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Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07001#
2# Character device configuration
3#
4
5menu "Character devices"
6
7config VT
8 bool "Virtual terminal" if EMBEDDED
Martin Schwidefskyabf3ea12007-05-10 15:45:59 +02009 depends on !S390
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -070010 select INPUT
Stephen Rothwell4c514a52008-08-07 14:08:27 +100011 default y
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -070012 ---help---
13 If you say Y here, you will get support for terminal devices with
14 display and keyboard devices. These are called "virtual" because you
15 can run several virtual terminals (also called virtual consoles) on
16 one physical terminal. This is rather useful, for example one
17 virtual terminal can collect system messages and warnings, another
18 one can be used for a text-mode user session, and a third could run
19 an X session, all in parallel. Switching between virtual terminals
20 is done with certain key combinations, usually Alt-<function key>.
21
22 The setterm command ("man setterm") can be used to change the
23 properties (such as colors or beeping) of a virtual terminal. The
24 man page console_codes(4) ("man console_codes") contains the special
25 character sequences that can be used to change those properties
26 directly. The fonts used on virtual terminals can be changed with
27 the setfont ("man setfont") command and the key bindings are defined
28 with the loadkeys ("man loadkeys") command.
29
30 You need at least one virtual terminal device in order to make use
31 of your keyboard and monitor. Therefore, only people configuring an
32 embedded system would want to say N here in order to save some
33 memory; the only way to log into such a system is then via a serial
34 or network connection.
35
36 If unsure, say Y, or else you won't be able to do much with your new
37 shiny Linux system :-)
38
David Woodhousea29ccf62008-06-03 14:59:40 +010039config CONSOLE_TRANSLATIONS
40 depends on VT
41 default y
42 bool "Enable character translations in console" if EMBEDDED
43 ---help---
44 This enables support for font mapping and Unicode translation
45 on virtual consoles.
46
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -070047config VT_CONSOLE
48 bool "Support for console on virtual terminal" if EMBEDDED
49 depends on VT
50 default y
51 ---help---
52 The system console is the device which receives all kernel messages
53 and warnings and which allows logins in single user mode. If you
54 answer Y here, a virtual terminal (the device used to interact with
55 a physical terminal) can be used as system console. This is the most
56 common mode of operations, so you should say Y here unless you want
57 the kernel messages be output only to a serial port (in which case
58 you should say Y to "Console on serial port", below).
59
60 If you do say Y here, by default the currently visible virtual
61 terminal (/dev/tty0) will be used as system console. You can change
62 that with a kernel command line option such as "console=tty3" which
63 would use the third virtual terminal as system console. (Try "man
64 bootparam" or see the documentation of your boot loader (lilo or
65 loadlin) about how to pass options to the kernel at boot time.)
66
67 If unsure, say Y.
68
69config HW_CONSOLE
70 bool
71 depends on VT && !S390 && !UML
72 default y
73
Antonino A. Daplas13ae6642006-06-26 00:27:12 -070074config VT_HW_CONSOLE_BINDING
75 bool "Support for binding and unbinding console drivers"
76 depends on HW_CONSOLE
77 default n
78 ---help---
79 The virtual terminal is the device that interacts with the physical
80 terminal through console drivers. On these systems, at least one
81 console driver is loaded. In other configurations, additional console
82 drivers may be enabled, such as the framebuffer console. If more than
83 1 console driver is enabled, setting this to 'y' will allow you to
84 select the console driver that will serve as the backend for the
85 virtual terminals.
86
87 See <file:Documentation/console/console.txt> for more
88 information. For framebuffer console users, please refer to
89 <file:Documentation/fb/fbcon.txt>.
90
Arjan van de Venb781ecb2008-04-29 00:58:34 -070091config DEVKMEM
92 bool "/dev/kmem virtual device support"
93 default y
94 help
95 Say Y here if you want to support the /dev/kmem device. The
96 /dev/kmem device is rarely used, but can be used for certain
97 kind of kernel debugging operations.
