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1# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
2#
3# The 8250/16550 serial drivers.  You shouldn't be in this list unless
4# you somehow have an implicit or explicit dependency on SERIAL_8250.
5#
6
7config SERIAL_8250
8	tristate "8250/16550 and compatible serial support"
9	depends on !S390
10	select SERIAL_CORE
11	select SERIAL_MCTRL_GPIO if GPIOLIB
12	help
13	  This selects whether you want to include the driver for the standard
14	  serial ports.  The standard answer is Y.  People who might say N
15	  here are those that are setting up dedicated Ethernet WWW/FTP
16	  servers, or users that have one of the various bus mice instead of a
17	  serial mouse and don't intend to use their machine's standard serial
18	  port for anything.
19
20	  To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
21	  module will be called 8250.
22	  [WARNING: Do not compile this driver as a module if you are using
23	  non-standard serial ports, since the configuration information will
24	  be lost when the driver is unloaded.  This limitation may be lifted
25	  in the future.]
26
27	  BTW1: If you have a mouseman serial mouse which is not recognized by
28	  the X window system, try running gpm first.
29
30	  BTW2: If you intend to use a software modem (also called Winmodem)
31	  under Linux, forget it.  These modems are crippled and require
32	  proprietary drivers which are only available under Windows.
33
34	  Most people will say Y or M here, so that they can use serial mice,
35	  modems and similar devices connecting to the standard serial ports.
36
37config SERIAL_8250_PNP
38	bool "8250/16550 PNP device support" if EXPERT
39	depends on SERIAL_8250 && PNP
40	default y
41	help
42	  This builds standard PNP serial support. You may be able to
43	  disable this feature if you only need legacy serial support.
44
45config SERIAL_8250_16550A_VARIANTS
46	bool "Support for variants of the 16550A serial port"
47	depends on SERIAL_8250
48	default !X86
49	help
50	  The 8250 driver can probe for many variants of the venerable 16550A
51	  serial port. Doing so takes additional time at boot.
52
53	  On modern systems, especially those using serial only for a simple
54	  console, you can say N here.
55
56config SERIAL_8250_FINTEK
57	bool "Support for Fintek variants"
58	depends on SERIAL_8250 && HAS_IOPORT
59	help
60	  Selecting this option will add support for the RS232 and RS485
61	  capabilities of the Fintek F81216A LPC to 4 UART as well similar
62	  variants.
63
64	  If this option is not selected the device will be configured as a
65	  standard 16550A serial port, however the device may not function
66	  correctly without this option enabled.
67
68	  If unsure, say N.
69
70config SERIAL_8250_CONSOLE
71	bool "Console on 8250/16550 and compatible serial port"
72	depends on SERIAL_8250=y
73	select SERIAL_CORE_CONSOLE
74	select SERIAL_EARLYCON
75	help
76	  If you say Y here, it will be possible to use a serial port as the
77	  system console (the system console is the device which receives all
78	  kernel messages and warnings and which allows logins in single user
79	  mode). This could be useful if some terminal or printer is connected
80	  to that serial port.
81
82	  Even if you say Y here, the currently visible virtual console
83	  (/dev/tty0) will still be used as the system console by default, but
84	  you can alter that using a kernel command line option such as
85	  "console=ttyS1". (Try "man bootparam" or see the documentation of
86	  your boot loader (grub or lilo or loadlin) about how to pass options
87	  to the kernel at boot time.)
88
89	  If you don't have a VGA card installed and you say Y here, the
90	  kernel will automatically use the first serial line, /dev/ttyS0, as
91	  system console.
92
93	  You can set that using a kernel command line option such as
94	  "console=uart8250,io,0x3f8,9600n8"
95	  "console=uart8250,mmio,0xff5e0000,115200n8".
96	  and it will switch to normal serial console when the corresponding
97	  port is ready.
98	  "earlycon=uart8250,io,0x3f8,9600n8"
99	  "earlycon=uart8250,mmio,0xff5e0000,115200n8".
100	  it will not only setup early console.
