[PATCH][RFC] Restructure Device Driver menu entries

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  This is a *proposed* restructuring of the DD menu so that one can
see and select/de-select entire submenus without having to enter each
submenu.    It's also immediately obvious visually which submenus are
currently active.

  Based on Randy Dunlap's earlier suggestion, it uses the kbuild
"menuconfig" feature.  I changed only those sub-entries that matched
an obvious pattern (that is, selectable in their entirety).  If there
was *anything* slightly different about that sub-entry, I left it
alone.  (That doesn't mean that those sub-entries can't be similarly
tweaked with a minimum of effort, I was just keeping it simple for
now.)

  Finally, if this structure is used, there's still a good deal of
cleanup that can be done on each Kconfig file.  For example, if most
of the mtd Kconfig file is now surrounded by

  if MTD
  ...
  endif

then each internal entry no longer has to include any variation of

  depends on MTD

but, for the time being, I left the individual config entries alone
and just changed the top-level structure of each Kconfig file that was
appropriate, just to get some feedback.

  Thoughts on this approach?

---

 drivers/ata/Kconfig            |    8 ++------
 drivers/connector/Kconfig      |    8 ++++----
 drivers/dma/Kconfig            |   10 +++++-----
 drivers/edac/Kconfig           |    8 ++++----
 drivers/hwmon/Kconfig          |    8 ++++----
 drivers/i2c/Kconfig            |    9 ++++-----
 drivers/ide/Kconfig            |    6 +-----
 drivers/ieee1394/Kconfig       |    7 ++++---
 drivers/infiniband/Kconfig     |    8 ++++----
 drivers/isdn/Kconfig           |    9 ++++-----
 drivers/leds/Kconfig           |    9 +++------
 drivers/md/Kconfig             |    8 ++++----
 drivers/message/fusion/Kconfig |    9 +++++----
 drivers/message/i2o/Kconfig    |   12 +++++-------
 drivers/mmc/Kconfig            |    8 ++++----
 drivers/mtd/Kconfig            |    8 ++++----
 drivers/parport/Kconfig        |    8 ++++----
 drivers/pnp/Kconfig            |    8 ++++----
 drivers/spi/Kconfig            |    8 ++++----
 drivers/telephony/Kconfig      |    9 ++++-----
 drivers/w1/Kconfig             |    8 ++++----
 sound/Kconfig                  |   10 +++++-----
 22 files changed, 86 insertions(+), 100 deletions(-)


diff --git a/drivers/ata/Kconfig b/drivers/ata/Kconfig
index 984ab28..a3bdf04 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/ata/Kconfig
@@ -2,10 +2,8 @@ #
 # SATA/PATA driver configuration
 #

-menu "Serial ATA (prod) and Parallel ATA (experimental) drivers"
-
-config ATA
-	tristate "ATA device support"
+menuconfig ATA
+	tristate "Serial ATA (prod) and Parallel ATA (experimental) drivers"
 	depends on BLOCK
 	depends on !(M32R || M68K) || BROKEN
 	depends on !SUN4 || BROKEN
@@ -519,5 +517,3 @@ config PATA_IXP4XX_CF
 	  If unsure, say N.

 endif
-endmenu
-
diff --git a/drivers/connector/Kconfig b/drivers/connector/Kconfig
index e0bdc0d..9a5a061 100644
--- a/drivers/connector/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/connector/Kconfig
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-menu "Connector - unified userspace <-> kernelspace linker"
-
-config CONNECTOR
+menuconfig CONNECTOR
 	tristate "Connector - unified userspace <-> kernelspace linker"
 	depends on NET
 	---help---
@@ -10,6 +8,8 @@ config CONNECTOR
 	  Connector support can also be built as a module.  If so, the module
 	  will be called cn.ko.

+if CONNECTOR
+
 config PROC_EVENTS
 	boolean "Report process events to userspace"
 	depends on CONNECTOR=y
@@ -18,4 +18,4 @@ config PROC_EVENTS
 	  Provide a connector that reports process events to userspace. Send
 	  events such as fork, exec, id change (uid, gid, suid, etc), and exit.

