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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.  (Note that the Cyclades multi serial port driver
19	  does not need this driver built in for it to work.)
20
21	  To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
22	  module will be called 8250.
23	  [WARNING: Do not compile this driver as a module if you are using
24	  non-standard serial ports, since the configuration information will
25	  be lost when the driver is unloaded.  This limitation may be lifted
26	  in the future.]
27
28	  BTW1: If you have a mouseman serial mouse which is not recognized by
29	  the X window system, try running gpm first.
30
31	  BTW2: If you intend to use a software modem (also called Winmodem)
32	  under Linux, forget it.  These modems are crippled and require
33	  proprietary drivers which are only available under Windows.
34
35	  Most people will say Y or M here, so that they can use serial mice,
36	  modems and similar devices connecting to the standard serial ports.
37
38config SERIAL_8250_DEPRECATED_OPTIONS
39	bool "Support 8250_core.* kernel options (DEPRECATED)"
40	depends on SERIAL_8250
41	default y
42	---help---
43	  In 3.7 we renamed 8250 to 8250_core by mistake, so now we have to
44	  accept kernel parameters in both forms like 8250_core.nr_uarts=4 and
45	  8250.nr_uarts=4. We now renamed the module back to 8250, but if
46	  anybody noticed in 3.7 and changed their userspace we still have to
47	  keep the 8250_core.* options around until they revert the changes
48	  they already did.
49
50	  If 8250 is built as a module, this adds 8250_core alias instead.
51
52	  If you did not notice yet and/or you have userspace from pre-3.7, it
53	  is safe (and recommended) to say N here.
54
55config SERIAL_8250_PNP
56	bool "8250/16550 PNP device support" if EXPERT
57	depends on SERIAL_8250 && PNP
58	default y
59	---help---
60	  This builds standard PNP serial support. You may be able to
61	  disable this feature if you only need legacy serial support.
62
63config SERIAL_8250_16550A_VARIANTS
64	bool "Support for variants of the 16550A serial port"
65	depends on SERIAL_8250
66	help
67	  The 8250 driver can probe for many variants of the venerable 16550A
68	  serial port. Doing so takes additional time at boot.
69
70	  On modern systems, especially those using serial only for a simple
71	  console, you can say N here.
72
73config SERIAL_8250_FINTEK
74	bool "Support for Fintek F81216A LPC to 4 UART RS485 API"
75	depends on SERIAL_8250
76	---help---
77	  Selecting this option will add support for the RS485 capabilities
78	  of the Fintek F81216A LPC to 4 UART.
79
80	  If this option is not selected the device will be configured as a
81	  standard 16550A serial port.
82
83	  If unsure, say N.
84
85config SERIAL_8250_CONSOLE
86	bool "Console on 8250/16550 and compatible serial port"
87	depends on SERIAL_8250=y
88	select SERIAL_CORE_CONSOLE
89	select SERIAL_EARLYCON
90	---help---
91	  If you say Y here, it will be possible to use a serial port as the
92	  system console (the system console is the device which receives all
93	  kernel messages and warnings and which allows logins in single user
94	  mode). This could be useful if some terminal or printer is connected
95	  to that serial port.
96
97	  Even if you say Y here, the currently visible virtual console
98	  (/dev/tty0) will still be used as the system console by default, but
99	  you can alter that using a kernel command line option such as
100	  "console=ttyS1". (Try "man bootparam" or see the documentation of
101	  your boot loader (grub or lilo or loadlin) about how to pass options
102	  to the kernel at boot time.)
103
104	  If you don't have a VGA card installed and you say Y here, the
105	  kernel will automatically use the first serial line, /dev/ttyS0, as
106	  system console.
107
108	  You can set that using a kernel command line option such as
109	  "console=uart8250,io,0x3f8,9600n8"
110	  "console=uart8250,mmio,0xff5e0000,115200n8".
111	  and it will switch to normal serial console when the corresponding
112	  port is ready.
113	  "earlycon=uart8250,io,0x3f8,9600n8"
114	  "earlycon=uart8250,mmio,0xff5e0000,115200n8".
115	  it will not only setup early console.
