drivers/net: remove all references to obsolete Ethernet-HOWTO

This howto made sense in the 1990s when users had to manually configure
ISA cards with jumpers or vendor utilities, but with the implementation
of PCI it became increasingly less and less relevant, to the point where
it has been well over a decade since I last updated it.  And there is
no value in anyone else taking over updating it either.

However the references to it continue to spread as boiler plate text
from one Kconfig file into the next.  We are not doing end users any
favours by pointing them at this old document, so lets kill it with
fire, once and for all, to hopefully stop any further spread.

No code is changed in this commit, just Kconfig help text.

Signed-off-by: Paul Gortmaker <paul.gortmaker@windriver.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>

64 files changed, 94 insertions, 268 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/arcnet/Kconfig b/drivers/net/arcnet/Kconfig
index 84fb6349a59a..2a9c3c3abe9b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/arcnet/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/arcnet/Kconfig
@@ -15,10 +15,6 @@ menuconfig ARCNET
 	  COM90xx type card, so say Y (or M) to "ARCnet COM90xx chipset
 	  support" below.
 
-	  You might also want to have a look at the Ethernet-HOWTO, available
-	  from <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>(even though ARCnet
-	  is not really Ethernet).
-
 	  To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module will
 	  be called arcnet.
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/3com/Kconfig b/drivers/net/ethernet/3com/Kconfig
index afaab4b2333f..5b7658bcf020 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/3com/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/3com/Kconfig
@@ -7,9 +7,7 @@ config NET_VENDOR_3COM
 	default y
 	depends on ISA || EISA || PCI || PCMCIA
 	---help---
-	  If you have a network (Ethernet) card belonging to this class, say Y
-	  and read the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
-	  <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
+	  If you have a network (Ethernet) card belonging to this class, say Y.
 
 	  Note that the answer to this question doesn't directly affect the
 	  kernel: saying N will just cause the configurator to skip all
@@ -23,8 +21,7 @@ config EL3
 	depends on (ISA || EISA)
 	---help---
 	  If you have a network (Ethernet) card belonging to the 3Com
-	  EtherLinkIII series, say Y and read the Ethernet-HOWTO, available
-	  from <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
+	  EtherLinkIII series, say Y here.
 
 	  If your card is not working you may need to use the DOS
 	  setup disk to disable Plug & Play mode, and to select the default
@@ -38,8 +35,7 @@ config 3C515
 	depends on ISA && ISA_DMA_API
 	---help---
 	  If you have a 3Com ISA EtherLink XL "Corkscrew" 3c515 Fast Ethernet
-	  network card, say Y and read the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
-	  <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
+	  network card, say Y here.
 
 	  To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module
 	  will be called 3c515.
@@ -78,9 +74,7 @@ config VORTEX
 	  "Tornado"   (3c905)                                  PCI
 	  "Hurricane" (3c555/3cSOHO)                           PCI
 
-	  If you have such a card, say Y and read the Ethernet-HOWTO,
-	  available from <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>. More
-	  specific information is in
+	  If you have such a card, say Y here.  More specific information is in
 	  <file:Documentation/networking/vortex.txt> and in the comments at
 	  the beginning of <file:drivers/net/ethernet/3com/3c59x.c>.
 
@@ -97,9 +91,7 @@ config TYPHOON
 	  3CR990SVR, 3CR990SVR95, 3CR990SVR97, 3CR990-FX-95 Server,
 	  3CR990-FX-97 Server, 3C990B-TX-M, 3C990BSVR
 
-	  If you have a network (Ethernet) card of this type, say Y and read
-	  the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
-	  <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
+	  If you have a network (Ethernet) card of this type, say Y here.
 
 	  To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module
 	  will be called typhoon.
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/8390/Kconfig b/drivers/net/ethernet/8390/Kconfig
index 2d89bd00de61..edf72258ab1d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/8390/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/8390/Kconfig
@@ -7,9 +7,7 @@ config NET_VENDOR_8390
 	default y
 	depends on NET_VENDOR_NATSEMI
 	---help---
-	  If you have a network (Ethernet) card belonging to this class, say Y
-	  and read the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
-	  <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
+	  If you have a network (Ethernet) card belonging to this class, say Y.
 
