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-rw-r--r--drivers/firewire/Kconfig9
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/firewire/Kconfig b/drivers/firewire/Kconfig
index 76f26710fc16..fa6d6abefd4d 100644
--- a/drivers/firewire/Kconfig
+++ b/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"