116
117	  If unsure, say N.
118
119config SERIAL_8250_GSC
120	tristate
121	depends on SERIAL_8250 && GSC
122	default SERIAL_8250
123
124config SERIAL_8250_DMA
125	bool "DMA support for 16550 compatible UART controllers" if EXPERT
126	depends on SERIAL_8250 && DMADEVICES=y
127	default SERIAL_8250
128	help
129	  This builds DMA support that can be used with 8250/16650
130	  compatible UART controllers that support DMA signaling.
131
132config SERIAL_8250_PCI
133	tristate "8250/16550 PCI device support"
134	depends on SERIAL_8250 && PCI
135	default SERIAL_8250
136	help
137	  This builds standard PCI serial support. You may be able to
138	  disable this feature if you only need legacy serial support.
139	  Saves about 9K.
140	  Note that serial ports on NetMos 9835 Multi-I/O cards are handled
141	  by the parport_serial driver, enabled with CONFIG_PARPORT_SERIAL.
142
143config SERIAL_8250_EXAR
144	tristate "8250/16550 Exar/Commtech PCI/PCIe device support"
145	depends on SERIAL_8250_PCI
146	default SERIAL_8250
147	help
148	  This builds support for XR17C1xx, XR17V3xx and some Commtech
149	  422x PCIe serial cards that are not covered by the more generic
150	  SERIAL_8250_PCI option.
151
152config SERIAL_8250_HP300
153	tristate
154	depends on SERIAL_8250 && HP300
155	default SERIAL_8250
156
157config SERIAL_8250_CS
158	tristate "8250/16550 PCMCIA device support"
159	depends on PCMCIA && SERIAL_8250
160	---help---
161	  Say Y here to enable support for 16-bit PCMCIA serial devices,
162	  including serial port cards, modems, and the modem functions of
163	  multi-function Ethernet/modem cards. (PCMCIA- or PC-cards are
164	  credit-card size devices often used with laptops.)
165
166	  To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
167	  module will be called serial_cs.
168
169	  If unsure, say N.
170
171config SERIAL_8250_MEN_MCB
172	tristate "MEN MCB UART device support"
173	depends on MCB && SERIAL_8250
174	help
175	  This enables support for FPGA based UARTs found on many MEN
176	  boards. This driver enables support for the 16z025, 16z057
177	  and 16z125 UARTs.
178
179	  To compile this driver as a module, chose M here: the
180	  module will be called 8250_men_mcb.
181
182
183config SERIAL_8250_NR_UARTS
184	int "Maximum number of 8250/16550 serial ports"
185	depends on SERIAL_8250
186	default "4"
187	help
188	  Set this to the number of serial ports you want the driver
189	  to support.  This includes any ports discovered via ACPI or
190	  PCI enumeration and any ports that may be added at run-time
191	  via hot-plug, or any ISA multi-port serial cards.
192
193config SERIAL_8250_RUNTIME_UARTS
194	int "Number of 8250/16550 serial ports to register at runtime"
195	depends on SERIAL_8250
196	range 0 SERIAL_8250_NR_UARTS
197	default "4"
198	help
199	  Set this to the maximum number of serial ports you want
200	  the kernel to register at boot time.  This can be overridden
201	  with the module parameter "nr_uarts", or boot-time parameter
202	  8250.nr_uarts
203
204config SERIAL_8250_EXTENDED
205	bool "Extended 8250/16550 serial driver options"
206	depends on SERIAL_8250
207	help
208	  If you wish to use any non-standard features of the standard "dumb"
209	  driver, say Y here. This includes HUB6 support, shared serial
210	  interrupts, special multiport support, support for more than the
211	  four COM 1/2/3/4 boards, etc.
212
213	  Note that the answer to this question won't directly affect the
214	  kernel: saying N will just cause the configurator to skip all
215	  the questions about serial driver options. If unsure, say N.
