Kconfig: Add CONFIG_SATA to enable SATA

[people/ms/u-boot.git] / drivers / block / Kconfig

diff --git a/drivers/block/Kconfig b/drivers/block/Kconfig
index 4c2aaa0a0b1bcc31ef2b290bfeeeffdf3fdaf722..ed7fa88bf5f3f99641c2bc5d4be86535add7b11b 100644 (file)
--- a/drivers/block/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/block/Kconfig
@@ -19,6 +19,19 @@ config AHCI
          operations at present. The block device interface has not been converted
          to driver model.
 
+config SATA
+       bool "Support SATA controllers"
+       help
+         This enables support for SATA (Serial Advanced Technology
+         Attachment), a serial bus standard for connecting to hard drives and
+         other storage devices.
+
+         SATA replaces PATA (originally just ATA), which stands for Parallel AT
+         Attachment, where AT refers to an IBM AT (Advanced Technology)
+         computer released in 1984.
+
+         See also CMD_SATA which provides command-line support.
+
 config SCSI
        bool "Support SCSI controllers"
        help