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11da177e4SLinus Torvalds#
21da177e4SLinus Torvalds# Character device configuration
31da177e4SLinus Torvalds#
41da177e4SLinus Torvalds
51da177e4SLinus Torvaldsmenu "Character devices"
61da177e4SLinus Torvalds
71da177e4SLinus Torvaldsconfig VT
81da177e4SLinus Torvalds	bool "Virtual terminal" if EMBEDDED
9abf3ea1bSMartin Schwidefsky	depends on !S390
101da177e4SLinus Torvalds	select INPUT
114c514a5aSStephen Rothwell	default y
121da177e4SLinus Torvalds	---help---
131da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  If you say Y here, you will get support for terminal devices with
141da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  display and keyboard devices. These are called "virtual" because you
151da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  can run several virtual terminals (also called virtual consoles) on
161da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  one physical terminal. This is rather useful, for example one
171da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  virtual terminal can collect system messages and warnings, another
181da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  one can be used for a text-mode user session, and a third could run
191da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  an X session, all in parallel. Switching between virtual terminals
201da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  is done with certain key combinations, usually Alt-<function key>.
211da177e4SLinus Torvalds
221da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  The setterm command ("man setterm") can be used to change the
231da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  properties (such as colors or beeping) of a virtual terminal. The
241da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  man page console_codes(4) ("man console_codes") contains the special
251da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  character sequences that can be used to change those properties
261da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  directly. The fonts used on virtual terminals can be changed with
271da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  the setfont ("man setfont") command and the key bindings are defined
281da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  with the loadkeys ("man loadkeys") command.
291da177e4SLinus Torvalds
301da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  You need at least one virtual terminal device in order to make use
311da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  of your keyboard and monitor. Therefore, only people configuring an
321da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  embedded system would want to say N here in order to save some
331da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  memory; the only way to log into such a system is then via a serial
341da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  or network connection.
351da177e4SLinus Torvalds
361da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  If unsure, say Y, or else you won't be able to do much with your new
371da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  shiny Linux system :-)
381da177e4SLinus Torvalds
39a29ccf6fSDavid Woodhouseconfig CONSOLE_TRANSLATIONS
40a29ccf6fSDavid Woodhouse	depends on VT
41a29ccf6fSDavid Woodhouse	default y
42a29ccf6fSDavid Woodhouse	bool "Enable character translations in console" if EMBEDDED
43a29ccf6fSDavid Woodhouse	---help---
44a29ccf6fSDavid Woodhouse	  This enables support for font mapping and Unicode translation
45a29ccf6fSDavid Woodhouse	  on virtual consoles.
46a29ccf6fSDavid Woodhouse
471da177e4SLinus Torvaldsconfig VT_CONSOLE
481da177e4SLinus Torvalds	bool "Support for console on virtual terminal" if EMBEDDED
491da177e4SLinus Torvalds	depends on VT
501da177e4SLinus Torvalds	default y
511da177e4SLinus Torvalds	---help---
521da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  The system console is the device which receives all kernel messages
531da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  and warnings and which allows logins in single user mode. If you
541da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  answer Y here, a virtual terminal (the device used to interact with
551da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  a physical terminal) can be used as system console. This is the most
561da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  common mode of operations, so you should say Y here unless you want
571da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  the kernel messages be output only to a serial port (in which case
581da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  you should say Y to "Console on serial port", below).
591da177e4SLinus Torvalds
601da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  If you do say Y here, by default the currently visible virtual
611da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  terminal (/dev/tty0) will be used as system console. You can change
621da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  that with a kernel command line option such as "console=tty3" which
631da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  would use the third virtual terminal as system console. (Try "man
641da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  bootparam" or see the documentation of your boot loader (lilo or
651da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  loadlin) about how to pass options to the kernel at boot time.)
661da177e4SLinus Torvalds
671da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  If unsure, say Y.
681da177e4SLinus Torvalds
691da177e4SLinus Torvaldsconfig HW_CONSOLE
701da177e4SLinus Torvalds	bool
711da177e4SLinus Torvalds	depends on VT && !S390 && !UML
721da177e4SLinus Torvalds	default y
731da177e4SLinus Torvalds
7413ae6645SAntonino A. Daplasconfig VT_HW_CONSOLE_BINDING
7513ae6645SAntonino A. Daplas       bool "Support for binding and unbinding console drivers"
7613ae6645SAntonino A. Daplas       depends on HW_CONSOLE
7713ae6645SAntonino A. Daplas       default n
7813ae6645SAntonino A. Daplas       ---help---
7913ae6645SAntonino A. Daplas         The virtual terminal is the device that interacts with the physical
8013ae6645SAntonino A. Daplas         terminal through console drivers. On these systems, at least one
8113ae6645SAntonino A. Daplas         console driver is loaded. In other configurations, additional console
8213ae6645SAntonino A. Daplas         drivers may be enabled, such as the framebuffer console. If more than
8313ae6645SAntonino A. Daplas         1 console driver is enabled, setting this to 'y' will allow you to
8413ae6645SAntonino A. Daplas         select the console driver that will serve as the backend for the
8513ae6645SAntonino A. Daplas         virtual terminals.
8613ae6645SAntonino A. Daplas
8713ae6645SAntonino A. Daplas	 See <file:Documentation/console/console.txt> for more
8813ae6645SAntonino A. Daplas	 information. For framebuffer console users, please refer to
8913ae6645SAntonino A. Daplas	 <file:Documentation/fb/fbcon.txt>.
9013ae6645SAntonino A. Daplas
91b781ecb6SArjan van de Venconfig DEVKMEM
92b781ecb6SArjan van de Ven	bool "/dev/kmem virtual device support"
93b781ecb6SArjan van de Ven	default y
94b781ecb6SArjan van de Ven	help
95b781ecb6SArjan van de Ven	  Say Y here if you want to support the /dev/kmem device. The
96b781ecb6SArjan van de Ven	  /dev/kmem device is rarely used, but can be used for certain
97b781ecb6SArjan van de Ven	  kind of kernel debugging operations.
98b781ecb6SArjan van de Ven	  When in doubt, say "N".
99b781ecb6SArjan van de Ven
1000b914218SMike Frysingerconfig BFIN_JTAG_COMM
1010b914218SMike Frysinger	tristate "Blackfin JTAG Communication"
1020b914218SMike Frysinger	depends on BLACKFIN
1030b914218SMike Frysinger	help
1040b914218SMike Frysinger	  Add support for emulating a TTY device over the Blackfin JTAG.
1050b914218SMike Frysinger
1060b914218SMike Frysinger	  To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
1070b914218SMike Frysinger	  module will be called bfin_jtag_comm.
1080b914218SMike Frysinger
1090b914218SMike Frysingerconfig BFIN_JTAG_COMM_CONSOLE
1100b914218SMike Frysinger	bool "Console on Blackfin JTAG"
1110b914218SMike Frysinger	depends on BFIN_JTAG_COMM=y
1120b914218SMike Frysinger
1131da177e4SLinus Torvaldsconfig SERIAL_NONSTANDARD
1141da177e4SLinus Torvalds	bool "Non-standard serial port support"
115eeca7a36SMartin Schwidefsky	depends on HAS_IOMEM
1161da177e4SLinus Torvalds	---help---
1171da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  Say Y here if you have any non-standard serial boards -- boards
1181da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  which aren't supported using the standard "dumb" serial driver.
1191da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  This includes intelligent serial boards such as Cyclades,
1201da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  Digiboards, etc. These are usually used for systems that need many
1211da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  serial ports because they serve many terminals or dial-in
1221da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  connections.
1231da177e4SLinus Torvalds
1241da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  Note that the answer to this question won't directly affect the
1251da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  kernel: saying N will just cause the configurator to skip all
1261da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  the questions about non-standard serial boards.
1271da177e4SLinus Torvalds
1281da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  Most people can say N here.
1291da177e4SLinus Torvalds
1301da177e4SLinus Torvaldsconfig COMPUTONE
1311da177e4SLinus Torvalds	tristate "Computone IntelliPort Plus serial support"
1323b4709a6SAl Viro	depends on SERIAL_NONSTANDARD && (ISA || EISA || PCI)
1331da177e4SLinus Torvalds	---help---
1341da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  This driver supports the entire family of Intelliport II/Plus
1351da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  controllers with the exception of the MicroChannel controllers and
1361da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  products previous to the Intelliport II. These are multiport cards,
1371da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  which give you many serial ports. You would need something like this
1381da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  to connect more than two modems to your Linux box, for instance in
1391da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  order to become a dial-in server. If you have a card like that, say
14031c00fc1SRandy Dunlap	  Y here and read <file:Documentation/serial/computone.txt>.
