From: Robert P. J. Day Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2019 15:48:56 +0000 (-0400) Subject: can: Kconfig: correct history of the CAN protocol X-Git-Tag: for-linus-2019-09-27~91^2~372^2~8 X-Git-Url: https://git.kernel.dk/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=26bca9fe5f1dcd9093f5ed17fcb78d1f6fb32e5e;p=linux-2.6-block.git can: Kconfig: correct history of the CAN protocol Current history of CAN protocol is wrong, fix it in the Kconfig file. Signed-off-by: Robert P. J. Day Acked-by: Oliver Hartkopp Signed-off-by: Marc Kleine-Budde --- diff --git a/net/can/Kconfig b/net/can/Kconfig index 0f9fe846ddef..d4319aa3e1b1 100644 --- a/net/can/Kconfig +++ b/net/can/Kconfig @@ -8,11 +8,12 @@ menuconfig CAN tristate "CAN bus subsystem support" ---help--- Controller Area Network (CAN) is a slow (up to 1Mbit/s) serial - communications protocol which was developed by Bosch in - 1991, mainly for automotive, but now widely used in marine - (NMEA2000), industrial, and medical applications. - More information on the CAN network protocol family PF_CAN - is contained in . + communications protocol. Development of the CAN bus started in + 1983 at Robert Bosch GmbH, and the protocol was officially + released in 1986. The CAN bus was originally mainly for automotive, + but is now widely used in marine (NMEA2000), industrial, and medical + applications. More information on the CAN network protocol family + PF_CAN is contained in . If you want CAN support you should say Y here and also to the specific driver for your controller(s) below.