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1# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
2config TTY
3	bool "Enable TTY" if EXPERT
4	default y
5	help
6	  Allows you to remove TTY support which can save space, and
7	  blocks features that require TTY from inclusion in the kernel.
8	  TTY is required for any text terminals or serial port
9	  communication. Most users should leave this enabled.
10
11if TTY
12
13config VT
14	bool "Virtual terminal" if EXPERT
15	depends on !UML
16	select INPUT
17	default y
18	help
19	  If you say Y here, you will get support for terminal devices with
20	  display and keyboard devices. These are called "virtual" because you
21	  can run several virtual terminals (also called virtual consoles) on
22	  one physical terminal. This is rather useful, for example one
23	  virtual terminal can collect system messages and warnings, another
24	  one can be used for a text-mode user session, and a third could run
25	  an X session, all in parallel. Switching between virtual terminals
26	  is done with certain key combinations, usually Alt-<function key>.
27
28	  The setterm command ("man setterm") can be used to change the
29	  properties (such as colors or beeping) of a virtual terminal. The
30	  man page console_codes(4) ("man console_codes") contains the special
31	  character sequences that can be used to change those properties
32	  directly. The fonts used on virtual terminals can be changed with
33	  the setfont ("man setfont") command and the key bindings are defined
34	  with the loadkeys ("man loadkeys") command.
35
36	  You need at least one virtual terminal device in order to make use
37	  of your keyboard and monitor. Therefore, only people configuring an
38	  embedded system would want to say N here in order to save some
39	  memory; the only way to log into such a system is then via a serial
40	  or network connection.
41
42	  If unsure, say Y, or else you won't be able to do much with your new
43	  shiny Linux system :-)
44
45config CONSOLE_TRANSLATIONS
46	depends on VT
47	default y
48	bool "Enable character translations in console" if EXPERT
49	help
50	  This enables support for font mapping and Unicode translation
51	  on virtual consoles.
52
53config VT_CONSOLE
54	bool "Support for console on virtual terminal" if EXPERT
55	depends on VT
56	default y
57	help
58	  The system console is the device which receives all kernel messages
59	  and warnings and which allows logins in single user mode. If you
60	  answer Y here, a virtual terminal (the device used to interact with
61	  a physical terminal) can be used as system console. This is the most
62	  common mode of operations, so you should say Y here unless you want
63	  the kernel messages be output only to a serial port (in which case
64	  you should say Y to "Console on serial port", below).
65
66	  If you do say Y here, by default the currently visible virtual
67	  terminal (/dev/tty0) will be used as system console. You can change
68	  that with a kernel command line option such as "console=tty3" which
69	  would use the third virtual terminal as system console. (Try "man
70	  bootparam" or see the documentation of your boot loader (lilo or
71	  loadlin) about how to pass options to the kernel at boot time.)
72
73	  If unsure, say Y.
74
75config VT_CONSOLE_SLEEP
76	def_bool y
77	depends on VT_CONSOLE && PM_SLEEP
78
79config HW_CONSOLE
80	bool
81	depends on VT && !UML
82	default y
83
84config VT_HW_CONSOLE_BINDING
85	bool "Support for binding and unbinding console drivers"
86	depends on HW_CONSOLE
87	help
88	  The virtual terminal is the device that interacts with the physical
89	  terminal through console drivers. On these systems, at least one
90	  console driver is loaded. In other configurations, additional console
91	  drivers may be enabled, such as the framebuffer console. If more than
92	  1 console driver is enabled, setting this to 'y' will allow you to
93	  select the console driver that will serve as the backend for the
94	  virtual terminals.
95
96	  See <file:Documentation/driver-api/console.rst> for more
97	  information. For framebuffer console users, please refer to
98	  <file:Documentation/fb/fbcon.rst>.
99
100config UNIX98_PTYS
101	bool "Unix98 PTY support" if EXPERT
102	default y
103	help
104	  A pseudo terminal (PTY) is a software device consisting of two
105	  halves: a master and a slave. The slave device behaves identical to
106	  a physical terminal; the master device is used by a process to
107	  read data from and write data to the slave, thereby emulating a
108	  terminal. Typical programs for the master side are telnet servers
109	  and xterms.
110
111	  Linux has traditionally used the BSD-like names /dev/ptyxx for
112	  masters and /dev/ttyxx for slaves of pseudo terminals. This scheme
113	  has a number of problems. The GNU C library glibc 2.1 and later,
114	  however, supports the Unix98 naming standard: in order to acquire a
115	  pseudo terminal, a process opens /dev/ptmx; the number of the pseudo
116	  terminal is then made available to the process and the pseudo
117	  terminal slave can be accessed as /dev/pts/<number>. What was
118	  traditionally /dev/ttyp2 will then be /dev/pts/2, for example.