1411da177e4SLinus Torvalds
14233dda515SRoland.Kletzing	  To compile this driver as module, choose M here: the
14333dda515SRoland.Kletzing	  module will be called ip2.
1441da177e4SLinus Torvalds
1451da177e4SLinus Torvaldsconfig ROCKETPORT
1461da177e4SLinus Torvalds	tristate "Comtrol RocketPort support"
14727d41718SAl Viro	depends on SERIAL_NONSTANDARD && (ISA || EISA || PCI)
1481da177e4SLinus Torvalds	help
1491da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  This driver supports Comtrol RocketPort and RocketModem PCI boards.
1501da177e4SLinus Torvalds          These boards provide 2, 4, 8, 16, or 32 high-speed serial ports or
1511da177e4SLinus Torvalds          modems.  For information about the RocketPort/RocketModem  boards
15231c00fc1SRandy Dunlap          and this driver read <file:Documentation/serial/rocket.txt>.
1531da177e4SLinus Torvalds
1541da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
1551da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  module will be called rocket.
1561da177e4SLinus Torvalds
1571da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  If you want to compile this driver into the kernel, say Y here.  If
1581da177e4SLinus Torvalds          you don't have a Comtrol RocketPort/RocketModem card installed, say N.
1591da177e4SLinus Torvalds
1601da177e4SLinus Torvaldsconfig CYCLADES
1611da177e4SLinus Torvalds	tristate "Cyclades async mux support"
162cff9494fSJiri Slaby	depends on SERIAL_NONSTANDARD && (PCI || ISA)
163ee2077d9SJiri Slaby	select FW_LOADER
1641da177e4SLinus Torvalds	---help---
1651da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  This driver supports Cyclades Z and Y multiserial boards.
1661da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  You would need something like this to connect more than two modems to
1671da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  your Linux box, for instance in order to become a dial-in server.
1681da177e4SLinus Torvalds
1691da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  For information about the Cyclades-Z card, read
17031c00fc1SRandy Dunlap	  <file:Documentation/serial/README.cycladesZ>.
1711da177e4SLinus Torvalds
1721da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
1731da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  module will be called cyclades.
1741da177e4SLinus Torvalds
1751da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  If you haven't heard about it, it's safe to say N.
1761da177e4SLinus Torvalds
1771da177e4SLinus Torvaldsconfig CYZ_INTR
1781da177e4SLinus Torvalds	bool "Cyclades-Z interrupt mode operation (EXPERIMENTAL)"
1791da177e4SLinus Torvalds	depends on EXPERIMENTAL && CYCLADES
1801da177e4SLinus Torvalds	help
1811da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  The Cyclades-Z family of multiport cards allows 2 (two) driver op
1821da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  modes: polling and interrupt. In polling mode, the driver will check
1831da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  the status of the Cyclades-Z ports every certain amount of time
1841da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  (which is called polling cycle and is configurable). In interrupt
1851da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  mode, it will use an interrupt line (IRQ) in order to check the
1861da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  status of the Cyclades-Z ports. The default op mode is polling. If
1871da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  unsure, say N.
1881da177e4SLinus Torvalds
1891da177e4SLinus Torvaldsconfig DIGIEPCA
1901da177e4SLinus Torvalds	tristate "Digiboard Intelligent Async Support"
191dcbf1280SAlan Cox	depends on SERIAL_NONSTANDARD && (ISA || EISA || PCI)
1921da177e4SLinus Torvalds	---help---
1931da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  This is a driver for Digi International's Xx, Xeve, and Xem series
1941da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  of cards which provide multiple serial ports. You would need
1951da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  something like this to connect more than two modems to your Linux
1961da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  box, for instance in order to become a dial-in server. This driver
1971da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  supports the original PC (ISA) boards as well as PCI, and EISA. If
1981da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  you have a card like this, say Y here and read the file
19931c00fc1SRandy Dunlap	  <file:Documentation/serial/digiepca.txt>.
2001da177e4SLinus Torvalds
2011da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
2021da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  module will be called epca.
2031da177e4SLinus Torvalds
2041da177e4SLinus Torvaldsconfig MOXA_INTELLIO
2051da177e4SLinus Torvalds	tristate "Moxa Intellio support"
2068a023674SAl Viro	depends on SERIAL_NONSTANDARD && (ISA || EISA || PCI)
2074920916fSJiri Slaby	select FW_LOADER
2081da177e4SLinus Torvalds	help
2091da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  Say Y here if you have a Moxa Intellio multiport serial card.
2101da177e4SLinus Torvalds
2111da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
2121da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  module will be called moxa.
2131da177e4SLinus Torvalds
2141da177e4SLinus Torvaldsconfig MOXA_SMARTIO
21598c47ea2SJiri Slaby	tristate "Moxa SmartIO support v. 2.0"
216fb0c9295SJiri Slaby	depends on SERIAL_NONSTANDARD && (PCI || EISA || ISA)
217037ad48bSJiri Slaby	help
218037ad48bSJiri Slaby	  Say Y here if you have a Moxa SmartIO multiport serial card and/or
219037ad48bSJiri Slaby	  want to help develop a new version of this driver.
220037ad48bSJiri Slaby
221037ad48bSJiri Slaby	  This is upgraded (1.9.1) driver from original Moxa drivers with
222037ad48bSJiri Slaby	  changes finally resulting in PCI probing.
223037ad48bSJiri Slaby
224037ad48bSJiri Slaby	  This driver can also be built as a module. The module will be called
2251c45607aSJiri Slaby	  mxser. If you want to do that, say M here.
226037ad48bSJiri Slaby
2271da177e4SLinus Torvaldsconfig ISI
2281da177e4SLinus Torvalds	tristate "Multi-Tech multiport card support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
2296d889724SAlan Cox	depends on SERIAL_NONSTANDARD && PCI
2305ff2a7e2Smaximilian attems	select FW_LOADER
2311da177e4SLinus Torvalds	help
2321da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  This is a driver for the Multi-Tech cards which provide several
2331da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  serial ports.  The driver is experimental and can currently only be
2341da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  built as a module. The module will be called isicom.
2351da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  If you want to do that, choose M here.
2361da177e4SLinus Torvalds
2371da177e4SLinus Torvaldsconfig SYNCLINK
2381da177e4SLinus Torvalds	tristate "Microgate SyncLink card support"
239a5532606SAl Viro	depends on SERIAL_NONSTANDARD && PCI && ISA_DMA_API
2401da177e4SLinus Torvalds	help
2411da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  Provides support for the SyncLink ISA and PCI multiprotocol serial
2421da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  adapters. These adapters support asynchronous and HDLC bit
2431da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  synchronous communication up to 10Mbps (PCI adapter).
2441da177e4SLinus Torvalds
2451da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  This driver can only be built as a module ( = code which can be
2461da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  inserted in and removed from the running kernel whenever you want).
2471da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  The module will be called synclink.  If you want to do that, say M
2481da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  here.
2491da177e4SLinus Torvalds
2501da177e4SLinus Torvaldsconfig SYNCLINKMP
2511da177e4SLinus Torvalds	tristate "SyncLink Multiport support"
2528a023674SAl Viro	depends on SERIAL_NONSTANDARD && PCI
2531da177e4SLinus Torvalds	help
2541da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  Enable support for the SyncLink Multiport (2 or 4 ports)
2551da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  serial adapter, running asynchronous and HDLC communications up
2561da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  to 2.048Mbps. Each ports is independently selectable for
2571da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  RS-232, V.35, RS-449, RS-530, and X.21
2581da177e4SLinus Torvalds
2591da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  This driver may be built as a module ( = code which can be
2601da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  inserted in and removed from the running kernel whenever you want).
2611da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  The module will be called synclinkmp.  If you want to do that, say M
2621da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  here.
2631da177e4SLinus Torvalds
264705b6c7bSPaul Fulghumconfig SYNCLINK_GT
265705b6c7bSPaul Fulghum	tristate "SyncLink GT/AC support"
2668ef9cf31SAl Viro	depends on SERIAL_NONSTANDARD && PCI
267705b6c7bSPaul Fulghum	help
268705b6c7bSPaul Fulghum	  Support for SyncLink GT and SyncLink AC families of
269705b6c7bSPaul Fulghum	  synchronous and asynchronous serial adapters
270705b6c7bSPaul Fulghum	  manufactured by Microgate Systems, Ltd. (www.microgate.com)
271705b6c7bSPaul Fulghum
2721da177e4SLinus Torvaldsconfig N_HDLC
2731da177e4SLinus Torvalds	tristate "HDLC line discipline support"
2741da177e4SLinus Torvalds	depends on SERIAL_NONSTANDARD
2751da177e4SLinus Torvalds	help
2761da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  Allows synchronous HDLC communications with tty device drivers that
2771da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  support synchronous HDLC such as the Microgate SyncLink adapter.