216
217config SERIAL_8250_MANY_PORTS
218	bool "Support more than 4 legacy serial ports"
219	depends on SERIAL_8250_EXTENDED && !IA64
220	help
221	  Say Y here if you have dumb serial boards other than the four
222	  standard COM 1/2/3/4 ports. This may happen if you have an AST
223	  FourPort, Accent Async, Boca (read the Boca mini-HOWTO, available
224	  from <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>), or other custom
225	  serial port hardware which acts similar to standard serial port
226	  hardware. If you only use the standard COM 1/2/3/4 ports, you can
227	  say N here to save some memory. You can also say Y if you have an
228	  "intelligent" multiport card such as Cyclades, Digiboards, etc.
229
230#
231# Multi-port serial cards
232#
233
234config SERIAL_8250_FOURPORT
235	tristate "Support Fourport cards"
236	depends on SERIAL_8250 != n && ISA && SERIAL_8250_MANY_PORTS
237	help
238	  Say Y here if you have an AST FourPort serial board.
239
240	  To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
241	  will be called 8250_fourport.
242
243config SERIAL_8250_ACCENT
244	tristate "Support Accent cards"
245	depends on SERIAL_8250 != n && ISA && SERIAL_8250_MANY_PORTS
246	help
247	  Say Y here if you have an Accent Async serial board.
248
249	  To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
250	  will be called 8250_accent.
251
252config SERIAL_8250_ASPEED_VUART
253	tristate "Aspeed Virtual UART"
254	depends on SERIAL_8250
255	depends on OF
256	depends on REGMAP && MFD_SYSCON
257	help
258	  If you want to use the virtual UART (VUART) device on Aspeed
259	  BMC platforms, enable this option. This enables the 16550A-
260	  compatible device on the local LPC bus, giving a UART device
261	  with no physical RS232 connections.
262
263config SERIAL_8250_BOCA
264	tristate "Support Boca cards"
265	depends on SERIAL_8250 != n && ISA && SERIAL_8250_MANY_PORTS
266	help
267	  Say Y here if you have a Boca serial board.  Please read the Boca
268	  mini-HOWTO, available from <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>
269
270	  To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
271	  will be called 8250_boca.
272
273config SERIAL_8250_EXAR_ST16C554
274	tristate "Support Exar ST16C554/554D Quad UART"
275	depends on SERIAL_8250 != n && ISA && SERIAL_8250_MANY_PORTS
276	help
277	  The Uplogix Envoy TU301 uses this Exar Quad UART.  If you are
278	  tinkering with your Envoy TU301, or have a machine with this UART,
279	  say Y here.
280
281	  To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
282	  will be called 8250_exar_st16c554.
283
284config SERIAL_8250_HUB6
285	tristate "Support Hub6 cards"
286	depends on SERIAL_8250 != n && ISA && SERIAL_8250_MANY_PORTS
287	help
288	  Say Y here if you have a HUB6 serial board.
289
290	  To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
291	  will be called 8250_hub6.
292
293#
294# Misc. options/drivers.
295#
296
297config SERIAL_8250_SHARE_IRQ
298	bool "Support for sharing serial interrupts"
299	depends on SERIAL_8250_EXTENDED
300	help
301	  Some serial boards have hardware support which allows multiple dumb
302	  serial ports on the same board to share a single IRQ. To enable
303	  support for this in the serial driver, say Y here.
304
305config SERIAL_8250_DETECT_IRQ
306	bool "Autodetect IRQ on standard ports (unsafe)"
307	depends on SERIAL_8250_EXTENDED
308	help
309	  Say Y here if you want the kernel to try to guess which IRQ
310	  to use for your serial port.
311
312	  This is considered unsafe; it is far better to configure the IRQ in
313	  a boot script using the setserial command.
314
315	  If unsure, say N.
316
317config SERIAL_8250_RSA
318	bool "Support RSA serial ports"
319	depends on SERIAL_8250_EXTENDED
320	help
321	  Say Y here if you have a IODATA RSA-DV II/S ISA card and
322	  would like to use its >115kbps speeds.
323	  You will need to provide module parameter "probe_rsa", or boot-time
324	  parameter 8250.probe_rsa with I/O addresses of this card then.
