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diff --git a/drivers/char/Kconfig b/drivers/char/Kconfig
index ac25833eb19e..98c3a5d8003e 100644
--- a/drivers/char/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/char/Kconfig
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ config TTY_PRINTK
tristate "TTY driver to output user messages via printk"
depends on EXPERT && TTY
default n
- ---help---
+ help
If you say Y here, the support for writing user messages (i.e.
console messages) via printk is available.
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ config TTY_PRINTK_LEVEL
config PRINTER
tristate "Parallel printer support"
depends on PARPORT
- ---help---
+ help
If you intend to attach a printer to the parallel port of your Linux
box (as opposed to using a serial printer; if the connector at the
printer has 9 or 25 holes ["female"], then it's serial), say Y.
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ config PRINTER
config LP_CONSOLE
bool "Support for console on line printer"
depends on PRINTER
- ---help---
+ help
If you want kernel messages to be printed out as they occur, you
can have a console on the printer. This option adds support for
doing that; to actually get it to happen you need to pass the
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ config LP_CONSOLE
config PPDEV
tristate "Support for user-space parallel port device drivers"
depends on PARPORT
- ---help---
+ help
Saying Y to this adds support for /dev/parport device nodes. This
is needed for programs that want portable access to the parallel
port, for instance deviceid (which displays Plug-and-Play device
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ config DS1620
config NWBUTTON
tristate "NetWinder Button"
depends on ARCH_NETWINDER
- ---help---
+ help
If you say Y here and create a character device node /dev/nwbutton
with major and minor numbers 10 and 158 ("man mknod"), then every
time the orange button is pressed a number of times, the number of
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ config NWBUTTON_REBOOT
config NWFLASH
tristate "NetWinder flash support"
depends on ARCH_NETWINDER
- ---help---
+ help
If you say Y here and create a character device /dev/flash with
major 10 and minor 160 you can manipulate the flash ROM containing
the NetWinder firmware. Be careful as accidentally overwriting the
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ config XILINX_HWICAP
config R3964
tristate "Siemens R3964 line discipline"
depends on TTY && BROKEN
- ---help---
+ help
This driver allows synchronous communication with devices using the
Siemens R3964 packet protocol. Unless you are dealing with special
hardware like PLCs, you are unlikely to need this.
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ config R3964
config APPLICOM
tristate "Applicom intelligent fieldbus card support"
depends on PCI
- ---help---
+ help
This driver provides the kernel-side support for the intelligent
fieldbus cards made by Applicom International. More information
about these cards can be found on the WWW at the address
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ config APPLICOM
config SONYPI
tristate "Sony Vaio Programmable I/O Control Device support"
depends on X86_32 && PCI && INPUT
- ---help---
+ help
This driver enables access to the Sony Programmable I/O Control
Device which can be found in many (all ?) Sony Vaio laptops.
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ config MWAVE
tristate "ACP Modem (Mwave) support"
depends on X86 && TTY
select SERIAL_8250
- ---help---
+ help
The ACP modem (Mwave) for Linux is a WinModem. It is composed of a
kernel driver and a user level application. Together these components
support direct attachment to public switched telephone networks (PSTNs)
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ config NVRAM
tristate "/dev/nvram support"
depends on X86 || HAVE_ARCH_NVRAM_OPS
default M68K || PPC
- ---help---
+ help
If you say Y here and create a character special file /dev/nvram
with major number 10 and minor number 144 using mknod ("man mknod"),
you get read and write access to the non-volatile memory.