2781da177e4SLinus Torvalds
2791da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  This driver can only be built as a module ( = code which can be
2801da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  inserted in and removed from the running kernel whenever you want).
2811da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  The module will be called n_hdlc. If you want to do that, say M
2821da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  here.
2831da177e4SLinus Torvalds
2841da177e4SLinus Torvaldsconfig RISCOM8
2851da177e4SLinus Torvalds	tristate "SDL RISCom/8 card support"
286781cff5cSAlan Cox	depends on SERIAL_NONSTANDARD
2871da177e4SLinus Torvalds	help
2881da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  This is a driver for the SDL Communications RISCom/8 multiport card,
2891da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  which gives you many serial ports. You would need something like
2901da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  this to connect more than two modems to your Linux box, for instance
2911da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  in order to become a dial-in server. If you have a card like that,
29231c00fc1SRandy Dunlap	  say Y here and read the file <file:Documentation/serial/riscom8.txt>.
2931da177e4SLinus Torvalds
2941da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  Also it's possible to say M here and compile this driver as kernel
2951da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  loadable module; the module will be called riscom8.
2961da177e4SLinus Torvalds
2971da177e4SLinus Torvaldsconfig SPECIALIX
2981da177e4SLinus Torvalds	tristate "Specialix IO8+ card support"
299faa7612cSAlan Cox	depends on SERIAL_NONSTANDARD
3001da177e4SLinus Torvalds	help
3011da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  This is a driver for the Specialix IO8+ multiport card (both the
3021da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  ISA and the PCI version) which gives you many serial ports. You
3031da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  would need something like this to connect more than two modems to
3041da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  your Linux box, for instance in order to become a dial-in server.
3051da177e4SLinus Torvalds
3061da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  If you have a card like that, say Y here and read the file
30731c00fc1SRandy Dunlap	  <file:Documentation/serial/specialix.txt>. Also it's possible to say
30831c00fc1SRandy Dunlap	  M here and compile this driver as kernel loadable module which will be
3091da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  called specialix.
3101da177e4SLinus Torvalds
3111da177e4SLinus Torvaldsconfig SX
3121da177e4SLinus Torvalds	tristate "Specialix SX (and SI) card support"
31341214594SAlan Cox	depends on SERIAL_NONSTANDARD && (PCI || EISA || ISA) && BROKEN
3141da177e4SLinus Torvalds	help
3151da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  This is a driver for the SX and SI multiport serial cards.
31631c00fc1SRandy Dunlap	  Please read the file <file:Documentation/serial/sx.txt> for details.
3171da177e4SLinus Torvalds
3181da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  This driver can only be built as a module ( = code which can be
3191da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  inserted in and removed from the running kernel whenever you want).
3201da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  The module will be called sx. If you want to do that, say M here.
3211da177e4SLinus Torvalds
3221da177e4SLinus Torvaldsconfig RIO
3231da177e4SLinus Torvalds	tristate "Specialix RIO system support"
32441214594SAlan Cox	depends on SERIAL_NONSTANDARD && BROKEN
3251da177e4SLinus Torvalds	help
3261da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  This is a driver for the Specialix RIO, a smart serial card which
3271da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  drives an outboard box that can support up to 128 ports.  Product
3281da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  information is at <http://www.perle.com/support/documentation.html#multiport>.
3291da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  There are both ISA and PCI versions.
3301da177e4SLinus Torvalds
3311da177e4SLinus Torvaldsconfig RIO_OLDPCI
3321da177e4SLinus Torvalds	bool "Support really old RIO/PCI cards"
3331da177e4SLinus Torvalds	depends on RIO
3341da177e4SLinus Torvalds	help
3351da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  Older RIO PCI cards need some initialization-time configuration to
3361da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  determine the IRQ and some control addresses.  If you have a RIO and
3371da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  this doesn't seem to work, try setting this to Y.
3381da177e4SLinus Torvalds
3391da177e4SLinus Torvaldsconfig STALDRV
3401da177e4SLinus Torvalds	bool "Stallion multiport serial support"
3411da177e4SLinus Torvalds	depends on SERIAL_NONSTANDARD
3421da177e4SLinus Torvalds	help
3431da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  Stallion cards give you many serial ports.  You would need something
3441da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  like this to connect more than two modems to your Linux box, for
3451da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  instance in order to become a dial-in server.  If you say Y here,
3461da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  you will be asked for your specific card model in the next
34731c00fc1SRandy Dunlap	  questions.  Make sure to read <file:Documentation/serial/stallion.txt>
34831c00fc1SRandy Dunlap	  in this case.  If you have never heard about all this, it's safe to
3491da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  say N.
3501da177e4SLinus Torvalds
3511da177e4SLinus Torvaldsconfig STALLION
3521da177e4SLinus Torvalds	tristate "Stallion EasyIO or EC8/32 support"
353d18a750fSAlan Cox	depends on STALDRV && (ISA || EISA || PCI)
3541da177e4SLinus Torvalds	help
3551da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  If you have an EasyIO or EasyConnection 8/32 multiport Stallion
3561da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  card, then this is for you; say Y.  Make sure to read
35731c00fc1SRandy Dunlap	  <file:Documentation/serial/stallion.txt>.
3581da177e4SLinus Torvalds
3591da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
3601da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  module will be called stallion.
3611da177e4SLinus Torvalds
3621da177e4SLinus Torvaldsconfig ISTALLION
3631da177e4SLinus Torvalds	tristate "Stallion EC8/64, ONboard, Brumby support"
364d18a750fSAlan Cox	depends on STALDRV && (ISA || EISA || PCI)
3651da177e4SLinus Torvalds	help
3661da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  If you have an EasyConnection 8/64, ONboard, Brumby or Stallion
3671da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  serial multiport card, say Y here. Make sure to read
36831c00fc1SRandy Dunlap	  <file:Documentation/serial/stallion.txt>.
3691da177e4SLinus Torvalds
3701da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
3711da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  module will be called istallion.
3721da177e4SLinus Torvalds
37320fd1e3bSFrank Seidelconfig NOZOMI
37420fd1e3bSFrank Seidel	tristate "HSDPA Broadband Wireless Data Card - Globe Trotter"
37520fd1e3bSFrank Seidel	depends on PCI && EXPERIMENTAL
37620fd1e3bSFrank Seidel	help
37720fd1e3bSFrank Seidel	  If you have a HSDPA driver Broadband Wireless Data Card -
37820fd1e3bSFrank Seidel	  Globe Trotter PCMCIA card, say Y here.
37920fd1e3bSFrank Seidel
38020fd1e3bSFrank Seidel	  To compile this driver as a module, choose M here, the module
38120fd1e3bSFrank Seidel	  will be called nozomi.
38220fd1e3bSFrank Seidel
3831da177e4SLinus Torvaldsconfig A2232
3841da177e4SLinus Torvalds	tristate "Commodore A2232 serial support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
38541214594SAlan Cox	depends on EXPERIMENTAL && ZORRO && BROKEN
3861da177e4SLinus Torvalds	---help---
3871da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  This option supports the 2232 7-port serial card shipped with the
3881da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  Amiga 2000 and other Zorro-bus machines, dating from 1989.  At
3891da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  a max of 19,200 bps, the ports are served by a 6551 ACIA UART chip
3901da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  each, plus a 8520 CIA, and a master 6502 CPU and buffer as well. The
3911da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  ports were connected with 8 pin DIN connectors on the card bracket,
3921da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  for which 8 pin to DB25 adapters were supplied. The card also had
3931da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  jumpers internally to toggle various pinning configurations.
3941da177e4SLinus Torvalds
3951da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  This driver can be built as a module; but then "generic_serial"
3961da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  will also be built as a module. This has to be loaded before
3971da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  "ser_a2232". If you want to do this, answer M here.
3981da177e4SLinus Torvalds
3991da177e4SLinus Torvaldsconfig SGI_SNSC
4001da177e4SLinus Torvalds	bool "SGI Altix system controller communication support"
4011da177e4SLinus Torvalds	depends on (IA64_SGI_SN2 || IA64_GENERIC)
4021da177e4SLinus Torvalds	help
4031da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  If you have an SGI Altix and you want to enable system
4041da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  controller communication from user space (you want this!),
4051da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  say Y.  Otherwise, say N.
4061da177e4SLinus Torvalds
407e1e19747SBruce Losureconfig SGI_TIOCX
408e1e19747SBruce Losure       bool "SGI TIO CX driver support"
409e1e19747SBruce Losure       depends on (IA64_SGI_SN2 || IA64_GENERIC)
410e1e19747SBruce Losure       help
411e1e19747SBruce Losure         If you have an SGI Altix and you have fpga devices attached
412e1e19747SBruce Losure         to your TIO, say Y here, otherwise say N.