101
102	  If unsure, say N.
103
104config SERIAL_8250_PARISC
105	tristate
106	depends on SERIAL_8250 && PARISC
107	default SERIAL_8250
108
109config SERIAL_8250_DMA
110	bool "DMA support for 16550 compatible UART controllers" if EXPERT
111	depends on SERIAL_8250 && DMADEVICES=y
112	default SERIAL_8250
113	help
114	  This builds DMA support that can be used with 8250/16650
115	  compatible UART controllers that support DMA signaling.
116
117config SERIAL_8250_PCILIB
118	bool
119	depends on SERIAL_8250 && PCI
120
121config SERIAL_8250_PCI
122	tristate "8250/16550 PCI device support"
123	depends on SERIAL_8250 && PCI
124	select SERIAL_8250_PCILIB
125	default SERIAL_8250
126	help
127	  This builds standard PCI serial support. You may be able to
128	  disable this feature if you only need legacy serial support.
129	  Saves about 9K.
130	  Note that serial ports on NetMos 9835 Multi-I/O cards are handled
131	  by the parport_serial driver, enabled with CONFIG_PARPORT_SERIAL.
132
133config SERIAL_8250_EXAR
134	tristate "8250/16550 Exar/Commtech PCI/PCIe device support"
135	depends on SERIAL_8250 && PCI
136	select SERIAL_8250_PCILIB
137	select EEPROM_93CX6
138	default SERIAL_8250
139	help
140	  This builds support for XR17C1xx, XR17V3xx and some Commtech
141	  422x PCIe serial cards that are not covered by the more generic
142	  SERIAL_8250_PCI option.
143
144config SERIAL_8250_HP300
145	tristate
146	depends on SERIAL_8250 && HP300
147	default SERIAL_8250
148
149config SERIAL_8250_CS
150	tristate "8250/16550 PCMCIA device support"
151	depends on PCMCIA && SERIAL_8250 && HAS_IOPORT
152	help
153	  Say Y here to enable support for 16-bit PCMCIA serial devices,
154	  including serial port cards, modems, and the modem functions of
155	  multi-function Ethernet/modem cards. (PCMCIA- or PC-cards are
156	  credit-card size devices often used with laptops.)
157
158	  To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
159	  module will be called serial_cs.
160
161	  If unsure, say N.
162
163config SERIAL_8250_MEN_MCB
164	tristate "MEN MCB UART device support"
165	depends on MCB && SERIAL_8250
166	help
167	  This enables support for FPGA based UARTs found on many MEN
168	  boards. This driver enables support for the 16z025, 16z057
169	  and 16z125 UARTs.
170
171	  To compile this driver as a module, chose M here: the
172	  module will be called 8250_men_mcb.
173
174
175config SERIAL_8250_NR_UARTS
176	int "Maximum number of 8250/16550 serial ports"
177	depends on SERIAL_8250
178	default "4"
179	help
180	  Set this to the number of serial ports you want the driver
181	  to support.  This includes any ports discovered via ACPI or
182	  PCI enumeration and any ports that may be added at run-time
183	  via hot-plug, or any ISA multi-port serial cards.
184
185config SERIAL_8250_RUNTIME_UARTS
186	int "Number of 8250/16550 serial ports to register at runtime"
187	depends on SERIAL_8250
188	range 0 SERIAL_8250_NR_UARTS
189	default "4"
190	help
191	  Set this to the maximum number of serial ports you want
192	  the kernel to register at boot time.  This can be overridden
193	  with the module parameter "nr_uarts", or boot-time parameter
194	  8250.nr_uarts
195
196config SERIAL_8250_EXTENDED
197	bool "Extended 8250/16550 serial driver options"
198	depends on SERIAL_8250
199	help
200	  If you wish to use any non-standard features of the standard "dumb"
201	  driver, say Y here. This includes HUB6 support, shared serial
202	  interrupts, special multiport support, support for more than the
203	  four COM 1/2/3/4 boards, etc.
204
205	  Note that the answer to this question won't directly affect the
206	  kernel: saying N will just cause the configurator to skip all
207	  the questions about serial driver options. If unsure, say N.