-endmenu
+endif
diff --git a/drivers/dma/Kconfig b/drivers/dma/Kconfig
index 30d021d..b1fb8c0 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/dma/Kconfig
@@ -2,14 +2,14 @@ #
 # DMA engine configuration
 #

-menu "DMA Engine support"
-
-config DMA_ENGINE
-	bool "Support for DMA engines"
+menuconfig DMA_ENGINE
+	bool "DMA engine support"
 	---help---
 	  DMA engines offload copy operations from the CPU to dedicated
 	  hardware, allowing the copies to happen asynchronously.

+if DMA_ENGINE
+
 comment "DMA Clients"

 config NET_DMA
@@ -31,4 +31,4 @@ config INTEL_IOATDMA
 	---help---
 	  Enable support for the Intel(R) I/OAT DMA engine.

-endmenu
+endif
diff --git a/drivers/edac/Kconfig b/drivers/edac/Kconfig
index 4f08984..e52e9b0 100644
--- a/drivers/edac/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/edac/Kconfig
@@ -6,10 +6,9 @@ #
 # $Id: Kconfig,v 1.4.2.7 2005/07/08 22:05:38 dsp_llnl Exp $
 #

-menu 'EDAC - error detection and reporting (RAS) (EXPERIMENTAL)'

-config EDAC
-	tristate "EDAC core system error reporting (EXPERIMENTAL)"
+menuconfig EDAC
+	tristate 'EDAC - error detection and reporting (RAS) (EXPERIMENTAL)'
 	depends on X86 && EXPERIMENTAL
 	help
 	  EDAC is designed to report errors in the core system.
@@ -29,6 +28,7 @@ config EDAC
 	  There is also a mailing list for the EDAC project, which can
 	  be found via the sourceforge page.

+if EDAC

 comment "Reporting subsystems"
 	depends on EDAC
@@ -110,4 +110,4 @@ config EDAC_POLL

 endchoice

-endmenu
+endif
diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/Kconfig b/drivers/hwmon/Kconfig
index e76d919..a4a5a33 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/Kconfig
@@ -2,9 +2,7 @@ #
 # Hardware monitoring chip drivers configuration
 #

-menu "Hardware Monitoring support"
-
-config HWMON
+menuconfig HWMON
 	tristate "Hardware Monitoring support"
 	default y
 	help
@@ -23,6 +21,8 @@ config HWMON
 	  This support can also be built as a module.  If so, the module
 	  will be called hwmon.

+if HWMON
+
 config HWMON_VID
 	tristate
 	default n
@@ -540,4 +540,4 @@ config HWMON_DEBUG_CHIP
 	  a problem with I2C support and want to see more of what is going
 	  on.

-endmenu
+endif
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/Kconfig b/drivers/i2c/Kconfig
index 11935f6..af35094 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/i2c/Kconfig
@@ -2,9 +2,7 @@ #
 # I2C subsystem configuration
 #

-menu "I2C support"
-
-config I2C
+menuconfig I2C
 	tristate "I2C support"
 	---help---
 	  I2C (pronounce: I-square-C) is a slow serial bus protocol used in
@@ -22,6 +20,8 @@ config I2C
 	  This I2C support can also be built as a module.  If so, the module
 	  will be called i2c-core.

+if I2C
+
 config I2C_CHARDEV
 	tristate "I2C device interface"
 	depends on I2C
@@ -73,5 +73,4 @@ config I2C_DEBUG_CHIP
 	  a problem with I2C support and want to see more of what is going
 	  on.

-endmenu
-
+endif
diff --git a/drivers/ide/Kconfig b/drivers/ide/Kconfig
index 0c68d0f..a4e5569 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/ide/Kconfig
@@ -6,9 +6,7 @@ #

 if BLOCK

-menu "ATA/ATAPI/MFM/RLL support"
-
-config IDE
+menuconfig IDE
 	tristate "ATA/ATAPI/MFM/RLL support"
 	---help---
 	  If you say Y here, your kernel will be able to manage low cost mass
@@ -1080,6 +1078,4 @@ config BLK_DEV_HD

 endif

-endmenu
-
 endif
diff --git a/drivers/ieee1394/Kconfig b/drivers/ieee1394/Kconfig
index 672b92e..411e890 100644
--- a/drivers/ieee1394/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/ieee1394/Kconfig
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 # -*- shell-script -*-

-menu "IEEE 1394 (FireWire) support"

-config IEEE1394
+menuconfig IEEE1394
 	tristate "IEEE 1394 (FireWire) support"
 	depends on PCI || BROKEN
 	select NET
@@ -19,6 +18,8 @@ config IEEE1394
 	  To compile this driver as a module, say M here: the
 	  module will be called ieee1394.