413e1e19747SBruce Losure
414e1e19747SBruce Losureconfig SGI_MBCS
415e1e19747SBruce Losure       tristate "SGI FPGA Core Services driver support"
416ae40aae9SBruce Losure       depends on SGI_TIOCX
417e1e19747SBruce Losure       help
418e1e19747SBruce Losure         If you have an SGI Altix with an attached SABrick
419e1e19747SBruce Losure         say Y or M here, otherwise say N.
420e1e19747SBruce Losure
4211da177e4SLinus Torvaldssource "drivers/serial/Kconfig"
4221da177e4SLinus Torvalds
4231da177e4SLinus Torvaldsconfig UNIX98_PTYS
4241da177e4SLinus Torvalds	bool "Unix98 PTY support" if EMBEDDED
4251da177e4SLinus Torvalds	default y
4261da177e4SLinus Torvalds	---help---
4271da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  A pseudo terminal (PTY) is a software device consisting of two
4281da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  halves: a master and a slave. The slave device behaves identical to
4291da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  a physical terminal; the master device is used by a process to
4301da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  read data from and write data to the slave, thereby emulating a
4311da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  terminal. Typical programs for the master side are telnet servers
4321da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  and xterms.
4331da177e4SLinus Torvalds
4341da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  Linux has traditionally used the BSD-like names /dev/ptyxx for
4351da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  masters and /dev/ttyxx for slaves of pseudo terminals. This scheme
4361da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  has a number of problems. The GNU C library glibc 2.1 and later,
4371da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  however, supports the Unix98 naming standard: in order to acquire a
4381da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  pseudo terminal, a process opens /dev/ptmx; the number of the pseudo
4391da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  terminal is then made available to the process and the pseudo
4401da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  terminal slave can be accessed as /dev/pts/<number>. What was
4411da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  traditionally /dev/ttyp2 will then be /dev/pts/2, for example.
4421da177e4SLinus Torvalds
4431da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  All modern Linux systems use the Unix98 ptys.  Say Y unless
4441da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  you're on an embedded system and want to conserve memory.
4451da177e4SLinus Torvalds
446e4adca27SSukadev Bhattiproluconfig DEVPTS_MULTIPLE_INSTANCES
447e4adca27SSukadev Bhattiprolu	bool "Support multiple instances of devpts"
448e4adca27SSukadev Bhattiprolu	depends on UNIX98_PTYS
449e4adca27SSukadev Bhattiprolu	default n
450e4adca27SSukadev Bhattiprolu	---help---
451e4adca27SSukadev Bhattiprolu	  Enable support for multiple instances of devpts filesystem.
452e4adca27SSukadev Bhattiprolu	  If you want to have isolated PTY namespaces (eg: in containers),
453e4adca27SSukadev Bhattiprolu	  say Y here.  Otherwise, say N. If enabled, each mount of devpts
454e4adca27SSukadev Bhattiprolu	  filesystem with the '-o newinstance' option will create an
455e4adca27SSukadev Bhattiprolu	  independent PTY namespace.
456e4adca27SSukadev Bhattiprolu
4571da177e4SLinus Torvaldsconfig LEGACY_PTYS
4581da177e4SLinus Torvalds	bool "Legacy (BSD) PTY support"
4591da177e4SLinus Torvalds	default y
4601da177e4SLinus Torvalds	---help---
4611da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  A pseudo terminal (PTY) is a software device consisting of two
4621da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  halves: a master and a slave. The slave device behaves identical to
4631da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  a physical terminal; the master device is used by a process to
4641da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  read data from and write data to the slave, thereby emulating a
4651da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  terminal. Typical programs for the master side are telnet servers
4661da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  and xterms.
4671da177e4SLinus Torvalds
4681da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  Linux has traditionally used the BSD-like names /dev/ptyxx
4691da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  for masters and /dev/ttyxx for slaves of pseudo
4701da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  terminals. This scheme has a number of problems, including
4711da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  security.  This option enables these legacy devices; on most
4721da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  systems, it is safe to say N.
4731da177e4SLinus Torvalds
4741da177e4SLinus Torvalds
4751da177e4SLinus Torvaldsconfig LEGACY_PTY_COUNT
4761da177e4SLinus Torvalds	int "Maximum number of legacy PTY in use"
4771da177e4SLinus Torvalds	depends on LEGACY_PTYS
478345ee839SKay Sievers	range 0 256
4791da177e4SLinus Torvalds	default "256"
4801da177e4SLinus Torvalds	---help---
4811da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  The maximum number of legacy PTYs that can be used at any one time.
4821da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  The default is 256, and should be more than enough.  Embedded
4831da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  systems may want to reduce this to save memory.
4841da177e4SLinus Torvalds
4851da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  When not in use, each legacy PTY occupies 12 bytes on 32-bit
4861da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  architectures and 24 bytes on 64-bit architectures.
4871da177e4SLinus Torvalds
488a45b8395SBenjamin Herrenschmidtconfig BRIQ_PANEL
489a45b8395SBenjamin Herrenschmidt	tristate 'Total Impact briQ front panel driver'
4902818c5deSPaul Mackerras	depends on PPC_CHRP
491a45b8395SBenjamin Herrenschmidt	---help---
492a45b8395SBenjamin Herrenschmidt	  The briQ is a small footprint CHRP computer with a frontpanel VFD, a
493a45b8395SBenjamin Herrenschmidt	  tristate led and two switches. It is the size of a CDROM drive.
494a45b8395SBenjamin Herrenschmidt
495a45b8395SBenjamin Herrenschmidt	  If you have such one and want anything showing on the VFD then you
496a45b8395SBenjamin Herrenschmidt	  must answer Y here.
497a45b8395SBenjamin Herrenschmidt
498a45b8395SBenjamin Herrenschmidt	  To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
499a45b8395SBenjamin Herrenschmidt	  module will be called briq_panel.
500a45b8395SBenjamin Herrenschmidt
501a45b8395SBenjamin Herrenschmidt	  It's safe to say N here.
502a45b8395SBenjamin Herrenschmidt
5032dc63a84SMike Frysingerconfig BFIN_OTP
5042dc63a84SMike Frysinger	tristate "Blackfin On-Chip OTP Memory Support"
505*f69b2d7eSMike Frysinger	depends on BLACKFIN && (BF51x || BF52x || BF54x)
5062dc63a84SMike Frysinger	default y
5072dc63a84SMike Frysinger	help
5082dc63a84SMike Frysinger	  If you say Y here, you will get support for a character device
5092dc63a84SMike Frysinger	  interface into the One Time Programmable memory pages that are
5102dc63a84SMike Frysinger	  stored on the Blackfin processor.  This will not get you access
5112dc63a84SMike Frysinger	  to the secure memory pages however.  You will need to write your
5122dc63a84SMike Frysinger	  own secure code and reader for that.
5132dc63a84SMike Frysinger
5142dc63a84SMike Frysinger	  To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
5152dc63a84SMike Frysinger	  will be called bfin-otp.
5162dc63a84SMike Frysinger
5172dc63a84SMike Frysinger	  If unsure, it is safe to say Y.
5182dc63a84SMike Frysinger
5192dc63a84SMike Frysingerconfig BFIN_OTP_WRITE_ENABLE
5202dc63a84SMike Frysinger	bool "Enable writing support of OTP pages"
5212dc63a84SMike Frysinger	depends on BFIN_OTP
5222dc63a84SMike Frysinger	default n
5232dc63a84SMike Frysinger	help
5242dc63a84SMike Frysinger	  If you say Y here, you will enable support for writing of the
5252dc63a84SMike Frysinger	  OTP pages.  This is dangerous by nature as you can only program
5262dc63a84SMike Frysinger	  the pages once, so only enable this option when you actually
5272dc63a84SMike Frysinger	  need it so as to not inadvertently clobber data.
5282dc63a84SMike Frysinger
5292dc63a84SMike Frysinger	  If unsure, say N.
5302dc63a84SMike Frysinger
5311da177e4SLinus Torvaldsconfig PRINTER
5321da177e4SLinus Torvalds	tristate "Parallel printer support"
5331da177e4SLinus Torvalds	depends on PARPORT
5341da177e4SLinus Torvalds	---help---
5351da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  If you intend to attach a printer to the parallel port of your Linux
5361da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  box (as opposed to using a serial printer; if the connector at the
5371da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  printer has 9 or 25 holes ["female"], then it's serial), say Y.
5381da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  Also read the Printing-HOWTO, available from
5391da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
5401da177e4SLinus Torvalds
5411da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  It is possible to share one parallel port among several devices
5421da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  (e.g. printer and ZIP drive) and it is safe to compile the
5431da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  corresponding drivers into the kernel.