208
209config SERIAL_8250_SHARE_IRQ
210	bool "Support for sharing serial interrupts"
211	depends on SERIAL_8250_EXTENDED
212	help
213	  Some serial boards have hardware support which allows multiple dumb
214	  serial ports on the same board to share a single IRQ. To enable
215	  support for this in the serial driver, say Y here.
216
217config SERIAL_8250_DETECT_IRQ
218	bool "Autodetect IRQ on standard ports (unsafe)"
219	depends on SERIAL_8250_EXTENDED
220	help
221	  Say Y here if you want the kernel to try to guess which IRQ
222	  to use for your serial port.
223
224	  This is considered unsafe; it is far better to configure the IRQ in
225	  a boot script using the setserial command.
226
227	  If unsure, say N.
228
229config SERIAL_8250_RSA
230	bool "Support RSA serial ports"
231	depends on SERIAL_8250_EXTENDED
232	help
233	  Say Y here if you have a IODATA RSA-DV II/S ISA card and
234	  would like to use its >115kbps speeds.
235	  You will need to provide module parameter "probe_rsa", or boot-time
236	  parameter 8250.probe_rsa with I/O addresses of this card then.
237
238	  If you don't have such card, or if unsure, say N.
239
240config SERIAL_8250_MANY_PORTS
241	bool "Support more than 4 legacy serial ports"
242	depends on SERIAL_8250_EXTENDED
243	help
244	  Say Y here if you have dumb serial boards other than the four
245	  standard COM 1/2/3/4 ports. This may happen if you have an AST
246	  FourPort, Accent Async, Boca (read the Boca mini-HOWTO, available
247	  from <https://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>), or other custom
248	  serial port hardware which acts similar to standard serial port
249	  hardware. If you only use the standard COM 1/2/3/4 ports, you can
250	  say N here to save some memory. You can also say Y if you have an
251	  "intelligent" multiport card such as Digiboards, etc.
252
253#
254# Multi-port serial cards
255#
256
257config SERIAL_8250_FOURPORT
258	tristate "Support Fourport cards"
259	depends on SERIAL_8250 != n && ISA && SERIAL_8250_MANY_PORTS
260	help
261	  Say Y here if you have an AST FourPort serial board.
262
263	  To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
264	  will be called 8250_fourport.
265
266config SERIAL_8250_ACCENT
267	tristate "Support Accent cards"
268	depends on SERIAL_8250 != n && ISA && SERIAL_8250_MANY_PORTS
269	help
270	  Say Y here if you have an Accent Async serial board.
271
272	  To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
273	  will be called 8250_accent.
274
275config SERIAL_8250_BOCA
276	tristate "Support Boca cards"
277	depends on SERIAL_8250 != n && ISA && SERIAL_8250_MANY_PORTS
278	help
279	  Say Y here if you have a Boca serial board.  Please read the Boca
280	  mini-HOWTO, available from <https://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>
281
282	  To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
283	  will be called 8250_boca.
284
285config SERIAL_8250_EXAR_ST16C554
286	tristate "Support Exar ST16C554/554D Quad UART"
287	depends on SERIAL_8250 != n && ISA && SERIAL_8250_MANY_PORTS
288	help
289	  The Uplogix Envoy TU301 uses this Exar Quad UART.  If you are
290	  tinkering with your Envoy TU301, or have a machine with this UART,
291	  say Y here.
292
293	  To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
294	  will be called 8250_exar_st16c554.
295
296config SERIAL_8250_HUB6
297	tristate "Support Hub6 cards"
298	depends on SERIAL_8250 != n && ISA && SERIAL_8250_MANY_PORTS
299	help
300	  Say Y here if you have a HUB6 serial board.
301
302	  To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
303	  will be called 8250_hub6.
304
305config SERIAL_8250_PCI1XXXX
306	tristate "Microchip 8250 based serial port"
307	depends on SERIAL_8250 && PCI
308	select SERIAL_8250_PCILIB
309	help
310	 Select this option if you have a setup with Microchip PCIe
311	 Switch with serial port enabled and wish to enable 8250
312	 serial driver for the serial interface. This driver support
313	 will ensure to support baud rates upto 1.5Mpbs.