98 When in doubt, say "N".
99
Mike Frysinger0b914212009-06-11 14:01:45 +0100100config BFIN_JTAG_COMM
101 tristate "Blackfin JTAG Communication"
102 depends on BLACKFIN
103 help
104 Add support for emulating a TTY device over the Blackfin JTAG.
105
106 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
107 module will be called bfin_jtag_comm.
108
109config BFIN_JTAG_COMM_CONSOLE
110 bool "Console on Blackfin JTAG"
111 depends on BFIN_JTAG_COMM=y
112
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700113config SERIAL_NONSTANDARD
114 bool "Non-standard serial port support"
Martin Schwidefskyeeca7a32007-05-10 15:45:56 +0200115 depends on HAS_IOMEM
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700116 ---help---
117 Say Y here if you have any non-standard serial boards -- boards
118 which aren't supported using the standard "dumb" serial driver.
119 This includes intelligent serial boards such as Cyclades,
120 Digiboards, etc. These are usually used for systems that need many
121 serial ports because they serve many terminals or dial-in
122 connections.
123
124 Note that the answer to this question won't directly affect the
125 kernel: saying N will just cause the configurator to skip all
126 the questions about non-standard serial boards.
127
128 Most people can say N here.
129
130config COMPUTONE
131 tristate "Computone IntelliPort Plus serial support"
Al Viro3b4709a2006-12-13 00:34:58 -0800132 depends on SERIAL_NONSTANDARD && (ISA || EISA || PCI)
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700133 ---help---
134 This driver supports the entire family of Intelliport II/Plus
135 controllers with the exception of the MicroChannel controllers and
136 products previous to the Intelliport II. These are multiport cards,
137 which give you many serial ports. You would need something like this
138 to connect more than two modems to your Linux box, for instance in
139 order to become a dial-in server. If you have a card like that, say
Randy Dunlap31c00fc2008-11-13 21:33:24 +0000140 Y here and read <file:Documentation/serial/computone.txt>.
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700141
Roland.Kletzing33dda512008-06-05 22:46:04 -0700142 To compile this driver as module, choose M here: the
143 module will be called ip2.
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700144
145config ROCKETPORT
146 tristate "Comtrol RocketPort support"
Al Viro27d41712007-07-17 08:49:35 +0100147 depends on SERIAL_NONSTANDARD && (ISA || EISA || PCI)
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700148 help
149 This driver supports Comtrol RocketPort and RocketModem PCI boards.
150 These boards provide 2, 4, 8, 16, or 32 high-speed serial ports or
151 modems. For information about the RocketPort/RocketModem boards
Randy Dunlap31c00fc2008-11-13 21:33:24 +0000152 and this driver read <file:Documentation/serial/rocket.txt>.
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700153
154 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
155 module will be called rocket.
156
157 If you want to compile this driver into the kernel, say Y here. If
158 you don't have a Comtrol RocketPort/RocketModem card installed, say N.
159
160config CYCLADES
161 tristate "Cyclades async mux support"
Jiri Slabycff94942007-05-08 00:36:36 -0700162 depends on SERIAL_NONSTANDARD && (PCI || ISA)
Jiri Slabyee2077d2007-07-26 10:41:17 -0700163 select FW_LOADER
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700164 ---help---
165 This driver supports Cyclades Z and Y multiserial boards.
166 You would need something like this to connect more than two modems to
167 your Linux box, for instance in order to become a dial-in server.
168
169 For information about the Cyclades-Z card, read
Randy Dunlap31c00fc2008-11-13 21:33:24 +0000170 <file:Documentation/serial/README.cycladesZ>.
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700171
172 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
173 module will be called cyclades.
174
175 If you haven't heard about it, it's safe to say N.
176
177config CYZ_INTR
178 bool "Cyclades-Z interrupt mode operation (EXPERIMENTAL)"
179 depends on EXPERIMENTAL && CYCLADES
180 help
181 The Cyclades-Z family of multiport cards allows 2 (two) driver op
182 modes: polling and interrupt. In polling mode, the driver will check
183 the status of the Cyclades-Z ports every certain amount of time
184 (which is called polling cycle and is configurable). In interrupt
185 mode, it will use an interrupt line (IRQ) in order to check the
186 status of the Cyclades-Z ports. The default op mode is polling. If
187 unsure, say N.