119
120	  All modern Linux systems use the Unix98 ptys.  Say Y unless
121	  you're on an embedded system and want to conserve memory.
122
123config LEGACY_PTYS
124	bool "Legacy (BSD) PTY support"
125	default y
126	help
127	  A pseudo terminal (PTY) is a software device consisting of two
128	  halves: a master and a slave. The slave device behaves identical to
129	  a physical terminal; the master device is used by a process to
130	  read data from and write data to the slave, thereby emulating a
131	  terminal. Typical programs for the master side are telnet servers
132	  and xterms.
133
134	  Linux has traditionally used the BSD-like names /dev/ptyxx
135	  for masters and /dev/ttyxx for slaves of pseudo
136	  terminals. This scheme has a number of problems, including
137	  security.  This option enables these legacy devices; on most
138	  systems, it is safe to say N.
139
140config LEGACY_PTY_COUNT
141	int "Maximum number of legacy PTY in use"
142	depends on LEGACY_PTYS
143	range 0 256
144	default "256"
145	help
146	  The maximum number of legacy PTYs that can be used at any one time.
147	  The default is 256, and should be more than enough.  Embedded
148	  systems may want to reduce this to save memory.
149
150	  When not in use, each legacy PTY occupies 12 bytes on 32-bit
151	  architectures and 24 bytes on 64-bit architectures.
152
153config LDISC_AUTOLOAD
154	bool "Automatically load TTY Line Disciplines"
155	default y
156	help
157	  Historically the kernel has always automatically loaded any
158	  line discipline that is in a kernel module when a user asks
159	  for it to be loaded with the TIOCSETD ioctl, or through other
160	  means.  This is not always the best thing to do on systems
161	  where you know you will not be using some of the more
162	  "ancient" line disciplines, so prevent the kernel from doing
163	  this unless the request is coming from a process with the
164	  CAP_SYS_MODULE permissions.
165
166	  Say 'Y' here if you trust your userspace users to do the right
167	  thing, or if you have only provided the line disciplines that
168	  you know you will be using, or if you wish to continue to use
169	  the traditional method of on-demand loading of these modules
170	  by any user.
171
172	  This functionality can be changed at runtime with the
173	  dev.tty.ldisc_autoload sysctl, this configuration option will
174	  only set the default value of this functionality.
175
176source "drivers/tty/serial/Kconfig"
177
178config SERIAL_NONSTANDARD
179	bool "Non-standard serial port support"
180	depends on HAS_IOMEM
181	help
182	  Say Y here if you have any non-standard serial boards -- boards
183	  which aren't supported using the standard "dumb" serial driver.
184	  This includes intelligent serial boards such as Cyclades,
185	  Digiboards, etc. These are usually used for systems that need many
186	  serial ports because they serve many terminals or dial-in
187	  connections.
188
189	  Note that the answer to this question won't directly affect the
190	  kernel: saying N will just cause the configurator to skip all
191	  the questions about non-standard serial boards.
192
193	  Most people can say N here.
194
195config ROCKETPORT
196	tristate "Comtrol RocketPort support"
197	depends on SERIAL_NONSTANDARD && (ISA || EISA || PCI)
198	help
199	  This driver supports Comtrol RocketPort and RocketModem PCI boards.
200	  These boards provide 2, 4, 8, 16, or 32 high-speed serial ports or
201	  modems.  For information about the RocketPort/RocketModem  boards
202	  and this driver read <file:Documentation/driver-api/serial/rocket.rst>.
203
204	  To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
205	  module will be called rocket.
206
207	  If you want to compile this driver into the kernel, say Y here.  If
208	  you don't have a Comtrol RocketPort/RocketModem card installed, say N.
209
210config CYCLADES
211	tristate "Cyclades async mux support"
212	depends on SERIAL_NONSTANDARD && (PCI || ISA)
213	select FW_LOADER
214	help
215	  This driver supports Cyclades Z and Y multiserial boards.
216	  You would need something like this to connect more than two modems to
217	  your Linux box, for instance in order to become a dial-in server.
218
219	  For information about the Cyclades-Z card, read
220	  <file:Documentation/driver-api/serial/cyclades_z.rst>.
221
222	  To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
223	  module will be called cyclades.
224
225	  If you haven't heard about it, it's safe to say N.
226
227config CYZ_INTR
228	bool "Cyclades-Z interrupt mode operation"
229	depends on CYCLADES && PCI
230	help
231	  The Cyclades-Z family of multiport cards allows 2 (two) driver op
232	  modes: polling and interrupt. In polling mode, the driver will check
233	  the status of the Cyclades-Z ports every certain amount of time
234	  (which is called polling cycle and is configurable). In interrupt
235	  mode, it will use an interrupt line (IRQ) in order to check the
236	  status of the Cyclades-Z ports. The default op mode is polling. If
237	  unsure, say N.
