Dependencies between options
Some kernel configuration options depend on one or more other options. Such options are hidden in the configuration menu unless the dependencies on other options are met.
Simple dependencies between consecutive options in the configuration menu are indicated graphically in the overviews.
The option descriptions that follow the overviews include more detailed information about the dependencies. This information is provided in boolean format as it appears in the Kconfig files in the Linux™ source tree, with the CONFIG_ prefix omitted.
Common code options are not included in this summary. See the Linux source tree for descriptions of common code options. To locate the
description of an option in the Linux source tree, go to the
root of the Linux source tree and issue a command of this
form:
# grep -rl --include='Kconfig' '^config <OPTION>' *where <option> is the option of interest.
Note: In the Kconfig files, the options
do not have the CONFIG_ prefix. Be sure to omit the prefix when searching
for the option.
Example: To locate the Kconfig file with the description
of the CONFIG_ZCRYPT kernel configuration option, issue:
# grep -rl --include='Kconfig' '^config ZCRYPT' * drivers/crypto/Kconfig