314
315config SERIAL_8250_ASPEED_VUART
316	tristate "Aspeed Virtual UART"
317	depends on SERIAL_8250
318	depends on OF
319	depends on MFD_SYSCON
320	depends on ARCH_ASPEED || COMPILE_TEST
321	select REGMAP
322	help
323	  If you want to use the virtual UART (VUART) device on Aspeed
324	  BMC platforms, enable this option. This enables the 16550A-
325	  compatible device on the local LPC bus, giving a UART device
326	  with no physical RS232 connections.
327
328#
329# Misc. options/drivers.
330#
331
332config SERIAL_8250_ACORN
333	tristate "Acorn expansion card serial port support"
334	depends on ARCH_ACORN && SERIAL_8250
335	help
336	  If you have an Atomwide Serial card or Serial Port card for an Acorn
337	  system, say Y to this option.  The driver can handle 1, 2, or 3 port
338	  cards.  If unsure, say N.
339
340config SERIAL_8250_BCM2835AUX
341	tristate "BCM2835 auxiliar mini UART support"
342	depends on ARCH_BCM2835 || COMPILE_TEST
343	depends on SERIAL_8250 && SERIAL_8250_SHARE_IRQ
344	help
345	  Support for the BCM2835 auxiliar mini UART.
346
347	  Features and limitations of the UART are
348	    Registers are similar to 16650 registers,
349	      set bits in the control registers that are unsupported
350	      are ignored and read back as 0
351	    7/8 bit operation with 1 start and 1 stop bit
352	    8 symbols deep fifo for rx and tx
353	    SW controlled RTS and SW readable CTS
354	    Clock rate derived from system clock
355	    Uses 8 times oversampling (compared to 16 times for 16650)
356	    Missing break detection (but break generation)
357	    Missing framing error detection
358	    Missing parity bit
359	    Missing receive time-out interrupt
360	    Missing DCD, DSR, DTR and RI signals
361
362	  If unsure, say N.
363
364config SERIAL_8250_FSL
365	tristate "Freescale 16550 UART support" if COMPILE_TEST && !(PPC || ARM || ARM64)
366	depends on SERIAL_8250
367	default SERIAL_8250 if PPC || ARM || ARM64
368	help
369	  Selecting this option enables a workaround for a break-detection
370	  erratum for Freescale 16550 UARTs in the 8250 driver. It also
371	  enables support for ACPI enumeration.
372
373config SERIAL_8250_DFL
374	tristate "DFL bus driver for Altera 16550 UART"
375	depends on SERIAL_8250 && FPGA_DFL
376	help
377	  This option enables support for a Device Feature List (DFL) bus
378	  driver for the Altera 16550 UART. One or more Altera 16550 UARTs
379	  can be instantiated in a FPGA and then be discovered during
380	  enumeration of the DFL bus.
381
382	  To compile this driver as a module, chose M here: the
383	  module will be called 8250_dfl.
384
385config SERIAL_8250_DW
386	tristate "Support for Synopsys DesignWare 8250 quirks"
387	depends on SERIAL_8250
388	select SERIAL_8250_DWLIB
389	help
390	  Selecting this option will enable handling of the extra features
391	  present in the Synopsys DesignWare APB UART.
392
393config SERIAL_8250_EM
394	tristate "Support for Emma Mobile integrated serial port"
395	depends on SERIAL_8250 && HAVE_CLK
396	depends on ARCH_RENESAS || COMPILE_TEST
397	help
398	  Selecting this option will add support for the integrated serial
399	  port hardware found on the Emma Mobile line of processors.
400	  If unsure, say N.
401
402config SERIAL_8250_IOC3
403	tristate "SGI IOC3 8250 UART support"
404	depends on SERIAL_8250
405	depends on SGI_MFD_IOC3 || COMPILE_TEST
406	select SERIAL_8250_EXTENDED
407	select SERIAL_8250_SHARE_IRQ
408	help
409	  Enable this if you have a SGI Origin or Octane machine. This module
410	  provides basic serial support by directly driving the UART chip
411	  behind the IOC3 device on those systems.  Maximum baud speed is
412	  38400bps using this driver.