+if IEEE1394
+
 comment "Subsystem Options"
 	depends on IEEE1394

@@ -185,4 +186,4 @@ config IEEE1394_RAWIO
 	  To compile this driver as a module, say M here: the
 	  module will be called raw1394.

-endmenu
+endif
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/Kconfig b/drivers/infiniband/Kconfig
index 9edface..25454e8 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/Kconfig
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
-menu "InfiniBand support"
-
 config INFINIBAND
-	depends on PCI || BROKEN
 	tristate "InfiniBand support"
+	depends on PCI || BROKEN
 	---help---
 	  Core support for InfiniBand (IB).  Make sure to also select
 	  any protocols you wish to use as well as drivers for your
 	  InfiniBand hardware.

+if INFINIBAND
+
 config INFINIBAND_USER_MAD
 	tristate "InfiniBand userspace MAD support"
 	depends on INFINIBAND
@@ -45,4 +45,4 @@ source "drivers/infiniband/ulp/srp/Kconf

 source "drivers/infiniband/ulp/iser/Kconfig"

-endmenu
+endif
diff --git a/drivers/isdn/Kconfig b/drivers/isdn/Kconfig
index c90afee..f7bf323 100644
--- a/drivers/isdn/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/isdn/Kconfig
@@ -2,9 +2,7 @@ #
 # ISDN device configuration
 #

-menu "ISDN subsystem"
-
-config ISDN
+menuconfig ISDN
 	tristate "ISDN support"
 	depends on NET
 	---help---
@@ -20,6 +18,8 @@ config ISDN

 	  Select this option if you want your kernel to support ISDN.

+if ISDN
+

 menu "Old ISDN4Linux"
 	depends on NET && ISDN
@@ -63,5 +63,4 @@ source "drivers/isdn/capi/Kconfig"

 source "drivers/isdn/hardware/Kconfig"

-endmenu
-
+endif
diff --git a/drivers/leds/Kconfig b/drivers/leds/Kconfig
index 9c39b98..9e3adf1 100644
--- a/drivers/leds/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/leds/Kconfig
@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
-
-menu "LED devices"
-
-config NEW_LEDS
+menuconfig NEW_LEDS
 	bool "LED Support"
 	help
 	  Say Y to enable Linux LED support.  This allows control of supported
@@ -9,6 +6,7 @@ config NEW_LEDS

 	  This is not related to standard keyboard LEDs which are controlled
 	  via the input system.
+if NEW_LEDS

 config LEDS_CLASS
 	tristate "LED Class Support"
@@ -109,5 +107,4 @@ config LEDS_TRIGGER_HEARTBEAT
 	  load average.
 	  If unsure, say Y.

-endmenu
-
+endif
diff --git a/drivers/md/Kconfig b/drivers/md/Kconfig
index c92c152..4ca02c7 100644
--- a/drivers/md/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/md/Kconfig
@@ -4,14 +4,14 @@ #

 if BLOCK

-menu "Multi-device support (RAID and LVM)"
-
-config MD
+menuconfig MD
 	bool "Multiple devices driver support (RAID and LVM)"
 	help
 	  Support multiple physical spindles through a single logical device.
 	  Required for RAID and logical volume management.

+if MD
+
 config BLK_DEV_MD
 	tristate "RAID support"
 	depends on MD
@@ -261,6 +261,6 @@ config DM_MULTIPATH_EMC
 	---help---
 	  Multipath support for EMC CX/AX series hardware.