5441da177e4SLinus Torvalds
5451da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  To compile this driver as a module, choose M here and read
5461da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  <file:Documentation/parport.txt>.  The module will be called lp.
5471da177e4SLinus Torvalds
5481da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  If you have several parallel ports, you can specify which ports to
5491da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  use with the "lp" kernel command line option.  (Try "man bootparam"
5501da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  or see the documentation of your boot loader (lilo or loadlin) about
5511da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  how to pass options to the kernel at boot time.)  The syntax of the
5521da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  "lp" command line option can be found in <file:drivers/char/lp.c>.
5531da177e4SLinus Torvalds
5541da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  If you have more than 8 printers, you need to increase the LP_NO
5551da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  macro in lp.c and the PARPORT_MAX macro in parport.h.
5561da177e4SLinus Torvalds
5571da177e4SLinus Torvaldsconfig LP_CONSOLE
5581da177e4SLinus Torvalds	bool "Support for console on line printer"
5591da177e4SLinus Torvalds	depends on PRINTER
5601da177e4SLinus Torvalds	---help---
5611da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  If you want kernel messages to be printed out as they occur, you
5621da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  can have a console on the printer. This option adds support for
5631da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  doing that; to actually get it to happen you need to pass the
5641da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  option "console=lp0" to the kernel at boot time.
5651da177e4SLinus Torvalds
5661da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  If the printer is out of paper (or off, or unplugged, or too
5671da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  busy..) the kernel will stall until the printer is ready again.
5681da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  By defining CONSOLE_LP_STRICT to 0 (at your own risk) you
5691da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  can make the kernel continue when this happens,
5701da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  but it'll lose the kernel messages.
5711da177e4SLinus Torvalds
5721da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  If unsure, say N.
5731da177e4SLinus Torvalds
5741da177e4SLinus Torvaldsconfig PPDEV
5751da177e4SLinus Torvalds	tristate "Support for user-space parallel port device drivers"
5761da177e4SLinus Torvalds	depends on PARPORT
5771da177e4SLinus Torvalds	---help---
5781da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  Saying Y to this adds support for /dev/parport device nodes.  This
5791da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  is needed for programs that want portable access to the parallel
5801da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  port, for instance deviceid (which displays Plug-and-Play device
5811da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  IDs).
5821da177e4SLinus Torvalds
5831da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  This is the parallel port equivalent of SCSI generic support (sg).
5841da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  It is safe to say N to this -- it is not needed for normal printing
5851da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  or parallel port CD-ROM/disk support.
5861da177e4SLinus Torvalds
5871da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
5881da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  module will be called ppdev.
5891da177e4SLinus Torvalds
5901da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  If unsure, say N.
5911da177e4SLinus Torvalds
59245d607edSRyan S. Arnoldconfig HVC_DRIVER
59345d607edSRyan S. Arnold	bool
59445d607edSRyan S. Arnold	help
5953e6c6f63SRusty Russell	  Generic "hypervisor virtual console" infrastructure for various
5962d1df815SRusty Russell	  hypervisors (pSeries, iSeries, Xen, lguest).
59745d607edSRyan S. Arnold	  It will automatically be selected if one of the back-end console drivers
59845d607edSRyan S. Arnold	  is selected.
59945d607edSRyan S. Arnold
600611e097dSChristian Borntraegerconfig HVC_IRQ
601611e097dSChristian Borntraeger	bool
60245d607edSRyan S. Arnold
6031da177e4SLinus Torvaldsconfig HVC_CONSOLE
6041da177e4SLinus Torvalds	bool "pSeries Hypervisor Virtual Console support"
6051da177e4SLinus Torvalds	depends on PPC_PSERIES
60645d607edSRyan S. Arnold	select HVC_DRIVER
607611e097dSChristian Borntraeger	select HVC_IRQ
6081da177e4SLinus Torvalds	help
6091da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  pSeries machines when partitioned support a hypervisor virtual
6101da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  console. This driver allows each pSeries partition to have a console
6111da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  which is accessed via the HMC.
6121da177e4SLinus Torvalds
6138bff05b0SStephen Rothwellconfig HVC_ISERIES
6148bff05b0SStephen Rothwell	bool "iSeries Hypervisor Virtual Console support"
615b15f792fSStephen Rothwell	depends on PPC_ISERIES
616b15f792fSStephen Rothwell	default y
6178bff05b0SStephen Rothwell	select HVC_DRIVER
618611e097dSChristian Borntraeger	select HVC_IRQ
619d2b4397bSKamalesh Babulal	select VIOPATH
6208bff05b0SStephen Rothwell	help
6218bff05b0SStephen Rothwell	  iSeries machines support a hypervisor virtual console.
6228bff05b0SStephen Rothwell
623f4d1749eSArnd Bergmannconfig HVC_RTAS
624f4d1749eSArnd Bergmann	bool "IBM RTAS Console support"
625f4d1749eSArnd Bergmann	depends on PPC_RTAS
626f4d1749eSArnd Bergmann	select HVC_DRIVER
627f4d1749eSArnd Bergmann	help
628f4d1749eSArnd Bergmann	  IBM Console device driver which makes use of RTAS
629f4d1749eSArnd Bergmann
6303cdc20e5SIshizaki Kouconfig HVC_BEAT
6313cdc20e5SIshizaki Kou	bool "Toshiba's Beat Hypervisor Console support"
6323cdc20e5SIshizaki Kou	depends on PPC_CELLEB
6333cdc20e5SIshizaki Kou	select HVC_DRIVER
6343cdc20e5SIshizaki Kou	help
6353cdc20e5SIshizaki Kou	  Toshiba's Cell Reference Set Beat Console device driver
6363cdc20e5SIshizaki Kou
63744a01d5bSHendrik Bruecknerconfig HVC_IUCV
63844a01d5bSHendrik Brueckner	bool "z/VM IUCV Hypervisor console support (VM only)"
63944a01d5bSHendrik Brueckner	depends on S390
64044a01d5bSHendrik Brueckner	select HVC_DRIVER
64144a01d5bSHendrik Brueckner	select IUCV
64244a01d5bSHendrik Brueckner	default y
64344a01d5bSHendrik Brueckner	help
64444a01d5bSHendrik Brueckner	  This driver provides a Hypervisor console (HVC) back-end to access
64544a01d5bSHendrik Brueckner	  a Linux (console) terminal via a z/VM IUCV communication path.
64644a01d5bSHendrik Brueckner
647b536b4b9SJeremy Fitzhardingeconfig HVC_XEN
648b536b4b9SJeremy Fitzhardinge	bool "Xen Hypervisor Console support"
649b536b4b9SJeremy Fitzhardinge	depends on XEN
650b536b4b9SJeremy Fitzhardinge	select HVC_DRIVER
651611e097dSChristian Borntraeger	select HVC_IRQ
652b536b4b9SJeremy Fitzhardinge	default y
653b536b4b9SJeremy Fitzhardinge	help
654b536b4b9SJeremy Fitzhardinge	  Xen virtual console device driver
655b536b4b9SJeremy Fitzhardinge
656d5e54913SDavid Gibsonconfig HVC_UDBG
657d5e54913SDavid Gibson       bool "udbg based fake hypervisor console"
658d5e54913SDavid Gibson       depends on PPC && EXPERIMENTAL
659d5e54913SDavid Gibson       select HVC_DRIVER
660d5e54913SDavid Gibson       default n
661d5e54913SDavid Gibson
66231610434SRusty Russellconfig VIRTIO_CONSOLE
6637721c494SChristian Borntraeger	tristate "Virtio console"
6647721c494SChristian Borntraeger	depends on VIRTIO
66531610434SRusty Russell	select HVC_DRIVER
6667721c494SChristian Borntraeger	help
6677721c494SChristian Borntraeger	  Virtio console for use with lguest and other hypervisors.
6687721c494SChristian Borntraeger
66931610434SRusty Russell
6701da177e4SLinus Torvaldsconfig HVCS
6711da177e4SLinus Torvalds	tristate "IBM Hypervisor Virtual Console Server support"
6721da177e4SLinus Torvalds	depends on PPC_PSERIES
6731da177e4SLinus Torvalds	help
6741da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  Partitionable IBM Power5 ppc64 machines allow hosting of
6751da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  firmware virtual consoles from one Linux partition by
6761da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  another Linux partition.  This driver allows console data
6771da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  from Linux partitions to be accessed through TTY device
6781da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  interfaces in the device tree of a Linux partition running
6791da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  this driver.
6801da177e4SLinus Torvalds
6811da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
6824737f097SPavel Machek	  module will be called hvcs.  Additionally, this module
6831da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  will depend on arch specific APIs exported from hvcserver.ko
6841da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  which will also be compiled when this driver is built as a
6851da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  module.