188
189config DIGIEPCA
190 tristate "Digiboard Intelligent Async Support"
Alan Coxdcbf1282008-07-22 11:18:12 +0100191 depends on SERIAL_NONSTANDARD && (ISA || EISA || PCI)
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700192 ---help---
193 This is a driver for Digi International's Xx, Xeve, and Xem series
194 of cards which provide multiple serial ports. You would need
195 something like this to connect more than two modems to your Linux
196 box, for instance in order to become a dial-in server. This driver
197 supports the original PC (ISA) boards as well as PCI, and EISA. If
198 you have a card like this, say Y here and read the file
Randy Dunlap31c00fc2008-11-13 21:33:24 +0000199 <file:Documentation/serial/digiepca.txt>.
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700200
201 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
202 module will be called epca.
203
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700204config MOXA_INTELLIO
205 tristate "Moxa Intellio support"
Al Viro8a023672007-07-20 00:24:22 +0100206 depends on SERIAL_NONSTANDARD && (ISA || EISA || PCI)
Jiri Slaby49209162008-05-14 16:05:53 -0700207 select FW_LOADER
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700208 help
209 Say Y here if you have a Moxa Intellio multiport serial card.
210
211 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
212 module will be called moxa.
213
214config MOXA_SMARTIO
Jiri Slaby98c47ea2007-02-10 01:45:15 -0800215 tristate "Moxa SmartIO support v. 2.0"
Jiri Slabyfb0c9292006-12-13 00:34:19 -0800216 depends on SERIAL_NONSTANDARD && (PCI || EISA || ISA)
Jiri Slaby037ad482006-12-08 02:38:11 -0800217 help
218 Say Y here if you have a Moxa SmartIO multiport serial card and/or
219 want to help develop a new version of this driver.
220
221 This is upgraded (1.9.1) driver from original Moxa drivers with
222 changes finally resulting in PCI probing.
223
Jiri Slaby037ad482006-12-08 02:38:11 -0800224 This driver can also be built as a module. The module will be called
Jiri Slaby1c456072008-02-07 00:16:46 -0800225 mxser. If you want to do that, say M here.
Jiri Slaby037ad482006-12-08 02:38:11 -0800226
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700227config ISI
228 tristate "Multi-Tech multiport card support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
Alan Cox6d889722008-07-22 11:18:21 +0100229 depends on SERIAL_NONSTANDARD && PCI
maximilian attems5ff2a7e2006-03-26 01:37:35 -0800230 select FW_LOADER
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700231 help
232 This is a driver for the Multi-Tech cards which provide several
233 serial ports. The driver is experimental and can currently only be
234 built as a module. The module will be called isicom.
235 If you want to do that, choose M here.
236
237config SYNCLINK
238 tristate "Microgate SyncLink card support"
Al Viroa5532602005-05-04 05:39:42 +0100239 depends on SERIAL_NONSTANDARD && PCI && ISA_DMA_API
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700240 help
241 Provides support for the SyncLink ISA and PCI multiprotocol serial
242 adapters. These adapters support asynchronous and HDLC bit
243 synchronous communication up to 10Mbps (PCI adapter).
244
245 This driver can only be built as a module ( = code which can be
246 inserted in and removed from the running kernel whenever you want).
247 The module will be called synclink. If you want to do that, say M
248 here.
249
250config SYNCLINKMP
251 tristate "SyncLink Multiport support"
Al Viro8a023672007-07-20 00:24:22 +0100252 depends on SERIAL_NONSTANDARD && PCI
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700253 help
254 Enable support for the SyncLink Multiport (2 or 4 ports)
255 serial adapter, running asynchronous and HDLC communications up
256 to 2.048Mbps. Each ports is independently selectable for
257 RS-232, V.35, RS-449, RS-530, and X.21
258
259 This driver may be built as a module ( = code which can be
260 inserted in and removed from the running kernel whenever you want).
261 The module will be called synclinkmp. If you want to do that, say M
262 here.