238
239config MOXA_INTELLIO
240	tristate "Moxa Intellio support"
241	depends on SERIAL_NONSTANDARD && (ISA || EISA || PCI)
242	select FW_LOADER
243	help
244	  Say Y here if you have a Moxa Intellio multiport serial card.
245
246	  To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
247	  module will be called moxa.
248
249config MOXA_SMARTIO
250	tristate "Moxa SmartIO support v. 2.0"
251	depends on SERIAL_NONSTANDARD && (PCI || EISA || ISA)
252	help
253	  Say Y here if you have a Moxa SmartIO multiport serial card and/or
254	  want to help develop a new version of this driver.
255
256	  This is upgraded (1.9.1) driver from original Moxa drivers with
257	  changes finally resulting in PCI probing.
258
259	  This driver can also be built as a module. The module will be called
260	  mxser. If you want to do that, say M here.
261
262config SYNCLINK
263	tristate "Microgate SyncLink card support"
264	depends on SERIAL_NONSTANDARD && PCI && ISA_DMA_API
265	help
266	  Provides support for the SyncLink ISA and PCI multiprotocol serial
267	  adapters. These adapters support asynchronous and HDLC bit
268	  synchronous communication up to 10Mbps (PCI adapter).
269
270	  This driver can only be built as a module ( = code which can be
271	  inserted in and removed from the running kernel whenever you want).
272	  The module will be called synclink.  If you want to do that, say M
273	  here.
274
275config SYNCLINKMP
276	tristate "SyncLink Multiport support"
277	depends on SERIAL_NONSTANDARD && PCI
278	help
279	  Enable support for the SyncLink Multiport (2 or 4 ports)
280	  serial adapter, running asynchronous and HDLC communications up
281	  to 2.048Mbps. Each ports is independently selectable for
282	  RS-232, V.35, RS-449, RS-530, and X.21
283
284	  This driver may be built as a module ( = code which can be
285	  inserted in and removed from the running kernel whenever you want).
286	  The module will be called synclinkmp.  If you want to do that, say M
287	  here.
288
289config SYNCLINK_GT
290	tristate "SyncLink GT/AC support"
291	depends on SERIAL_NONSTANDARD && PCI
292	help
293	  Support for SyncLink GT and SyncLink AC families of
294	  synchronous and asynchronous serial adapters
295	  manufactured by Microgate Systems, Ltd. (www.microgate.com)
296
297config ISI
298	tristate "Multi-Tech multiport card support"
299	depends on SERIAL_NONSTANDARD && PCI
300	select FW_LOADER
301	help
302	  This is a driver for the Multi-Tech cards which provide several
303	  serial ports.  The driver is experimental and can currently only be
304	  built as a module. The module will be called isicom.
305	  If you want to do that, choose M here.
306
307config N_HDLC
308	tristate "HDLC line discipline support"
309	depends on SERIAL_NONSTANDARD
310	help
311	  Allows synchronous HDLC communications with tty device drivers that
312	  support synchronous HDLC such as the Microgate SyncLink adapter.
313
314	  This driver can be built as a module ( = code which can be
315	  inserted in and removed from the running kernel whenever you want).
316	  The module will be called n_hdlc. If you want to do that, say M
317	  here.
318
319config PPC_EPAPR_HV_BYTECHAN
320	bool "ePAPR hypervisor byte channel driver"
321	depends on PPC
322	select EPAPR_PARAVIRT
323	help
324	  This driver creates /dev entries for each ePAPR hypervisor byte
325	  channel, thereby allowing applications to communicate with byte
326	  channels as if they were serial ports.
327
328config PPC_EARLY_DEBUG_EHV_BC
329	bool "Early console (udbg) support for ePAPR hypervisors"
330	depends on PPC_EPAPR_HV_BYTECHAN=y
331	help
332	  Select this option to enable early console (a.k.a. "udbg") support
333	  via an ePAPR byte channel.  You also need to choose the byte channel
334	  handle below.
335
336config PPC_EARLY_DEBUG_EHV_BC_HANDLE
337	int "Byte channel handle for early console (udbg)"
338	depends on PPC_EARLY_DEBUG_EHV_BC
339	default 0
340	help
341	  If you want early console (udbg) output through a byte channel,
342	  specify the handle of the byte channel to use.
343
344	  For this to work, the byte channel driver must be compiled
345	  in-kernel, not as a module.
346
347	  Note that only one early console driver can be enabled, so don't
348	  enable any others if you enable this one.
349
350	  If the number you specify is not a valid byte channel handle, then
351	  there simply will be no early console output.  This is true also
352	  if you don't boot under a hypervisor at all.
