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diff --git a/drivers/staging/lustre/lnet/Kconfig b/drivers/staging/lustre/lnet/Kconfig
index 00850eeb6a8c..2b5930150cda 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/lustre/lnet/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/staging/lustre/lnet/Kconfig
@@ -1,10 +1,16 @@
config LNET
- tristate "Lustre networking subsystem"
- depends on LUSTRE_FS
+ tristate "Lustre networking subsystem (LNet)"
+ depends on INET && m
+ help
+ The Lustre network layer, also known as LNet, is a networking abstaction
+ level API that was initially created to allow Lustre Filesystem to utilize
+ very different networks like tcp and ib verbs in a uniform way. In the
+ case of Lustre routers only the LNet layer is required. Lately other
+ projects are also looking into using LNet as their networking API as well.
config LNET_MAX_PAYLOAD
- int "Lustre lnet max transfer payload (default 2MB)"
- depends on LUSTRE_FS
+ int "Lustre lnet max transfer payload (default 1MB)"
+ depends on LNET
default "1048576"
help
This option defines the maximum size of payload in bytes that lnet