6861da177e4SLinus Torvalds
687fe9e8d53SSonny Raoconfig IBM_BSR
688fe9e8d53SSonny Rao	tristate "IBM POWER Barrier Synchronization Register support"
689fe9e8d53SSonny Rao	depends on PPC_PSERIES
690fe9e8d53SSonny Rao	help
691fe9e8d53SSonny Rao	  This devices exposes a hardware mechanism for fast synchronization
692fe9e8d53SSonny Rao	  of threads across a large system which avoids bouncing a cacheline
693fe9e8d53SSonny Rao	  between several cores on a system
694fe9e8d53SSonny Rao
6951da177e4SLinus Torvaldssource "drivers/char/ipmi/Kconfig"
6961da177e4SLinus Torvalds
6971da177e4SLinus Torvaldsconfig DS1620
6981da177e4SLinus Torvalds	tristate "NetWinder thermometer support"
6991da177e4SLinus Torvalds	depends on ARCH_NETWINDER
7001da177e4SLinus Torvalds	help
7011da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  Say Y here to include support for the thermal management hardware
7021da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  found in the NetWinder. This driver allows the user to control the
7031da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  temperature set points and to read the current temperature.
7041da177e4SLinus Torvalds
7051da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  It is also possible to say M here to build it as a module (ds1620)
7061da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  It is recommended to be used on a NetWinder, but it is not a
7071da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  necessity.
7081da177e4SLinus Torvalds
7091da177e4SLinus Torvaldsconfig NWBUTTON
7101da177e4SLinus Torvalds	tristate "NetWinder Button"
7111da177e4SLinus Torvalds	depends on ARCH_NETWINDER
7121da177e4SLinus Torvalds	---help---
7131da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  If you say Y here and create a character device node /dev/nwbutton
7141da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  with major and minor numbers 10 and 158 ("man mknod"), then every
7151da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  time the orange button is pressed a number of times, the number of
7161da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  times the button was pressed will be written to that device.
7171da177e4SLinus Torvalds
7181da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  This is most useful for applications, as yet unwritten, which
7191da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  perform actions based on how many times the button is pressed in a
7201da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  row.
7211da177e4SLinus Torvalds
7221da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  Do not hold the button down for too long, as the driver does not
7231da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  alter the behaviour of the hardware reset circuitry attached to the
7241da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  button; it will still execute a hard reset if the button is held
7251da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  down for longer than approximately five seconds.
7261da177e4SLinus Torvalds
7271da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
7281da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  module will be called nwbutton.
7291da177e4SLinus Torvalds
7301da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  Most people will answer Y to this question and "Reboot Using Button"
7311da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  below to be able to initiate a system shutdown from the button.
7321da177e4SLinus Torvalds
7331da177e4SLinus Torvaldsconfig NWBUTTON_REBOOT
7341da177e4SLinus Torvalds	bool "Reboot Using Button"
7351da177e4SLinus Torvalds	depends on NWBUTTON
7361da177e4SLinus Torvalds	help
7371da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  If you say Y here, then you will be able to initiate a system
7381da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  shutdown and reboot by pressing the orange button a number of times.
7391da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  The number of presses to initiate the shutdown is two by default,
7401da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  but this can be altered by modifying the value of NUM_PRESSES_REBOOT
7411da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  in nwbutton.h and recompiling the driver or, if you compile the
7421da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  driver as a module, you can specify the number of presses at load
7431da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  time with "insmod button reboot_count=<something>".
7441da177e4SLinus Torvalds
7451da177e4SLinus Torvaldsconfig NWFLASH
7461da177e4SLinus Torvalds	tristate "NetWinder flash support"
7471da177e4SLinus Torvalds	depends on ARCH_NETWINDER
7481da177e4SLinus Torvalds	---help---
7491da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  If you say Y here and create a character device /dev/flash with
7501da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  major 10 and minor 160 you can manipulate the flash ROM containing
7511da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  the NetWinder firmware. Be careful as accidentally overwriting the
7521da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  flash contents can render your computer unbootable. On no account
7531da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  allow random users access to this device. :-)
7541da177e4SLinus Torvalds
7551da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
7561da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  module will be called nwflash.
7571da177e4SLinus Torvalds
7581da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  If you're not sure, say N.
7591da177e4SLinus Torvalds
760844dd05fSMichael Bueschsource "drivers/char/hw_random/Kconfig"
761844dd05fSMichael Buesch
7621da177e4SLinus Torvaldsconfig NVRAM
7631da177e4SLinus Torvalds	tristate "/dev/nvram support"
764807a96cdSUwe Kleine-König	depends on ATARI || X86 || (ARM && RTC_DRV_CMOS) || GENERIC_NVRAM
7651da177e4SLinus Torvalds	---help---
7661da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  If you say Y here and create a character special file /dev/nvram
7671da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  with major number 10 and minor number 144 using mknod ("man mknod"),
7681da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  you get read and write access to the extra bytes of non-volatile
7691da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  memory in the real time clock (RTC), which is contained in every PC
7701da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  and most Ataris.  The actual number of bytes varies, depending on the
7711da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  nvram in the system, but is usually 114 (128-14 for the RTC).
7721da177e4SLinus Torvalds
7731da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  This memory is conventionally called "CMOS RAM" on PCs and "NVRAM"
7741da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  on Ataris. /dev/nvram may be used to view settings there, or to
7751da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  change them (with some utility). It could also be used to frequently
7761da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  save a few bits of very important data that may not be lost over
7771da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  power-off and for which writing to disk is too insecure. Note
7781da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  however that most NVRAM space in a PC belongs to the BIOS and you
7791da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  should NEVER idly tamper with it. See Ralf Brown's interrupt list
7801da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  for a guide to the use of CMOS bytes by your BIOS.
7811da177e4SLinus Torvalds
7821da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  On Atari machines, /dev/nvram is always configured and does not need
7831da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  to be selected.
7841da177e4SLinus Torvalds
7851da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
7861da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  module will be called nvram.
7871da177e4SLinus Torvalds
788c7500900SDavid Brownell#
789c7500900SDavid Brownell# These legacy RTC drivers just cause too many conflicts with the generic
790c7500900SDavid Brownell# RTC framework ... let's not even try to coexist any more.
791c7500900SDavid Brownell#
792c7500900SDavid Brownellif RTC_LIB=n
793c7500900SDavid Brownell
7941da177e4SLinus Torvaldsconfig RTC
795e6d2bb2bSDavid Brownell	tristate "Enhanced Real Time Clock Support (legacy PC RTC driver)"
796c7500900SDavid Brownell	depends on !PPC && !PARISC && !IA64 && !M68K && !SPARC && !FRV \
7977bfa58ddSMike Frysinger			&& !ARM && !SUPERH && !S390 && !AVR32 && !BLACKFIN
7981da177e4SLinus Torvalds	---help---
7991da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  If you say Y here and create a character special file /dev/rtc with
8001da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  major number 10 and minor number 135 using mknod ("man mknod"), you
8011da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  will get access to the real time clock (or hardware clock) built
8021da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  into your computer.
8031da177e4SLinus Torvalds
8041da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  Every PC has such a clock built in. It can be used to generate
8051da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  signals from as low as 1Hz up to 8192Hz, and can also be used
8061da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  as a 24 hour alarm. It reports status information via the file
8071da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  /proc/driver/rtc and its behaviour is set by various ioctls on
8081da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  /dev/rtc.
8091da177e4SLinus Torvalds
8101da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  If you run Linux on a multiprocessor machine and said Y to
8111da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  "Symmetric Multi Processing" above, you should say Y here to read
8121da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  and set the RTC in an SMP compatible fashion.
8131da177e4SLinus Torvalds
8141da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  If you think you have a use for such a device (such as periodic data
8151da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  sampling), then say Y here, and read <file:Documentation/rtc.txt>
8161da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  for details.
8171da177e4SLinus Torvalds
8181da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
8191da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  module will be called rtc.
8201da177e4SLinus Torvalds
8212240598cSAl Viroconfig JS_RTC
8222240598cSAl Viro	tristate "Enhanced Real Time Clock Support"
8232240598cSAl Viro	depends on SPARC32 && PCI
8242240598cSAl Viro	---help---
8252240598cSAl Viro	  If you say Y here and create a character special file /dev/rtc with
8262240598cSAl Viro	  major number 10 and minor number 135 using mknod ("man mknod"), you
8272240598cSAl Viro	  will get access to the real time clock (or hardware clock) built
8282240598cSAl Viro	  into your computer.