263
Paul Fulghum705b6c72006-01-08 01:02:06 -0800264config SYNCLINK_GT
265 tristate "SyncLink GT/AC support"
Al Viro8ef9cf32006-02-01 06:07:15 -0500266 depends on SERIAL_NONSTANDARD && PCI
Paul Fulghum705b6c72006-01-08 01:02:06 -0800267 help
268 Support for SyncLink GT and SyncLink AC families of
269 synchronous and asynchronous serial adapters
270 manufactured by Microgate Systems, Ltd. (www.microgate.com)
271
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700272config N_HDLC
273 tristate "HDLC line discipline support"
274 depends on SERIAL_NONSTANDARD
275 help
276 Allows synchronous HDLC communications with tty device drivers that
277 support synchronous HDLC such as the Microgate SyncLink adapter.
278
Alan Coxe1eaea42010-03-26 11:32:54 +0000279 This driver can be built as a module ( = code which can be
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700280 inserted in and removed from the running kernel whenever you want).
281 The module will be called n_hdlc. If you want to do that, say M
282 here.
283
Alan Coxe1eaea42010-03-26 11:32:54 +0000284config N_GSM
285 tristate "GSM MUX line discipline support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
286 depends on EXPERIMENTAL
287 help
288 This line discipline provides support for the GSM MUX protocol and
289 presents the mux as a set of 61 individual tty devices.
290
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700291config RISCOM8
292 tristate "SDL RISCom/8 card support"
Alan Cox781cff52008-07-22 11:18:30 +0100293 depends on SERIAL_NONSTANDARD
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700294 help
295 This is a driver for the SDL Communications RISCom/8 multiport card,
296 which gives you many serial ports. You would need something like
297 this to connect more than two modems to your Linux box, for instance
298 in order to become a dial-in server. If you have a card like that,
Randy Dunlap31c00fc2008-11-13 21:33:24 +0000299 say Y here and read the file <file:Documentation/serial/riscom8.txt>.
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700300
301 Also it's possible to say M here and compile this driver as kernel
302 loadable module; the module will be called riscom8.
303
304config SPECIALIX
305 tristate "Specialix IO8+ card support"
Alan Coxfaa76122008-07-22 11:19:05 +0100306 depends on SERIAL_NONSTANDARD
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700307 help
308 This is a driver for the Specialix IO8+ multiport card (both the
309 ISA and the PCI version) which gives you many serial ports. You
310 would need something like this to connect more than two modems to
311 your Linux box, for instance in order to become a dial-in server.
312
313 If you have a card like that, say Y here and read the file
Randy Dunlap31c00fc2008-11-13 21:33:24 +0000314 <file:Documentation/serial/specialix.txt>. Also it's possible to say
315 M here and compile this driver as kernel loadable module which will be
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700316 called specialix.
317
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700318config SX
319 tristate "Specialix SX (and SI) card support"
Alan Cox41214592009-10-29 12:16:22 +0000320 depends on SERIAL_NONSTANDARD && (PCI || EISA || ISA) && BROKEN
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700321 help
322 This is a driver for the SX and SI multiport serial cards.
Randy Dunlap31c00fc2008-11-13 21:33:24 +0000323 Please read the file <file:Documentation/serial/sx.txt> for details.
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700324
325 This driver can only be built as a module ( = code which can be
326 inserted in and removed from the running kernel whenever you want).
327 The module will be called sx. If you want to do that, say M here.
328
329config RIO
330 tristate "Specialix RIO system support"
Alan Cox41214592009-10-29 12:16:22 +0000331 depends on SERIAL_NONSTANDARD && BROKEN
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700332 help
333 This is a driver for the Specialix RIO, a smart serial card which
334 drives an outboard box that can support up to 128 ports. Product
335 information is at <http://www.perle.com/support/documentation.html#multiport>.
336 There are both ISA and PCI versions.
337
338config RIO_OLDPCI
339 bool "Support really old RIO/PCI cards"
340 depends on RIO
341 help
342 Older RIO PCI cards need some initialization-time configuration to
343 determine the IRQ and some control addresses. If you have a RIO and
344 this doesn't seem to work, try setting this to Y.
