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diff --git a/drivers/spi/Kconfig b/drivers/spi/Kconfig
index 3a362c450cb6..db033d424bb5 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/spi/Kconfig
@@ -454,13 +454,12 @@ config SPI_INTEL_PCI
select SPI_INTEL
help
This enables PCI support for the Intel PCH/PCU SPI controller in
- master mode. This controller is present in modern Intel hardware
- and is used to hold BIOS and other persistent settings. This
- driver only supports hardware sequencing mode. Using this
- driver it is possible to upgrade BIOS directly from Linux.
-
- Say N here unless you know what you are doing. Overwriting the
- SPI flash may render the system unbootable.
+ master mode. This controller is used to hold BIOS and other
+ persistent settings. Controllers present in modern Intel hardware
+ only work in hardware sequencing mode, this means that the
+ controller exposes a subset of operations that makes it safer to
+ use. Using this driver it is possible to upgrade BIOS directly
+ from Linux.
To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
will be called spi-intel-pci.
@@ -473,9 +472,10 @@ config SPI_INTEL_PLATFORM
help
This enables platform support for the Intel PCH/PCU SPI
controller in master mode that is used to hold BIOS and other
- persistent settings. Most of these controllers are using
- software sequencing mode. Using this driver it is possible to
- upgrade BIOS directly from Linux.
+ persistent settings. Most of these controllers work in
+ software sequencing mode, which means that the controller
+ exposes the low level SPI-NOR opcodes to the software. Using
+ this driver it is possible to upgrade BIOS directly from Linux.
Say N here unless you know what you are doing. Overwriting the
SPI flash may render the system unbootable.