-endmenu
+endif

 endif
diff --git a/drivers/message/fusion/Kconfig b/drivers/message/fusion/Kconfig
index ea31d84..0902331 100644
--- a/drivers/message/fusion/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/message/fusion/Kconfig
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@

-menu "Fusion MPT device support"

-config FUSION
-	bool
+menuconfig FUSION
+	bool "Fusion MPT device support"
 	default n

+if FUSION
+
 config FUSION_SPI
 	tristate "Fusion MPT ScsiHost drivers for SPI"
 	depends on PCI && SCSI
@@ -100,4 +101,4 @@ config FUSION_LAN

 	  If unsure whether you really want or need this, say N.

-endmenu
+endif
diff --git a/drivers/message/i2o/Kconfig b/drivers/message/i2o/Kconfig
index 6443392..6177faa 100644
--- a/drivers/message/i2o/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/message/i2o/Kconfig
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
-
-menu "I2O device support"
-
-config I2O
-	tristate "I2O support"
+menuconfig I2O
+	tristate "I2O device support"
 	depends on PCI
 	---help---
 	  The Intelligent Input/Output (I2O) architecture allows hardware
@@ -24,6 +21,8 @@ config I2O

 	  If unsure, say N.

+if I2O
+
 config I2O_LCT_NOTIFY_ON_CHANGES
 	bool "Enable LCT notification"
 	depends on I2O
@@ -122,5 +121,4 @@ config I2O_PROC
 	  To compile this support as a module, choose M here: the
 	  module will be called i2o_proc.

-endmenu
-
+endif
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/Kconfig b/drivers/mmc/Kconfig
index f4f8cca..e8159dc 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/mmc/Kconfig
@@ -2,15 +2,15 @@ #
 # MMC subsystem configuration
 #

-menu "MMC/SD Card support"

-config MMC
-	tristate "MMC support"
+menuconfig MMC
+	tristate "MMC/SD Card support"
 	help
 	  MMC is the "multi-media card" bus protocol.

 	  If you want MMC support, you should say Y here and also
 	  to the specific driver for your MMC interface.
+if MMC

 config MMC_DEBUG
 	bool "MMC debugging"
@@ -125,4 +125,4 @@ config MMC_TIFM_SD
           To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
 	  module will be called tifm_sd.

-endmenu
+endif
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/Kconfig b/drivers/mtd/Kconfig
index a304b34..3c9ae5b 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/mtd/Kconfig
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 # $Id: Kconfig,v 1.11 2005/11/07 11:14:19 gleixner Exp $

-menu "Memory Technology Devices (MTD)"
-
-config MTD
+menuconfig MTD
 	tristate "Memory Technology Device (MTD) support"
 	help
 	  Memory Technology Devices are flash, RAM and similar chips, often
@@ -13,6 +11,8 @@ config MTD
 	  them. It will also allow you to select individual drivers for
 	  particular hardware and users of MTD devices. If unsure, say N.

+if MTD
+
 config MTD_DEBUG
 	bool "Debugging"
 	depends on MTD
@@ -281,5 +281,5 @@ source "drivers/mtd/nand/Kconfig"

 source "drivers/mtd/onenand/Kconfig"

-endmenu
+endif

diff --git a/drivers/parport/Kconfig b/drivers/parport/Kconfig
index c7fa28a..f34ae24 100644
--- a/drivers/parport/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/parport/Kconfig
@@ -5,9 +5,7 @@ #
 # Parport configuration.
 #

-menu "Parallel port support"
-
-config PARPORT
+menuconfig PARPORT
 	tristate "Parallel port support"
 	---help---
 	  If you want to use devices connected to your machine's parallel port
@@ -32,6 +30,8 @@ config PARPORT

 	  If unsure, say Y.

+if PARPORT
+
 config PARPORT_PC
 	tristate "PC-style hardware"
 	depends on PARPORT && (!SPARC64 || PCI) && !SPARC32 && !M32R && !FRV
@@ -158,5 +158,5 @@ config PARPORT_1284
 	  transfer modes. Also say Y if you want device ID information to
 	  appear in /proc/sys/dev/parport/*/autoprobe*. It is safe to say N.

-endmenu
+endif

diff --git a/drivers/pnp/Kconfig b/drivers/pnp/Kconfig
index c514320..ec7ab40 100644
--- a/drivers/pnp/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/pnp/Kconfig
@@ -2,9 +2,7 @@ #
 # Plug and Play configuration
 #

-menu "Plug and Play support"
-
-config PNP
+menuconfig PNP
 	bool "Plug and Play support"
 	depends on ISA || ACPI
 	---help---
@@ -21,6 +19,8 @@ config PNP

 	  If unsure, say Y.