 	  Note that the answer to this question doesn't directly affect the
 	  kernel: saying N will just cause the configurator to skip all
@@ -71,9 +69,7 @@ config MAC8390
 	select CRC32
 	---help---
 	  If you want to include a driver to support Nubus or LC-PDS
-	  Ethernet cards using an NS8390 chipset or its equivalent, say Y
-	  and read the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
-	  <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
+	  Ethernet cards using an NS8390 chipset or its equivalent, say Y.
 
 config MCF8390
 	tristate "ColdFire NS8390 based Ethernet support"
@@ -95,10 +91,9 @@ config NE2000
 		    ATARI_ETHERNEC)
 	select CRC32
 	---help---
-	  If you have a network (Ethernet) card of this type, say Y and read
-	  the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
-	  <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.  Many Ethernet cards
-	  without a specific driver are compatible with NE2000.
+	  If you have a network (Ethernet) card of this type, say Y here.
+	  Many Ethernet cards without a specific driver are compatible with
+	  the NE2000.
 
 	  If you have a PCI NE2000 card however, say N here and Y to "PCI
 	  NE2000 and clone support" below.
@@ -114,8 +109,7 @@ config NE2K_PCI
 	  This driver is for NE2000 compatible PCI cards. It will not work
 	  with ISA NE2000 cards (they have their own driver, "NE2000/NE1000
 	  support" below). If you have a PCI NE2000 network (Ethernet) card,
-	  say Y and read the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
-	  <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
+	  say Y here.
 
 	  This driver also works for the following NE2000 clone cards:
 	  RealTek RTL-8029  Winbond 89C940  Compex RL2000  KTI ET32P2
@@ -164,9 +158,7 @@ config ULTRA
 	depends on ISA
 	select CRC32
 	---help---
-	  If you have a network (Ethernet) card of this type, say Y and read
-	  the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
-	  <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
+	  If you have a network (Ethernet) card of this type, say Y here.
 
 	  Important: There have been many reports that, with some motherboards
 	  mixing an SMC Ultra and an Adaptec AHA154x SCSI card (or compatible,
@@ -183,9 +175,7 @@ config WD80x3
 	depends on ISA
 	select CRC32
 	---help---
-	  If you have a network (Ethernet) card of this type, say Y and read
-	  the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
-	  <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
+	  If you have a network (Ethernet) card of this type, say Y here.
 
 	  To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module
 	  will be called wd.
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/adaptec/Kconfig b/drivers/net/ethernet/adaptec/Kconfig
index 5c804bbe3dab..822cffb4174c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/adaptec/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/adaptec/Kconfig
@@ -7,9 +7,7 @@ config NET_VENDOR_ADAPTEC
 	default y
 	depends on PCI
 	---help---
-	  If you have a network (Ethernet) card belonging to this class, say Y
-	  and read the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
-	  <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
+	  If you have a network (Ethernet) card belonging to this class, say Y.
 
 	  Note that the answer to this question doesn't directly affect the
 	  kernel: saying N will just cause the configurator to skip all
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/adi/Kconfig b/drivers/net/ethernet/adi/Kconfig
index c9cd3592ab73..6b94ba610399 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/adi/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/adi/Kconfig
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@ config NET_BFIN
 	depends on BF516 || BF518 || BF526 || BF527 || BF536 || BF537
 	---help---
 	  If you have a network (Ethernet) card belonging to this class, say Y.
-	  Make sure you know the name of your card. Read the Ethernet-HOWTO,
-	  available from <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
 
 	  If unsure, say Y.
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/agere/Kconfig b/drivers/net/ethernet/agere/Kconfig
index 63e805de619e..b6fe9200355a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/agere/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/agere/Kconfig
@@ -7,9 +7,7 @@ config NET_VENDOR_AGERE
 	default y
 	depends on PCI
 	---help---
-	  If you have a network (Ethernet) card belonging to this class, say Y
-	  and read the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
-	  <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
+	  If you have a network (Ethernet) card belonging to this class, say Y.
 
 	  Note that the answer to this question doesn't directly affect the
 	  kernel: saying N will just cause the configurator to skip all
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/allwinner/Kconfig b/drivers/net/ethernet/allwinner/Kconfig
index d8d95d4cd45a..47da7e7a5b6a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/allwinner/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/allwinner/Kconfig
@@ -9,8 +9,7 @@ config NET_VENDOR_ALLWINNER
 	depends on ARCH_SUNXI
 	---help---
 	  If you have a network (Ethernet) card belonging to this
-	  class, say Y and read the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
-	  <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
+	  class, say Y here.
 