345
346config STALDRV
347 bool "Stallion multiport serial support"
348 depends on SERIAL_NONSTANDARD
349 help
350 Stallion cards give you many serial ports. You would need something
351 like this to connect more than two modems to your Linux box, for
352 instance in order to become a dial-in server. If you say Y here,
353 you will be asked for your specific card model in the next
Randy Dunlap31c00fc2008-11-13 21:33:24 +0000354 questions. Make sure to read <file:Documentation/serial/stallion.txt>
355 in this case. If you have never heard about all this, it's safe to
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700356 say N.
357
358config STALLION
359 tristate "Stallion EasyIO or EC8/32 support"
Alan Coxd18a7502008-10-13 10:40:07 +0100360 depends on STALDRV && (ISA || EISA || PCI)
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700361 help
362 If you have an EasyIO or EasyConnection 8/32 multiport Stallion
363 card, then this is for you; say Y. Make sure to read
Randy Dunlap31c00fc2008-11-13 21:33:24 +0000364 <file:Documentation/serial/stallion.txt>.
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700365
366 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
367 module will be called stallion.
368
369config ISTALLION
370 tristate "Stallion EC8/64, ONboard, Brumby support"
Alan Coxd18a7502008-10-13 10:40:07 +0100371 depends on STALDRV && (ISA || EISA || PCI)
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700372 help
373 If you have an EasyConnection 8/64, ONboard, Brumby or Stallion
374 serial multiport card, say Y here. Make sure to read
Randy Dunlap31c00fc2008-11-13 21:33:24 +0000375 <file:Documentation/serial/stallion.txt>.
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700376
377 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
378 module will be called istallion.
379
Frank Seidel20fd1e32007-11-09 14:49:23 +0100380config NOZOMI
381 tristate "HSDPA Broadband Wireless Data Card - Globe Trotter"
382 depends on PCI && EXPERIMENTAL
383 help
384 If you have a HSDPA driver Broadband Wireless Data Card -
385 Globe Trotter PCMCIA card, say Y here.
386
387 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here, the module
388 will be called nozomi.
389
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700390config A2232
391 tristate "Commodore A2232 serial support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
Alan Cox41214592009-10-29 12:16:22 +0000392 depends on EXPERIMENTAL && ZORRO && BROKEN
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700393 ---help---
394 This option supports the 2232 7-port serial card shipped with the
395 Amiga 2000 and other Zorro-bus machines, dating from 1989. At
396 a max of 19,200 bps, the ports are served by a 6551 ACIA UART chip
397 each, plus a 8520 CIA, and a master 6502 CPU and buffer as well. The
398 ports were connected with 8 pin DIN connectors on the card bracket,
399 for which 8 pin to DB25 adapters were supplied. The card also had
400 jumpers internally to toggle various pinning configurations.
401
402 This driver can be built as a module; but then "generic_serial"
403 will also be built as a module. This has to be loaded before
404 "ser_a2232". If you want to do this, answer M here.
405
406config SGI_SNSC
407 bool "SGI Altix system controller communication support"
408 depends on (IA64_SGI_SN2 || IA64_GENERIC)
409 help
410 If you have an SGI Altix and you want to enable system
411 controller communication from user space (you want this!),
412 say Y. Otherwise, say N.
413
Bruce Losuree1e19742005-04-25 13:09:41 -0700414config SGI_TIOCX
415 bool "SGI TIO CX driver support"
416 depends on (IA64_SGI_SN2 || IA64_GENERIC)
417 help
418 If you have an SGI Altix and you have fpga devices attached
419 to your TIO, say Y here, otherwise say N.
420
421config SGI_MBCS
422 tristate "SGI FPGA Core Services driver support"
Bruce Losureae40aae2005-04-04 13:23:00 -0700423 depends on SGI_TIOCX
Bruce Losuree1e19742005-04-25 13:09:41 -0700424 help
425 If you have an SGI Altix with an attached SABrick
426 say Y or M here, otherwise say N.