+if PNP
+
 config PNP_DEBUG
 	bool "PnP Debug Messages"
 	depends on PNP
@@ -37,5 +37,5 @@ source "drivers/pnp/pnpbios/Kconfig"

 source "drivers/pnp/pnpacpi/Kconfig"

-endmenu
+endif

diff --git a/drivers/spi/Kconfig b/drivers/spi/Kconfig
index d895a1a..1b44244 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/spi/Kconfig
@@ -5,9 +5,7 @@ # NOTE:  the reason this doesn't show SP
 # nobody's needed a slave side API yet.  The master-role API is not
 # fully appropriate there, so it'd need some thought to do well.
 #
-menu "SPI support"
-
-config SPI
+menuconfig SPI
 	bool "SPI support"
 	help
 	  The "Serial Peripheral Interface" is a low level synchronous
@@ -27,6 +25,8 @@ config SPI
 	  (half duplex), SSP, SSI, and PSP.  This driver framework should
 	  work with most such devices and controllers.

+if SPI
+
 config SPI_DEBUG
 	boolean "Debug support for SPI drivers"
 	depends on SPI && DEBUG_KERNEL
@@ -129,5 +129,5 @@ #

 # (slave support would go here)

-endmenu # "SPI support"
+endif

diff --git a/drivers/telephony/Kconfig b/drivers/telephony/Kconfig
index 7625b18..d123fa1 100644
--- a/drivers/telephony/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/telephony/Kconfig
@@ -2,9 +2,7 @@ #
 # Telephony device configuration
 #

-menu "Telephony Support"
-
-config PHONE
+menuconfig PHONE
 	tristate "Linux telephony support"
 	---help---
 	  Say Y here if you have a telephony card, which for example allows
@@ -16,6 +14,8 @@ config PHONE
 	  To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
 	  module will be called phonedev.

+if PHONE
+
 config PHONE_IXJ
 	tristate "QuickNet Internet LineJack/PhoneJack support"
 	depends on PHONE
@@ -43,5 +43,4 @@ config PHONE_IXJ_PCMCIA
 	  cards manufactured by Quicknet Technologies, Inc.  This changes the
 	  card initialization code to work with the card manager daemon.

-endmenu
-
+endif
diff --git a/drivers/w1/Kconfig b/drivers/w1/Kconfig
index c287a9a..63c9c82 100644
--- a/drivers/w1/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/w1/Kconfig
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-menu "Dallas's 1-wire bus"
-
-config W1
+menuconfig W1
 	tristate "Dallas's 1-wire support"
 	---help---
 	  Dallas' 1-wire bus is useful to connect slow 1-pin devices
@@ -11,6 +9,8 @@ config W1
 	  This W1 support can also be built as a module.  If so, the module
 	  will be called wire.ko.

+if W1
+
 config W1_CON
 	depends on CONNECTOR && W1
 	bool "Userspace communication over connector"
@@ -26,4 +26,4 @@ config W1_CON
 source drivers/w1/masters/Kconfig
 source drivers/w1/slaves/Kconfig

-endmenu
+endif
diff --git a/sound/Kconfig b/sound/Kconfig
index 95949b6..34b4d53 100644
--- a/sound/Kconfig
+++ b/sound/Kconfig
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
 # sound/Config.in
 #

-menu "Sound"
-
-config SOUND
-	tristate "Sound card support"
+menuconfig SOUND
+	tristate "Sound"
 	help
 	  If you have a sound card in your computer, i.e. if it can say more
 	  than an occasional beep, say Y.  Be sure to have all the information
@@ -32,6 +30,8 @@ config SOUND
 	  Kernel patches and supporting utilities to do that are in the pcsp
 	  package, available at <ftp://ftp.infradead.org/pub/pcsp/>.

+if SOUND
+
 source "sound/oss/dmasound/Kconfig"

 if !M68K
@@ -93,4 +93,4 @@ endmenu

 endif

-endmenu
+endif
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