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authorAhmad Fatoum <a.fatoum@pengutronix.de>2022-06-09 08:09:23 +0200
committerSascha Hauer <s.hauer@pengutronix.de>2022-06-10 09:50:46 +0200
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common: add help text for CONFIG_STATE
While we have extensive documentation for state, some sentences in the kconfig are a good thing. Signed-off-by: Ahmad Fatoum <a.fatoum@pengutronix.de> Link: https://lore.barebox.org/20220609060923.670163-1-a.fatoum@pengutronix.de Signed-off-by: Sascha Hauer <s.hauer@pengutronix.de>
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diff --git a/common/Kconfig b/common/Kconfig
index f7a6a96e87..3ff45d6c9d 100644
--- a/common/Kconfig
+++ b/common/Kconfig
@@ -1004,6 +1004,11 @@ config STATE
select ENVIRONMENT_VARIABLES
select OFTREE
select PARAMETER
+ help
+ barebox state is a generic framework for atomic power fail-safe
+ variable storage and retrieval. It can be used to safely maintain
+ data over reboots and to exchange information with Linux, e.g.
+ for redundant boot with bootchooser.
config STATE_CRYPTO
bool "HMAC based authentication support"