427
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700428source "drivers/serial/Kconfig"
429
430config UNIX98_PTYS
431 bool "Unix98 PTY support" if EMBEDDED
432 default y
433 ---help---
434 A pseudo terminal (PTY) is a software device consisting of two
435 halves: a master and a slave. The slave device behaves identical to
436 a physical terminal; the master device is used by a process to
437 read data from and write data to the slave, thereby emulating a
438 terminal. Typical programs for the master side are telnet servers
439 and xterms.
440
441 Linux has traditionally used the BSD-like names /dev/ptyxx for
442 masters and /dev/ttyxx for slaves of pseudo terminals. This scheme
443 has a number of problems. The GNU C library glibc 2.1 and later,
444 however, supports the Unix98 naming standard: in order to acquire a
445 pseudo terminal, a process opens /dev/ptmx; the number of the pseudo
446 terminal is then made available to the process and the pseudo
447 terminal slave can be accessed as /dev/pts/<number>. What was
448 traditionally /dev/ttyp2 will then be /dev/pts/2, for example.
449
450 All modern Linux systems use the Unix98 ptys. Say Y unless
451 you're on an embedded system and want to conserve memory.
452
Sukadev Bhattiprolue4adca22009-01-02 13:41:54 +0000453config DEVPTS_MULTIPLE_INSTANCES
454 bool "Support multiple instances of devpts"
455 depends on UNIX98_PTYS
456 default n
457 ---help---
458 Enable support for multiple instances of devpts filesystem.
459 If you want to have isolated PTY namespaces (eg: in containers),
460 say Y here. Otherwise, say N. If enabled, each mount of devpts
461 filesystem with the '-o newinstance' option will create an
462 independent PTY namespace.
463
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700464config LEGACY_PTYS
465 bool "Legacy (BSD) PTY support"
466 default y
467 ---help---
468 A pseudo terminal (PTY) is a software device consisting of two
469 halves: a master and a slave. The slave device behaves identical to
470 a physical terminal; the master device is used by a process to
471 read data from and write data to the slave, thereby emulating a
472 terminal. Typical programs for the master side are telnet servers
473 and xterms.
474
475 Linux has traditionally used the BSD-like names /dev/ptyxx
476 for masters and /dev/ttyxx for slaves of pseudo
477 terminals. This scheme has a number of problems, including
478 security. This option enables these legacy devices; on most
479 systems, it is safe to say N.
480
481
482config LEGACY_PTY_COUNT
483 int "Maximum number of legacy PTY in use"
484 depends on LEGACY_PTYS
Kay Sievers345ee832007-11-14 23:39:42 +0100485 range 0 256
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700486 default "256"
487 ---help---
488 The maximum number of legacy PTYs that can be used at any one time.
489 The default is 256, and should be more than enough. Embedded
490 systems may want to reduce this to save memory.
491
492 When not in use, each legacy PTY occupies 12 bytes on 32-bit
493 architectures and 24 bytes on 64-bit architectures.
494
Benjamin Herrenschmidta45b8392006-07-04 15:06:20 +1000495config BRIQ_PANEL
496 tristate 'Total Impact briQ front panel driver'
Paul Mackerras2818c5d2006-08-25 15:08:21 +1000497 depends on PPC_CHRP
Benjamin Herrenschmidta45b8392006-07-04 15:06:20 +1000498 ---help---
499 The briQ is a small footprint CHRP computer with a frontpanel VFD, a
500 tristate led and two switches. It is the size of a CDROM drive.
501
502 If you have such one and want anything showing on the VFD then you
503 must answer Y here.
504
505 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
506 module will be called briq_panel.
507
508 It's safe to say N here.
509
Mike Frysinger2dc63a82008-04-25 08:04:56 +0800510config BFIN_OTP
511 tristate "Blackfin On-Chip OTP Memory Support"
Mike Frysingerf69b2d72009-11-20 19:09:56 +0000512 depends on BLACKFIN && (BF51x || BF52x || BF54x)
Mike Frysinger2dc63a82008-04-25 08:04:56 +0800513 default y
514 help
515 If you say Y here, you will get support for a character device
516 interface into the One Time Programmable memory pages that are
517 stored on the Blackfin processor. This will not get you access
518 to the secure memory pages however. You will need to write your
519 own secure code and reader for that.
