-650 rev P.
- Firmware image downloading needs user space tool, prism2_srec. It is
- available from http://hostap.epitest.fi/.
+ Firmware image downloading needs a user space tool, prism2_srec.
+ It is available from http://hostap.epitest.fi/.
+
+config HOSTAP_FIRMWARE_NVRAM
+ bool "Support for non-volatile firmware download"
+ depends on HOSTAP_FIRMWARE
+ ---help---
+ Allow Host AP driver to write firmware images to the non-volatile
+ card memory, i.e. flash memory that survives power cycling.
+ Enable this option if you want to be able to change card firmware
+ permanently.
+
+ Firmware image downloading needs a user space tool, prism2_srec.
+ It is available from http://hostap.epitest.fi/.
config HOSTAP_PLX
tristate "Host AP driver for Prism2/2.5/3 in PLX9052 PCI adaptors"