413
414config SERIAL_8250_KEBA
415	tristate "Support for KEBA 8250 UART"
416	depends on SERIAL_8250
417	depends on KEBA_CP500
418	help
419	  Selecting this option will add support for KEBA UARTs. These UARTs
420	  are used for the serial interfaces of KEBA PLCs.
421
422	  This driver can also be built as a module. If so, the module will
423	  be called 8250_keba.
424
425	  If unsure, say N.
426
427config SERIAL_8250_RT288X
428	bool "Ralink RT288x/RT305x/RT3662/RT3883 serial port support"
429	depends on SERIAL_8250
430	default y if MIPS_ALCHEMY || SOC_RT288X || SOC_RT305X || SOC_RT3883 || SOC_MT7620
431	help
432	  Selecting this option will add support for the alternate register
433	  layout used by Ralink RT288x/RT305x, Alchemy Au1xxx, and some others.
434	  If unsure, say N.
435
436config SERIAL_8250_OMAP
437	tristate "Support for OMAP internal UART (8250 based driver)"
438	depends on SERIAL_8250
439	depends on ARCH_OMAP2PLUS || ARCH_K3 || COMPILE_TEST
440	help
441	  If you have a machine based on an Texas Instruments OMAP CPU you
442	  can enable its onboard serial ports by enabling this option.
443
444	  This driver uses ttyS instead of ttyO.
445
446config SERIAL_8250_OMAP_TTYO_FIXUP
447	bool "Replace ttyO with ttyS"
448	depends on SERIAL_8250_OMAP=y && SERIAL_8250_CONSOLE
449	default y
450	help
451	  This option replaces the "console=ttyO" argument with the matching
452	  ttyS argument if the user did not specified it on the command line.
453	  This ensures that the user can see the kernel output during boot
454	  which he wouldn't see otherwise. The getty has still to be configured
455	  for ttyS instead of ttyO regardless of this option.
456	  This option is intended for people who "automatically" enable this
457	  driver without knowing that this driver requires a different console=
458	  argument. If you read this, please keep this option disabled and
459	  instead update your kernel command line. If you prepare a kernel for a
460	  distribution or other kind of larger user base then you probably want
461	  to keep this option enabled. Otherwise people might complain about a
462	  not booting kernel because the serial console remains silent in case
463	  they forgot to update the command line.
464
465config SERIAL_8250_LOONGSON
466	tristate "Loongson 8250 based serial port"
467	depends on SERIAL_8250
468	depends on LOONGARCH || COMPILE_TEST
469	help
470	  If you have a machine based on LoongArch CPU you can enable
471	  its onboard serial ports by enabling this option. The option
472	  is applicable to both devicetree and ACPI, say Y to this option.
473	  If unsure, say N.
474
475config SERIAL_8250_LPC18XX
476	tristate "NXP LPC18xx/43xx serial port support"
477	depends on SERIAL_8250 && OF && (ARCH_LPC18XX || COMPILE_TEST)
478	default ARCH_LPC18XX
479	help
480	  If you have a LPC18xx/43xx based board and want to use the
481	  serial port, say Y to this option. If unsure, say Y.
482
483config SERIAL_8250_MT6577
484	tristate "Mediatek serial port support"
485	depends on SERIAL_8250
486	depends on ARCH_MEDIATEK || COMPILE_TEST
487	help
488	  If you have a Mediatek based board and want to use the
489	  serial port, say Y to this option. If unsure, say N.
490
491config SERIAL_8250_UNIPHIER
492	tristate "Support for UniPhier on-chip UART"
493	depends on SERIAL_8250
494	depends on ARCH_UNIPHIER || COMPILE_TEST
495	help
496	  If you have a UniPhier based board and want to use the on-chip
497	  serial ports, say Y to this option. If unsure, say N.