 	  Note that the answer to this question doesn't directly
 	  affect the kernel: saying N will just cause the configurator
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/alteon/Kconfig b/drivers/net/ethernet/alteon/Kconfig
index 799a85282070..e06ccab354b5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/alteon/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/alteon/Kconfig
@@ -7,9 +7,7 @@ config NET_VENDOR_ALTEON
 	default y
 	depends on PCI
 	---help---
-	  If you have a network (Ethernet) card belonging to this class, say Y
-	  and read the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
-	  <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
+	  If you have a network (Ethernet) card belonging to this class, say Y.
 
 	  Note that the answer to this question doesn't directly affect the
 	  kernel: saying N will just cause the configurator to skip all
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/Kconfig b/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/Kconfig
index acd53173fcc0..afc62ea804fc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/Kconfig
@@ -37,8 +37,7 @@ config AMD8111_ETH
 	select MII
 	---help---
 	  If you have an AMD 8111-based PCI LANCE ethernet card,
-	  answer Y here and read the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
-	  <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
+	  answer Y here.
 
 	  To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module
 	  will be called amd8111e.
@@ -47,10 +46,8 @@ config LANCE
 	tristate "AMD LANCE and PCnet (AT1500 and NE2100) support"
 	depends on ISA && ISA_DMA_API && !ARM
 	---help---
-	  If you have a network (Ethernet) card of this type, say Y and read
-	  the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
-	  <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>. Some LinkSys cards are
-	  of this type.
+	  If you have a network (Ethernet) card of this type, say Y here.
+	  Some LinkSys cards are of this type.
 
 	  To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
 	  will be called lance.  This is recommended.
@@ -62,8 +59,7 @@ config PCNET32
 	select MII
 	---help---
 	  If you have a PCnet32 or PCnetPCI based network (Ethernet) card,
-	  answer Y here and read the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
-	  <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
+	  answer Y here.
 
 	  To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module
 	  will be called pcnet32.
@@ -144,9 +140,7 @@ config NI65
 	tristate "NI6510 support"
 	depends on ISA && ISA_DMA_API && !ARM
 	---help---
-	  If you have a network (Ethernet) card of this type, say Y and read
-	  the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
-	  <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
+	  If you have a network (Ethernet) card of this type, say Y here.
 
 	  To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module
 	  will be called ni65.
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/apple/Kconfig b/drivers/net/ethernet/apple/Kconfig
index 1375e2dc9468..d19a41b0c6d2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/apple/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/apple/Kconfig
@@ -7,9 +7,7 @@ config NET_VENDOR_APPLE
 	default y
 	depends on (PPC_PMAC && PPC32) || MAC
 	---help---
-	  If you have a network (Ethernet) card belonging to this class, say Y
-	  and read the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
-	  <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
+	  If you have a network (Ethernet) card belonging to this class, say Y.
 
 	  Note that the answer to this question doesn't directly affect the
 	  kernel: saying N will just cause the configurator to skip all
@@ -59,7 +57,6 @@ config MACMACE
 	---help---
 	  Support for the onboard AMD 79C940 MACE Ethernet controller used in
 	  the 660AV and 840AV Macintosh.  If you have one of these Macintoshes
-	  say Y and read the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
-	  <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
+	  say Y here.
 
 endif # NET_VENDOR_APPLE
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/arc/Kconfig b/drivers/net/ethernet/arc/Kconfig
index dea29ee24da4..52a6b16f57d2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/arc/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/arc/Kconfig
@@ -6,9 +6,7 @@ config NET_VENDOR_ARC
 	bool "ARC devices"
 	default y
 	---help---
-	  If you have a network (Ethernet) card belonging to this class, say Y
-	  and read the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
-	  <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
+	  If you have a network (Ethernet) card belonging to this class, say Y.
 
