diff -r f357bc3abfa6 -r c12158f27395 config/kernel/linux.in
--- a/config/kernel/linux.in	Tue Jun 15 20:04:01 2010 +0200
+++ b/config/kernel/linux.in	Thu Jun 17 18:30:09 2010 +0200
@@ -83,6 +83,19 @@
       See the original announcement by Adrian Bunk in the following mailing list
       entry: http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=122375909403298&w=2
 
+config KERNEL_LINUX_CUSTOM
+    bool
+    prompt "custom tarball"
+    help
+      Use a local tarball of a complete kernel source tree.
+
+config KERNEL_LINUX_CUSTOM_TARBALL
+    string
+    prompt "Path to custom tarball"
+    depends on KERNEL_LINUX_CUSTOM
+    help
+      Enter here the path to the tarball of your full kernel tree.
+
 endchoice
 
 config KERNEL_VERSION
@@ -144,10 +157,16 @@
 
 config KERNEL_LINUX_USE_CUSTOM_HEADERS
     bool
-    prompt "custom, and/or pre-installed, headers tree"
+    prompt "pre-installed headers tree"
     help
-      If you have some kernel headers lying around, you can enter the path
-      below.
+      If you have some pre-installed kernel headers lying around, you can
+      enter the path to these headers, below, they will be copied from
+      there, and into the toolchain's sysroot.
+      
+      Note:
+      This will *not* let you use a complete kernel tree!
+      If you want to use your own full kernel tree, then you want to
+      say 'Y' to KERNEL_LINUX_INSTALL, above, and select KERNEL_LINUX_CUSTOM.
 
 if KERNEL_LINUX_USE_CUSTOM_HEADERS