8292240598cSAl Viro
8302240598cSAl Viro	  Every PC has such a clock built in. It can be used to generate
8312240598cSAl Viro	  signals from as low as 1Hz up to 8192Hz, and can also be used
8322240598cSAl Viro	  as a 24 hour alarm. It reports status information via the file
8332240598cSAl Viro	  /proc/driver/rtc and its behaviour is set by various ioctls on
8342240598cSAl Viro	  /dev/rtc.
8352240598cSAl Viro
8362240598cSAl Viro	  If you think you have a use for such a device (such as periodic data
8372240598cSAl Viro	  sampling), then say Y here, and read <file:Documentation/rtc.txt>
8382240598cSAl Viro	  for details.
8392240598cSAl Viro
8402240598cSAl Viro	  To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
8412240598cSAl Viro	  module will be called js-rtc.
8422240598cSAl Viro
8431da177e4SLinus Torvaldsconfig GEN_RTC
8441da177e4SLinus Torvalds	tristate "Generic /dev/rtc emulation"
845103d6d91SMike Frysinger	depends on RTC!=y && !IA64 && !ARM && !M32R && !MIPS && !SPARC && !FRV && !S390 && !SUPERH && !AVR32 && !BLACKFIN
8461da177e4SLinus Torvalds	---help---
8471da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  If you say Y here and create a character special file /dev/rtc with
8481da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  major number 10 and minor number 135 using mknod ("man mknod"), you
8491da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  will get access to the real time clock (or hardware clock) built
8501da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  into your computer.
8511da177e4SLinus Torvalds
8521da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  It reports status information via the file /proc/driver/rtc and its
8531da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  behaviour is set by various ioctls on /dev/rtc. If you enable the
8541da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  "extended RTC operation" below it will also provide an emulation
8551da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  for RTC_UIE which is required by some programs and may improve
8561da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  precision in some cases.
8571da177e4SLinus Torvalds
8581da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
8591da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  module will be called genrtc.
8601da177e4SLinus Torvalds
8611da177e4SLinus Torvaldsconfig GEN_RTC_X
8621da177e4SLinus Torvalds	bool "Extended RTC operation"
8631da177e4SLinus Torvalds	depends on GEN_RTC
8641da177e4SLinus Torvalds	help
8651da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  Provides an emulation for RTC_UIE which is required by some programs
8661da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  and may improve precision of the generic RTC support in some cases.
8671da177e4SLinus Torvalds
8681da177e4SLinus Torvaldsconfig EFI_RTC
8691da177e4SLinus Torvalds	bool "EFI Real Time Clock Services"
8701da177e4SLinus Torvalds	depends on IA64
8711da177e4SLinus Torvalds
8721da177e4SLinus Torvaldsconfig DS1302
8731da177e4SLinus Torvalds	tristate "DS1302 RTC support"
8741da177e4SLinus Torvalds	depends on M32R && (PLAT_M32700UT || PLAT_OPSPUT)
8751da177e4SLinus Torvalds	help
8761da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  If you say Y here and create a character special file /dev/rtc with
8771da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  major number 121 and minor number 0 using mknod ("man mknod"), you
8781da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  will get access to the real time clock (or hardware clock) built
8791da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  into your computer.
8801da177e4SLinus Torvalds
881c7500900SDavid Brownellendif # RTC_LIB
882c7500900SDavid Brownell
8831da177e4SLinus Torvaldsconfig DTLK
8841da177e4SLinus Torvalds	tristate "Double Talk PC internal speech card support"
885eeca7a36SMartin Schwidefsky	depends on ISA
8861da177e4SLinus Torvalds	help
8871da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  This driver is for the DoubleTalk PC, a speech synthesizer
8881da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  manufactured by RC Systems (<http://www.rcsys.com/>).  It is also
8891da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  called the `internal DoubleTalk'.
8901da177e4SLinus Torvalds
8911da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
8921da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  module will be called dtlk.
8931da177e4SLinus Torvalds
894ef141a0bSStephen Neuendorfferconfig XILINX_HWICAP
895ef141a0bSStephen Neuendorffer	tristate "Xilinx HWICAP Support"
8966fa612b5SMichal Simek	depends on XILINX_VIRTEX || MICROBLAZE
897ef141a0bSStephen Neuendorffer	help
898ef141a0bSStephen Neuendorffer	  This option enables support for Xilinx Internal Configuration
899ef141a0bSStephen Neuendorffer	  Access Port (ICAP) driver.  The ICAP is used on Xilinx Virtex
900ef141a0bSStephen Neuendorffer	  FPGA platforms to partially reconfigure the FPGA at runtime.
901ef141a0bSStephen Neuendorffer
902ef141a0bSStephen Neuendorffer	  If unsure, say N.
903ef141a0bSStephen Neuendorffer
9041da177e4SLinus Torvaldsconfig R3964
9051da177e4SLinus Torvalds	tristate "Siemens R3964 line discipline"
9061da177e4SLinus Torvalds	---help---
9071da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  This driver allows synchronous communication with devices using the
9081da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  Siemens R3964 packet protocol. Unless you are dealing with special
9091da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  hardware like PLCs, you are unlikely to need this.
9101da177e4SLinus Torvalds
9111da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
9121da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  module will be called n_r3964.
9131da177e4SLinus Torvalds
9141da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  If unsure, say N.
9151da177e4SLinus Torvalds
9161da177e4SLinus Torvaldsconfig APPLICOM
9171da177e4SLinus Torvalds	tristate "Applicom intelligent fieldbus card support"
9181da177e4SLinus Torvalds	depends on PCI
9191da177e4SLinus Torvalds	---help---
9201da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  This driver provides the kernel-side support for the intelligent
9211da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  fieldbus cards made by Applicom International. More information
9221da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  about these cards can be found on the WWW at the address
9231da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  <http://www.applicom-int.com/>, or by email from David Woodhouse
9241da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  <dwmw2@infradead.org>.
9251da177e4SLinus Torvalds
9261da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
9271da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  module will be called applicom.
9281da177e4SLinus Torvalds
9291da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  If unsure, say N.
9301da177e4SLinus Torvalds
9311da177e4SLinus Torvaldsconfig SONYPI
9321da177e4SLinus Torvalds	tristate "Sony Vaio Programmable I/O Control Device support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
9331da177e4SLinus Torvalds	depends on EXPERIMENTAL && X86 && PCI && INPUT && !64BIT
9341da177e4SLinus Torvalds	---help---
9351da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  This driver enables access to the Sony Programmable I/O Control
9361da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  Device which can be found in many (all ?) Sony Vaio laptops.
9371da177e4SLinus Torvalds
9381da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  If you have one of those laptops, read
939018a651aSCarlos Corbacho	  <file:Documentation/laptops/sonypi.txt>, and say Y or M here.
9401da177e4SLinus Torvalds
9411da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
9421da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  module will be called sonypi.
9431da177e4SLinus Torvalds
94409762516SYoichi Yuasaconfig GPIO_TB0219
94509762516SYoichi Yuasa	tristate "TANBAC TB0219 GPIO support"
946bef1f402SRobert P. J. Day	depends on TANBAC_TB022X
947584e1236SYoichi Yuasa	select GPIO_VR41XX
9481da177e4SLinus Torvalds
9491da177e4SLinus Torvaldssource "drivers/char/pcmcia/Kconfig"
9501da177e4SLinus Torvalds
9511da177e4SLinus Torvaldsconfig MWAVE
9521da177e4SLinus Torvalds	tristate "ACP Modem (Mwave) support"
9531da177e4SLinus Torvalds	depends on X86
9541da177e4SLinus Torvalds	select SERIAL_8250
9551da177e4SLinus Torvalds	---help---
9561da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  The ACP modem (Mwave) for Linux is a WinModem. It is composed of a
9571da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  kernel driver and a user level application. Together these components
9581da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  support direct attachment to public switched telephone networks (PSTNs)
9591da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  and support selected world wide countries.
9601da177e4SLinus Torvalds
9611da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  This version of the ACP Modem driver supports the IBM Thinkpad 600E,
9621da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  600, and 770 that include on board ACP modem hardware.
9631da177e4SLinus Torvalds
9641da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  The modem also supports the standard communications port interface
9651da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  (ttySx) and is compatible with the Hayes AT Command Set.
9661da177e4SLinus Torvalds
9671da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  The user level application needed to use this driver can be found at
9681da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  the IBM Linux Technology Center (LTC) web site:
9691da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  <http://www.ibm.com/linux/ltc/>.
9701da177e4SLinus Torvalds
9711da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  If you own one of the above IBM Thinkpads which has the Mwave chipset
9721da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  in it, say Y.
9731da177e4SLinus Torvalds
9741da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
9751da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  module will be called mwave.