 	  Note that the answer to this question doesn't directly affect the
 	  kernel: saying N will just cause the configurator to skip all
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/Kconfig b/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/Kconfig
index 58ad37c733bc..e05b25675333 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/Kconfig
@@ -7,9 +7,7 @@ config NET_VENDOR_ATHEROS
 	default y
 	depends on PCI
 	---help---
-	  If you have a network (Ethernet) card belonging to this class, say Y
-	  and read the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
-	  <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
+	  If you have a network (Ethernet) card belonging to this class, say Y.
 
 	  Note that the answer to this question doesn't directly affect the
 	  kernel: saying N will just cause the configurator to skip all
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/Kconfig b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/Kconfig
index a6f9142b9048..8be9eab73320 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/Kconfig
@@ -26,8 +26,7 @@ config B44
 	select PHYLIB
 	---help---
 	  If you have a network (Ethernet) controller of this type, say Y
-	  or M and read the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
-	  <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
+	  or M here.
 
 	  To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module
 	  will be called b44.
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/brocade/Kconfig b/drivers/net/ethernet/brocade/Kconfig
index 4e8c0b6c57d0..c4bbe54e2cad 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/brocade/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/brocade/Kconfig
@@ -7,9 +7,7 @@ config NET_VENDOR_BROCADE
 	default y
 	depends on PCI
 	---help---
-	  If you have a network (Ethernet) card belonging to this class, say Y
-	  and read the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
-	  <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
+	  If you have a network (Ethernet) card belonging to this class, say Y.
 
 	  Note that the answer to this question doesn't directly affect the
 	  kernel: saying N will just cause the configurator to skip all
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/Kconfig b/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/Kconfig
index 1ba3e3a67389..f0bcb15d3fec 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/Kconfig
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@ config NET_CADENCE
 	default y
 	---help---
 	  If you have a network (Ethernet) card belonging to this class, say Y.
-	  Make sure you know the name of your card. Read the Ethernet-HOWTO,
-	  available from <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
 
 	  If unsure, say Y.
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/Kconfig b/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/Kconfig
index 7daa088a9bb7..a79813a17b6e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/Kconfig
@@ -7,9 +7,7 @@ config NET_VENDOR_CHELSIO
 	default y
 	depends on PCI
 	---help---
-	  If you have a network (Ethernet) card belonging to this class, say Y
-	  and read the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
-	  <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
+	  If you have a network (Ethernet) card belonging to this class, say Y.
 
 	  Note that the answer to this question doesn't directly affect the
 	  kernel: saying N will just cause the configurator to skip all
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cirrus/Kconfig b/drivers/net/ethernet/cirrus/Kconfig
index 905ac5f5d9a6..5ab912937aff 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cirrus/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cirrus/Kconfig
@@ -7,9 +7,7 @@ config NET_VENDOR_CIRRUS
 	default y
 	depends on ISA || EISA || ARM || MAC
 	---help---
-	  If you have a network (Ethernet) card belonging to this class, say Y
-	  and read the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
-	  <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
+	  If you have a network (Ethernet) card belonging to this class, say Y.
 
 	  Note that the answer to this question doesn't directly affect the
 	  kernel: saying N will just cause the configurator to skip all
@@ -23,9 +21,7 @@ config CS89x0
 	depends on ISA || EISA || ARM
 	---help---
 	  Support for CS89x0 chipset based Ethernet cards. If you have a
-	  network (Ethernet) card of this type, say Y and read the
-	  Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
-	  <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto> as well as
+	  network (Ethernet) card of this type, say Y and read the file
 	  <file:Documentation/networking/cs89x0.txt>.
 
 	  To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module
@@ -55,9 +51,7 @@ config MAC89x0
 	depends on MAC
 	---help---
 	  Support for CS89x0 chipset based Ethernet cards.  If you have a
-	  Nubus or LC-PDS network (Ethernet) card of this type, say Y and
-	  read the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
-	  <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
+	  Nubus or LC-PDS network (Ethernet) card of this type, say Y here.
 
 	  To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. This module will
 	  be called mac89x0.
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cisco/Kconfig b/drivers/net/ethernet/cisco/Kconfig
index 1c7b884e3371..15b713a89620 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cisco/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cisco/Kconfig
@@ -7,9 +7,7 @@ config NET_VENDOR_CISCO
 	default y
 	depends on PCI
 	---help---
-	  If you have a network (Ethernet) card belonging to this class, say Y
-	  and read the Ethernet-