498
499config SERIAL_8250_INGENIC
500	tristate "Support for Ingenic SoC serial ports"
501	depends on SERIAL_8250
502	depends on OF_FLATTREE
503	depends on MIPS || COMPILE_TEST
504	help
505	  If you have a system using an Ingenic SoC and wish to make use of
506	  its UARTs, say Y to this option. If unsure, say N.
507
508config SERIAL_8250_LPSS
509	tristate "Support for serial ports on Intel LPSS platforms"
510	default SERIAL_8250
511	depends on SERIAL_8250 && PCI
512	depends on X86 || COMPILE_TEST
513	select SERIAL_8250_DWLIB
514	select DW_DMAC_CORE if SERIAL_8250_DMA
515	select DW_DMAC_PCI if (SERIAL_8250_DMA && X86_INTEL_LPSS)
516	select RATIONAL
517	help
518	  Selecting this option will enable handling of the UART found on
519	  various Intel platforms such as:
520	    - Intel Baytrail SoC
521	    - Intel Braswell SoC
522	    - Intel Quark X1000 SoC
523	  that are not covered by the more generic SERIAL_8250_PCI option.
524
525config SERIAL_8250_MID
526	tristate "Support for serial ports on Intel MID platforms"
527	default SERIAL_8250
528	depends on SERIAL_8250 && PCI
529	depends on X86 || COMPILE_TEST
530	select HSU_DMA if SERIAL_8250_DMA
531	select HSU_DMA_PCI if (HSU_DMA && X86_INTEL_MID)
532	select RATIONAL
533	help
534	  Selecting this option will enable handling of the UART found on
535	  Intel Medfield SOC and various other Intel platforms that is not
536	  covered by the more generic SERIAL_8250_PCI option.
537
538config SERIAL_8250_PERICOM
539	tristate "Support for Pericom and Acces I/O serial ports"
540	default SERIAL_8250
541	depends on SERIAL_8250 && PCI
542	help
543	  Selecting this option will enable handling of the Pericom and Acces
544	  I/O UARTs that are not covered by the more generic SERIAL_8250_PCI
545	  option.
546
547config SERIAL_8250_PXA
548	tristate "PXA serial port support"
549	depends on SERIAL_8250
550	depends on ARCH_PXA || ARCH_MMP || COMPILE_TEST
551	help
552	  If you have a machine based on an Intel XScale PXA2xx CPU you can
553	  enable its onboard serial ports by enabling this option. The option is
554	  applicable to both devicetree and legacy boards, and early console is
555	  part of its support.
556
557config SERIAL_8250_TEGRA
558	tristate "8250 support for Tegra serial ports"
559	default SERIAL_8250
560	depends on SERIAL_8250
561	depends on ARCH_TEGRA || COMPILE_TEST
562	help
563	  Select this option if you have machine with an NVIDIA Tegra SoC and
564	  wish to enable 8250 serial driver for the Tegra serial interfaces.
565
566config SERIAL_8250_BCM7271
567	tristate "Broadcom 8250 based serial port"
568	depends on SERIAL_8250 && (ARCH_BRCMSTB || COMPILE_TEST)
569	default ARCH_BRCMSTB
570	help
571	  If you have a Broadcom STB based board and want to use the
572	  enhanced features of the Broadcom 8250 based serial port,
573	  including DMA support and high accuracy BAUD rates, say
574	  Y to this option. If unsure, say N.
575
576config SERIAL_8250_NI
577	tristate "NI 16550 based serial port"
578	depends on SERIAL_8250
579	depends on X86 || COMPILE_TEST
580	help
581	  This driver supports the integrated serial ports on National
582	  Instruments (NI) controller hardware. This is required for all NI
583	  controller models with onboard RS-485 or dual-mode RS-485/RS-232
584	  ports.
585
586	  To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
587	  will be called 8250_ni.
588
589config SERIAL_OF_PLATFORM
590	tristate "Devicetree based probing for 8250 ports"
591	depends on SERIAL_8250 && OF
592	help
593	  This option is used for all 8250 compatible serial ports that
594	  are probed through devicetree, including Open Firmware based
595	  PowerPC systems and embedded systems on architectures using the
596	  flattened device tree format.
597
598config SERIAL_8250_DWLIB
599	bool
600