325
326	  If you don't have such card, or if unsure, say N.
327
328config SERIAL_8250_DWLIB
329	bool
330
331config SERIAL_8250_ACORN
332	tristate "Acorn expansion card serial port support"
333	depends on ARCH_ACORN && SERIAL_8250
334	help
335	  If you have an Atomwide Serial card or Serial Port card for an Acorn
336	  system, say Y to this option.  The driver can handle 1, 2, or 3 port
337	  cards.  If unsure, say N.
338
339config SERIAL_8250_BCM2835AUX
340	tristate "BCM2835 auxiliar mini UART support"
341	depends on ARCH_BCM2835 || COMPILE_TEST
342	depends on SERIAL_8250 && SERIAL_8250_SHARE_IRQ
343	help
344	  Support for the BCM2835 auxiliar mini UART.
345
346	  Features and limitations of the UART are
347	    Registers are similar to 16650 registers,
348	      set bits in the control registers that are unsupported
349	      are ignored and read back as 0
350	    7/8 bit operation with 1 start and 1 stop bit
351	    8 symbols deep fifo for rx and tx
352	    SW controlled RTS and SW readable CTS
353	    Clock rate derived from system clock
354	    Uses 8 times oversampling (compared to 16 times for 16650)
355	    Missing break detection (but break generation)
356	    Missing framing error detection
357	    Missing parity bit
358	    Missing receive time-out interrupt
359	    Missing DCD, DSR, DTR and RI signals
360
361	  If unsure, say N.
362
363config SERIAL_8250_FSL
364	bool
365	depends on SERIAL_8250_CONSOLE
366	default PPC || ARM || ARM64
367
368config SERIAL_8250_DW
369	tristate "Support for Synopsys DesignWare 8250 quirks"
370	depends on SERIAL_8250
371	select SERIAL_8250_DWLIB
372	help
373	  Selecting this option will enable handling of the extra features
374	  present in the Synopsys DesignWare APB UART.
375
376config SERIAL_8250_EM
377	tristate "Support for Emma Mobile integrated serial port"
378	depends on SERIAL_8250 && ARM && HAVE_CLK
379	help
380	  Selecting this option will add support for the integrated serial
381	  port hardware found on the Emma Mobile line of processors.
382	  If unsure, say N.
383
384config SERIAL_8250_IOC3
385	tristate "SGI IOC3 8250 UART support"
386	depends on SGI_MFD_IOC3 && SERIAL_8250
387	select SERIAL_8250_EXTENDED
388	select SERIAL_8250_SHARE_IRQ
389	help
390	  Enable this if you have a SGI Origin or Octane machine. This module
391	  provides basic serial support by directly driving the UART chip
392	  behind the IOC3 device on those systems.  Maximum baud speed is
393	  38400bps using this driver.
394
395config SERIAL_8250_RT288X
396	bool "Ralink RT288x/RT305x/RT3662/RT3883 serial port support"
397	depends on SERIAL_8250
398	default y if MIPS_ALCHEMY || SOC_RT288X || SOC_RT305X || SOC_RT3883 || SOC_MT7620
399	help
400	  Selecting this option will add support for the alternate register
401	  layout used by Ralink RT288x/RT305x, Alchemy Au1xxx, and some others.
402	  If unsure, say N.
403
404config SERIAL_8250_OMAP
405	tristate "Support for OMAP internal UART (8250 based driver)"
406	depends on SERIAL_8250 && (ARCH_OMAP2PLUS || ARCH_K3)
407	help
408	  If you have a machine based on an Texas Instruments OMAP CPU you
409	  can enable its onboard serial ports by enabling this option.
410
411	  This driver uses ttyS instead of ttyO.
412
413config SERIAL_8250_OMAP_TTYO_FIXUP
414	bool "Replace ttyO with ttyS"
415	depends on SERIAL_8250_OMAP=y && SERIAL_8250_CONSOLE
416	default y
417	help
418	  This option replaces the "console=ttyO" argument with the matching
419	  ttyS argument if the user did not specified it on the command line.
420	  This ensures that the user can see the kernel output during boot
421	  which he wouldn't see otherwise. The getty has still to be configured
422	  for ttyS instead of ttyO regardless of this option.
