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driver core: Make Kconfig text for DEBUG_TEST_DRIVER_REMOVE stronger

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The current state of driver removal is not great.
CONFIG_DEBUG_TEST_DRIVER_REMOVE finds lots of errors. The help text
currently undersells exactly how many errors this option will find. Add
a bit more description to indicate this option shouldn't be turned on
unless you actually want to debug driver removal. The text can be
changed later when more drivers are fixed up.

Signed-off-by: Laura Abbott <labbott@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
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Laura Abbott 2016-10-07 09:09:30 -07:00 committed by Greg Kroah-Hartman
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@ -213,14 +213,16 @@ config DEBUG_DEVRES
If you are unsure about this, Say N here.
config DEBUG_TEST_DRIVER_REMOVE
bool "Test driver remove calls during probe"
bool "Test driver remove calls during probe (UNSTABLE)"
depends on DEBUG_KERNEL
help
Say Y here if you want the Driver core to test driver remove functions
by calling probe, remove, probe. This tests the remove path without
having to unbind the driver or unload the driver module.
If you are unsure about this, say N here.
This option is expected to find errors and may render your system
unusable. You should say N here unless you are explicitly looking to
test this functionality.
config SYS_HYPERVISOR
bool