PATCH: Kconfig for EDD

[Alan Cox]

EDD fails with ACARD scsi devices present (hang on the 16bit bios call at boot)

diff -u --new-file --recursive --exclude-from /usr/src/exclude linux.vanilla-2.6.9rc3/drivers/firmware/Kconfig linux-2.6.9rc3/drivers/firmware/Kconfig
--- linux.vanilla-2.6.9rc3/drivers/firmware/Kconfig	2004-09-30 15:36:07.507035472 +0100
+++ linux-2.6.9rc3/drivers/firmware/Kconfig	2004-09-30 16:33:46.422200440 +0100
@@ -14,8 +14,9 @@
 	  Services real mode BIOS calls to determine which disk
 	  BIOS tries boot from.  This information is then exported via sysfs.
 
-	  This option is experimental, but believed to be safe,
-	  and most disk controller BIOS vendors do not yet implement this feature.
+	  This option is experimental and is known to fail to boot on some
+          obscure configurations. Most disk controller BIOS vendors do 
+          not yet implement this feature.
 
 config EFI_VARS
 	tristate "EFI Variable Support via sysfs"
-
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