423	  This option is intended for people who "automatically" enable this
424	  driver without knowing that this driver requires a different console=
425	  argument. If you read this, please keep this option disabled and
426	  instead update your kernel command line. If you prepare a kernel for a
427	  distribution or other kind of larger user base then you probably want
428	  to keep this option enabled. Otherwise people might complain about a
429	  not booting kernel because the serial console remains silent in case
430	  they forgot to update the command line.
431
432config SERIAL_8250_LPC18XX
433	tristate "NXP LPC18xx/43xx serial port support"
434	depends on SERIAL_8250 && OF && (ARCH_LPC18XX || COMPILE_TEST)
435	default ARCH_LPC18XX
436	help
437	  If you have a LPC18xx/43xx based board and want to use the
438	  serial port, say Y to this option. If unsure, say Y.
439
440config SERIAL_8250_MT6577
441	tristate "Mediatek serial port support"
442	depends on SERIAL_8250 && ARCH_MEDIATEK
443	help
444	  If you have a Mediatek based board and want to use the
445	  serial port, say Y to this option. If unsure, say N.
446
447config SERIAL_8250_UNIPHIER
448	tristate "Support for UniPhier on-chip UART"
449	depends on SERIAL_8250
450	depends on ARCH_UNIPHIER || COMPILE_TEST
451	help
452	  If you have a UniPhier based board and want to use the on-chip
453	  serial ports, say Y to this option. If unsure, say N.
454
455config SERIAL_8250_INGENIC
456	tristate "Support for Ingenic SoC serial ports"
457	depends on SERIAL_8250
458	depends on OF_FLATTREE
459	depends on MIPS || COMPILE_TEST
460	help
461	  If you have a system using an Ingenic SoC and wish to make use of
462	  its UARTs, say Y to this option. If unsure, say N.
463
464config SERIAL_8250_LPSS
465	tristate "Support for serial ports on Intel LPSS platforms"
466	default SERIAL_8250
467	depends on SERIAL_8250 && PCI
468	depends on X86 || COMPILE_TEST
469	select SERIAL_8250_DWLIB
470	select DW_DMAC_CORE if SERIAL_8250_DMA
471	select DW_DMAC_PCI if (SERIAL_8250_DMA && X86_INTEL_LPSS)
472	select RATIONAL
473	help
474	  Selecting this option will enable handling of the extra features
475	  present on the UART found on various Intel platforms such as:
476	    - Intel Baytrail SoC
477	    - Intel Braswell SoC
478	    - Intel Quark X1000 SoC
479
480config SERIAL_8250_MID
481	tristate "Support for serial ports on Intel MID platforms"
482	default SERIAL_8250
483	depends on SERIAL_8250 && PCI
484	depends on X86 || COMPILE_TEST
485	select HSU_DMA if SERIAL_8250_DMA
486	select HSU_DMA_PCI if (HSU_DMA && X86_INTEL_MID)
487	select RATIONAL
488	help
489	  Selecting this option will enable handling of the extra features
490	  present on the UART found on Intel Medfield SOC and various other
491	  Intel platforms.
492
493config SERIAL_8250_PXA
494	tristate "PXA serial port support"
495	depends on SERIAL_8250
496	depends on ARCH_PXA || ARCH_MMP
497	help
498	  If you have a machine based on an Intel XScale PXA2xx CPU you can
499	  enable its onboard serial ports by enabling this option. The option is
500	  applicable to both devicetree and legacy boards, and early console is
501	  part of its support.
502
503config SERIAL_8250_TEGRA
504	tristate "8250 support for Tegra serial ports"
505	default SERIAL_8250
506	depends on SERIAL_8250
507	depends on ARCH_TEGRA || COMPILE_TEST
508	help
509	  Select this option if you have machine with an NVIDIA Tegra SoC and
510	  wish to enable 8250 serial driver for the Tegra serial interfaces.
511
512config SERIAL_OF_PLATFORM
513	tristate "Devicetree based probing for 8250 ports"
514	depends on SERIAL_8250 && OF
515	help
516	  This option is used for all 8250 compatible serial ports that
517	  are probed through devicetree, including Open Firmware based
518	  PowerPC systems and embedded systems on architectures using the
519	  flattened device tree format.
520