353
354config GOLDFISH_TTY
355	tristate "Goldfish TTY Driver"
356	depends on GOLDFISH
357	select SERIAL_CORE
358	select SERIAL_CORE_CONSOLE
359	help
360	  Console and system TTY driver for the Goldfish virtual platform.
361
362config GOLDFISH_TTY_EARLY_CONSOLE
363	bool
364	default y if GOLDFISH_TTY=y
365	select SERIAL_EARLYCON
366
367config N_GSM
368	tristate "GSM MUX line discipline support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
369	depends on NET
370	help
371	  This line discipline provides support for the GSM MUX protocol and
372	  presents the mux as a set of 61 individual tty devices.
373
374config NOZOMI
375	tristate "HSDPA Broadband Wireless Data Card - Globe Trotter"
376	depends on PCI
377	help
378	  If you have a HSDPA driver Broadband Wireless Data Card -
379	  Globe Trotter PCMCIA card, say Y here.
380
381	  To compile this driver as a module, choose M here, the module
382	  will be called nozomi.
383
384config MIPS_EJTAG_FDC_TTY
385	bool "MIPS EJTAG Fast Debug Channel TTY"
386	depends on MIPS_CDMM
387	help
388	  This enables a TTY and console on the MIPS EJTAG Fast Debug Channels,
389	  if they are present. This can be useful when working with an EJTAG
390	  probe which supports it, to get console output and a login prompt via
391	  EJTAG without needing to connect a serial cable.
392
393	  TTY devices are named e.g. ttyFDC3c2 (for FDC channel 2 of the FDC on
394	  CPU3).
395
396	  The console can be enabled with console=fdc1 (for FDC channel 1 on all
397	  CPUs). Do not use the console unless there is a debug probe attached
398	  to drain the FDC TX FIFO.
399
400	  If unsure, say N.
401
402config MIPS_EJTAG_FDC_EARLYCON
403	bool "Early FDC console"
404	depends on MIPS_EJTAG_FDC_TTY
405	help
406	  This registers a console on FDC channel 1 very early during boot (from
407	  MIPS arch code). This is useful for bring-up and debugging early boot
408	  issues.
409
410	  Do not enable unless there is a debug probe attached to drain the FDC
411	  TX FIFO.
412
413	  If unsure, say N.
414
415config MIPS_EJTAG_FDC_KGDB
416	bool "Use KGDB over an FDC channel"
417	depends on MIPS_EJTAG_FDC_TTY && KGDB
418	default y
419	help
420	  This enables the use of KGDB over an FDC channel, allowing KGDB to be
421	  used remotely or when a serial port isn't available.
422
423config MIPS_EJTAG_FDC_KGDB_CHAN
424	int "KGDB FDC channel"
425	depends on MIPS_EJTAG_FDC_KGDB
426	range 2 15
427	default 3
428	help
429	  FDC channel number to use for KGDB.
430
431config NULL_TTY
432	tristate "NULL TTY driver"
433	help
434	  Say Y here if you want a NULL TTY which simply discards messages.
435
436	  This is useful to allow userspace applications which expect a console
437	  device to work without modifications even when no console is
438	  available or desired.
439
440	  In order to use this driver, you should redirect the console to this
441	  TTY, or boot the kernel with console=ttynull.
442
443	  If unsure, say N.
444
445config TRACE_ROUTER
446	tristate "Trace data router for MIPI P1149.7 cJTAG standard"
447	depends on TRACE_SINK
448	help
449	  The trace router uses the Linux tty line discipline framework to
450	  route trace data coming from a tty port (say UART for example) to
451	  the trace sink line discipline driver and to another tty port (say
452	  USB). This is part of a solution for the MIPI P1149.7, compact JTAG,
453	  standard, which is for debugging mobile devices. The PTI driver in
454	  drivers/misc/pti.c defines the majority of this MIPI solution.
455
456	  You should select this driver if the target kernel is meant for
457	  a mobile device containing a modem.  Then you will need to select
458	  "Trace data sink for MIPI P1149.7 cJTAG standard" line discipline
459	  driver.
460
461config TRACE_SINK
462	tristate "Trace data sink for MIPI P1149.7 cJTAG standard"
463	help
464	  The trace sink uses the Linux line discipline framework to receive
465	  trace data coming from the trace router line discipline driver
466	  to a user-defined tty port target, like USB.
467	  This is to provide a way to extract modem trace data on
468	  devices that do not have a PTI HW module, or just need modem
469	  trace data to come out of a different HW output port.
470	  This is part of a solution for the P1149.7, compact JTAG, standard.
471
472	  If you select this option, you need to select
473	  "Trace data router for MIPI P1149.7 cJTAG standard".
474
475config VCC
476	tristate "Sun Virtual Console Concentrator"
477	depends on SUN_LDOMS
478	help
479	  Support for Sun logical domain consoles.
480
481source "drivers/tty/hvc/Kconfig"
482
483endif # TTY
484
485source "drivers/tty/serdev/Kconfig"
486