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1 files changed, 9 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/char/Kconfig b/drivers/char/Kconfig
index ce9979529cf3..72866a004f07 100644
--- a/drivers/char/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/char/Kconfig
@@ -244,25 +244,24 @@ source "drivers/char/hw_random/Kconfig"
config NVRAM
tristate "/dev/nvram support"
- depends on X86 || GENERIC_NVRAM || HAVE_ARCH_NVRAM_OPS
- default M68K
+ depends on X86 || HAVE_ARCH_NVRAM_OPS
+ default M68K || PPC
---help---
If you say Y here and create a character special file /dev/nvram
with major number 10 and minor number 144 using mknod ("man mknod"),
- you get read and write access to the extra bytes of non-volatile
- memory in the real time clock (RTC), which is contained in every PC
- and most Ataris. The actual number of bytes varies, depending on the
- nvram in the system, but is usually 114 (128-14 for the RTC).
-
- This memory is conventionally called "CMOS RAM" on PCs and "NVRAM"
- on Ataris. /dev/nvram may be used to view settings there, or to
- change them (with some utility). It could also be used to frequently
+ you get read and write access to the non-volatile memory.
+
+ /dev/nvram may be used to view settings in NVRAM or to change them
+ (with some utility). It could also be used to frequently
save a few bits of very important data that may not be lost over
power-off and for which writing to disk is too insecure. Note
however that most NVRAM space in a PC belongs to the BIOS and you
should NEVER idly tamper with it. See Ralf Brown's interrupt list
for a guide to the use of CMOS bytes by your BIOS.
+ This memory is conventionally called "NVRAM" on PowerPC machines,
+ "CMOS RAM" on PCs, "NVRAM" on Ataris and "PRAM" on Macintoshes.
+
To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
module will be called nvram.