9761da177e4SLinus Torvalds
9771da177e4SLinus Torvaldsconfig SCx200_GPIO
9781da177e4SLinus Torvalds	tristate "NatSemi SCx200 GPIO Support"
9791da177e4SLinus Torvalds	depends on SCx200
9807a8e2a5eSJim Cromie	select NSC_GPIO
9811da177e4SLinus Torvalds	help
9821da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  Give userspace access to the GPIO pins on the National
9831da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  Semiconductor SCx200 processors.
9841da177e4SLinus Torvalds
9851da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  If compiled as a module, it will be called scx200_gpio.
9861da177e4SLinus Torvalds
9877a8e2a5eSJim Cromieconfig PC8736x_GPIO
9887a8e2a5eSJim Cromie	tristate "NatSemi PC8736x GPIO Support"
9897a8e2a5eSJim Cromie	depends on X86
9907a8e2a5eSJim Cromie	default SCx200_GPIO	# mostly N
9917a8e2a5eSJim Cromie	select NSC_GPIO		# needed for support routines
9927a8e2a5eSJim Cromie	help
9937a8e2a5eSJim Cromie	  Give userspace access to the GPIO pins on the National
9947a8e2a5eSJim Cromie	  Semiconductor PC-8736x (x=[03456]) SuperIO chip.  The chip
9957a8e2a5eSJim Cromie	  has multiple functional units, inc several managed by
9967a8e2a5eSJim Cromie	  hwmon/pc87360 driver.  Tested with PC-87366
9977a8e2a5eSJim Cromie
9987a8e2a5eSJim Cromie	  If compiled as a module, it will be called pc8736x_gpio.
9997a8e2a5eSJim Cromie
10007a8e2a5eSJim Cromieconfig NSC_GPIO
10017a8e2a5eSJim Cromie	tristate "NatSemi Base GPIO Support"
1002699352c3SDave Jones	depends on X86_32
10037a8e2a5eSJim Cromie	# selected by SCx200_GPIO and PC8736x_GPIO
10047a8e2a5eSJim Cromie	# what about 2 selectors differing: m != y
10057a8e2a5eSJim Cromie	help
10067a8e2a5eSJim Cromie	  Common support used (and needed) by scx200_gpio and
10077a8e2a5eSJim Cromie	  pc8736x_gpio drivers.  If those drivers are built as
10087a8e2a5eSJim Cromie	  modules, this one will be too, named nsc_gpio
10097a8e2a5eSJim Cromie
1010e329113cSBen Gardnerconfig CS5535_GPIO
1011e329113cSBen Gardner	tristate "AMD CS5535/CS5536 GPIO (Geode Companion Device)"
1012e329113cSBen Gardner	depends on X86_32
1013e329113cSBen Gardner	help
1014e329113cSBen Gardner	  Give userspace access to the GPIO pins on the AMD CS5535 and
1015e329113cSBen Gardner	  CS5536 Geode companion devices.
1016e329113cSBen Gardner
1017e329113cSBen Gardner	  If compiled as a module, it will be called cs5535_gpio.
1018e329113cSBen Gardner
10191da177e4SLinus Torvaldsconfig RAW_DRIVER
1020abd4aa5aSDave Jones	tristate "RAW driver (/dev/raw/rawN)"
10219361401eSDavid Howells	depends on BLOCK
10221da177e4SLinus Torvalds	help
10231da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  The raw driver permits block devices to be bound to /dev/raw/rawN.
10241da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  Once bound, I/O against /dev/raw/rawN uses efficient zero-copy I/O.
10251da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  See the raw(8) manpage for more details.
10261da177e4SLinus Torvalds
1027abd4aa5aSDave Jones          Applications should preferably open the device (eg /dev/hda1)
10281da177e4SLinus Torvalds          with the O_DIRECT flag.
10291da177e4SLinus Torvalds
10300de502aaSAndrew Mortonconfig MAX_RAW_DEVS
10310de502aaSAndrew Morton	int "Maximum number of RAW devices to support (1-8192)"
10320de502aaSAndrew Morton	depends on RAW_DRIVER
10330de502aaSAndrew Morton	default "256"
10340de502aaSAndrew Morton	help
10350de502aaSAndrew Morton	  The maximum number of RAW devices that are supported.
10360de502aaSAndrew Morton	  Default is 256. Increase this number in case you need lots of
10370de502aaSAndrew Morton	  raw devices.
10380de502aaSAndrew Morton
10391da177e4SLinus Torvaldsconfig HPET
10401da177e4SLinus Torvalds	bool "HPET - High Precision Event Timer" if (X86 || IA64)
10411da177e4SLinus Torvalds	default n
10421da177e4SLinus Torvalds	depends on ACPI
10431da177e4SLinus Torvalds	help
10441da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  If you say Y here, you will have a miscdevice named "/dev/hpet/".  Each
10451da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  open selects one of the timers supported by the HPET.  The timers are
10463cb2fcccSMatt LaPlante	  non-periodic and/or periodic.
10471da177e4SLinus Torvalds
10481da177e4SLinus Torvaldsconfig HPET_MMAP
10491da177e4SLinus Torvalds	bool "Allow mmap of HPET"
10501da177e4SLinus Torvalds	default y
10511da177e4SLinus Torvalds	depends on HPET
10521da177e4SLinus Torvalds	help
10531da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  If you say Y here, user applications will be able to mmap
10541da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  the HPET registers.
10551da177e4SLinus Torvalds
10561da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  In some hardware implementations, the page containing HPET
10571da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  registers may also contain other things that shouldn't be
10581da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  exposed to the user.  If this applies to your hardware,
10591da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  say N here.
10601da177e4SLinus Torvalds
10611da177e4SLinus Torvaldsconfig HANGCHECK_TIMER
10621da177e4SLinus Torvalds	tristate "Hangcheck timer"
1063abf3ea1bSMartin Schwidefsky	depends on X86 || IA64 || PPC64 || S390
10641da177e4SLinus Torvalds	help
10651da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  The hangcheck-timer module detects when the system has gone
10661da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  out to lunch past a certain margin.  It can reboot the system
10671da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  or merely print a warning.
10681da177e4SLinus Torvalds
10691da177e4SLinus Torvaldsconfig MMTIMER
10701da177e4SLinus Torvalds	tristate "MMTIMER Memory mapped RTC for SGI Altix"
10711da177e4SLinus Torvalds	depends on IA64_GENERIC || IA64_SGI_SN2
10721da177e4SLinus Torvalds	default y
10731da177e4SLinus Torvalds	help
10741da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  The mmtimer device allows direct userspace access to the
10751da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  Altix system timer.
10761da177e4SLinus Torvalds
1077fbd8ae10SDimitri Sivanichconfig UV_MMTIMER
1078fbd8ae10SDimitri Sivanich	tristate "UV_MMTIMER Memory mapped RTC for SGI UV"
1079fbd8ae10SDimitri Sivanich	depends on X86_UV
1080fbd8ae10SDimitri Sivanich	default m
1081fbd8ae10SDimitri Sivanich	help
1082fbd8ae10SDimitri Sivanich	  The uv_mmtimer device allows direct userspace access to the
1083fbd8ae10SDimitri Sivanich	  UV system timer.
1084fbd8ae10SDimitri Sivanich
10851da177e4SLinus Torvaldssource "drivers/char/tpm/Kconfig"
10861da177e4SLinus Torvalds
10871a80ba88SMark Grossconfig TELCLOCK
108803154a27SMark Gross	tristate "Telecom clock driver for ATCA SBC"
10894d99bfacSGeert Uytterhoeven	depends on EXPERIMENTAL && X86
10901a80ba88SMark Gross	default n
10911a80ba88SMark Gross	help
109203154a27SMark Gross	  The telecom clock device is specific to the MPCBL0010 and MPCBL0050
109303154a27SMark Gross	  ATCA computers and allows direct userspace access to the
109403154a27SMark Gross	  configuration of the telecom clock configuration settings.  This
109503154a27SMark Gross	  device is used for hardware synchronization across the ATCA backplane
109603154a27SMark Gross	  fabric.  Upon loading, the driver exports a sysfs directory,
109703154a27SMark Gross	  /sys/devices/platform/telco_clock, with a number of files for
109803154a27SMark Gross	  controlling the behavior of this hardware.
10991a80ba88SMark Gross
11004f911d64SRussell Kingconfig DEVPORT
11014f911d64SRussell King	bool
11024f911d64SRussell King	depends on !M68K
11034f911d64SRussell King	depends on ISA || PCI
11044f911d64SRussell King	default y
11054f911d64SRussell King
110661d48c2cSMartin Schwidefskysource "drivers/s390/char/Kconfig"
110761d48c2cSMartin Schwidefsky
11081da177e4SLinus Torvaldsendmenu
11091da177e4SLinus Torvalds
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