diff --git a/TODO b/TODO
index 1edffddb44..45e5e1f21a 100644
--- a/TODO
+++ b/TODO
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-NuttX TODO List (Last updated August 24, 2019)
+NuttX TODO List (Last updated September 26, 2019)
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
 This file summarizes known NuttX bugs, limitations, inconsistencies with
@@ -2845,7 +2845,7 @@ o Other Applications & Tests (apps/examples/)
   Priority:    Medium.
 
   Title:       ILLEGAL CALLS TO romdisk_register()
-  Desription:  Several examples (and other things under apps/) make illegal
+  Description: Several examples (and other things under apps/) make illegal
                calls to romdisk_register().  This both violates the portable
                POSIX OS interface and makes these applications un-usable in
                PROTECTED and KERNEL build modes.
@@ -2856,7 +2856,10 @@ o Other Applications & Tests (apps/examples/)
                  examples/nxflat, examples/posix_spawn, examples/romfs,
                  examples/sotest, examples/thttpd, examples/unionfs
 
-               Other non-compliant logic:
+               These examples are simple demos and, hence, you could argue that
+               it is not so bad that they violate the interface for the purpose
+               of demonstration (although they do set a bad example because of
+               this).  But there is other non-compliant logic:
 
                  graphics/traveler/trv_romfs.c, nshlib/nsh_romfsetc.c
 
diff --git a/boards/boardctl.c b/boards/boardctl.c
index 0b90cd1bef..0494b8a837 100644
--- a/boards/boardctl.c
+++ b/boards/boardctl.c
@@ -358,11 +358,11 @@ int boardctl(unsigned int cmd, uintptr_t arg)
         break;
 #endif
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_FS_WRITABLE
+#ifdef CONFIG_DRVR_MKRD
       /* CMD:           BOARDIOC_MKRD
        * DESCRIPTION:   Create a RAM disk
        * ARG:           Pointer to read-only instance of struct boardioc_mkrd_s.
-       * CONFIGURATION: CONFIG_FS_WRITABLE
+       * CONFIGURATION: CONFIG_DRVR_MKRD
        * DEPENDENCIES:  None
        */
 
diff --git a/drivers/Kconfig b/drivers/Kconfig
index caa3732536..5564537a5c 100644
--- a/drivers/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/Kconfig
@@ -14,6 +14,15 @@ config DEV_ZERO
 source drivers/crypto/Kconfig
 source drivers/loop/Kconfig
 
+config DRVR_MKRD
+	bool "RAM disk wrapper (mkrd)"
+	default n
+	---help---
+		Build the mkrd() function which serves as a wrapper to simplify
+		creation of RAM disks.  If the boardctrl() interface is enabled,
+		the selecting this option will also enable the BOARDIOC_MKRD
+		command that will support creation of RAM disks from applications.
+
 menu "Buffering"
 
 config DRVR_WRITEBUFFER
diff --git a/drivers/Makefile b/drivers/Makefile
index 90b3aec00f..c5c40db07b 100644
--- a/drivers/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/Makefile
@@ -90,7 +90,10 @@ endif
 CSRCS += dev_null.c dev_zero.c
 
 ifneq ($(CONFIG_DISABLE_MOUNTPOINT),y)
-  CSRCS += ramdisk.c mkrd.c
+  CSRCS += ramdisk.c
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_DRVR_MKRD),y)
+  CSRCS += mkrd.c
+endif
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_DRVR_WRITEBUFFER),y)
   CSRCS += rwbuffer.c
 else
diff --git a/drivers/mkrd.c b/drivers/mkrd.c
index 91e5be03e1..d95a0ba553 100644
--- a/drivers/mkrd.c
+++ b/drivers/mkrd.c
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 #include <nuttx/kmalloc.h>
 #include <nuttx/drivers/ramdisk.h>
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_FS_WRITABLE
+#ifdef CONFIG_DRVR_MKRD
 
 /****************************************************************************
  * Public Functions
@@ -99,4 +99,4 @@ int mkrd(int minor, uint32_t nsectors, uint16_t sectsize, uint8_t rdflags)
   return ret;
 }
 
-#endif /* CONFIG_FS_WRITABLE */
+#endif /* CONFIG_DRVR_MKRD */
diff --git a/include/nuttx/drivers/ramdisk.h b/include/nuttx/drivers/ramdisk.h
index 090a303a14..9706a4f625 100644
--- a/include/nuttx/drivers/ramdisk.h
+++ b/include/nuttx/drivers/ramdisk.h
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ int romdisk_register(int minor, FAR const uint8_t *buffer, uint32_t nsectors,
  *
  ****************************************************************************/
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_FS_WRITABLE
+#ifdef CONFIG_DRVR_MKRD
 int mkrd(int minor, uint32_t nsectors, uint16_t sectsize, uint8_t rdflags);
 #endif
 
diff --git a/include/sys/boardctl.h b/include/sys/boardctl.h
index ed24a682aa..431099df66 100644
--- a/include/sys/boardctl.h
+++ b/include/sys/boardctl.h
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@
  * CMD:           BOARDIOC_MKRD
  * DESCRIPTION:   Create a RAM disk
  * ARG:           Pointer to read-only instance of struct boardioc_mkrd_s.
- * CONFIGURATION: CONFIG_FS_WRITABLE
+ * CONFIGURATION: CONFIG_DRVR_MKRD
  * DEPENDENCIES:  None
  *
  * CMD:           BOARDIOC_APP_SYMTAB
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@
 
 /* Structures used with IOCTL commands */
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_FS_WRITABLE
+#ifdef CONFIG_DRVR_MKRD
 /* Describes the RAM disk to be created */
 
 struct boardioc_mkrd_s