520
521 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
522 will be called bfin-otp.
523
524 If unsure, it is safe to say Y.
525
526config BFIN_OTP_WRITE_ENABLE
527 bool "Enable writing support of OTP pages"
528 depends on BFIN_OTP
529 default n
530 help
531 If you say Y here, you will enable support for writing of the
532 OTP pages. This is dangerous by nature as you can only program
533 the pages once, so only enable this option when you actually
534 need it so as to not inadvertently clobber data.
535
536 If unsure, say N.
537
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700538config PRINTER
539 tristate "Parallel printer support"
540 depends on PARPORT
541 ---help---
542 If you intend to attach a printer to the parallel port of your Linux
543 box (as opposed to using a serial printer; if the connector at the
544 printer has 9 or 25 holes ["female"], then it's serial), say Y.
545 Also read the Printing-HOWTO, available from
546 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
547
548 It is possible to share one parallel port among several devices
549 (e.g. printer and ZIP drive) and it is safe to compile the
550 corresponding drivers into the kernel.
551
552 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here and read
553 <file:Documentation/parport.txt>. The module will be called lp.
554
555 If you have several parallel ports, you can specify which ports to
556 use with the "lp" kernel command line option. (Try "man bootparam"
557 or see the documentation of your boot loader (lilo or loadlin) about
558 how to pass options to the kernel at boot time.) The syntax of the
559 "lp" command line option can be found in <file:drivers/char/lp.c>.
560
561 If you have more than 8 printers, you need to increase the LP_NO
562 macro in lp.c and the PARPORT_MAX macro in parport.h.
563
564config LP_CONSOLE
565 bool "Support for console on line printer"
566 depends on PRINTER
567 ---help---
568 If you want kernel messages to be printed out as they occur, you
569 can have a console on the printer. This option adds support for
570 doing that; to actually get it to happen you need to pass the
571 option "console=lp0" to the kernel at boot time.
572
573 If the printer is out of paper (or off, or unplugged, or too
574 busy..) the kernel will stall until the printer is ready again.
575 By defining CONSOLE_LP_STRICT to 0 (at your own risk) you
576 can make the kernel continue when this happens,
577 but it'll lose the kernel messages.
578
579 If unsure, say N.
580
581config PPDEV
582 tristate "Support for user-space parallel port device drivers"
583 depends on PARPORT
584 ---help---
585 Saying Y to this adds support for /dev/parport device nodes. This
586 is needed for programs that want portable access to the parallel
587 port, for instance deviceid (which displays Plug-and-Play device
588 IDs).
589
590 This is the parallel port equivalent of SCSI generic support (sg).
591 It is safe to say N to this -- it is not needed for normal printing
592 or parallel port CD-ROM/disk support.
593
594 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
595 module will be called ppdev.
596
597 If unsure, say N.
598
Ryan S. Arnold45d607e2006-03-27 21:25:16 +0200599config HVC_DRIVER
600 bool
601 help
Rusty Russell3e6c6f62007-10-16 23:30:13 -0700602 Generic "hypervisor virtual console" infrastructure for various
Rusty Russell2d1df812007-10-16 23:30:14 -0700603 hypervisors (pSeries, iSeries, Xen, lguest).
Ryan S. Arnold45d607e2006-03-27 21:25:16 +0200604 It will automatically be selected if one of the back-end console drivers
605 is selected.
606
Christian Borntraeger611e0972008-06-20 15:24:08 +0200607config HVC_IRQ
608 bool
Ryan S. Arnold45d607e2006-03-27 21:25:16 +0200609
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700610config HVC_CONSOLE
611 bool "pSeries Hypervisor Virtual Console support"
612 depends on PPC_PSERIES
Ryan S. Arnold45d607e2006-03-27 21:25:16 +0200613 select HVC_DRIVER
Christian Borntraeger611e0972008-06-20 15:24:08 +0200614 select HVC_IRQ
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700615 help
616 pSeries machines when partitioned support a hypervisor virtual
617 console. This driver allows each pSeries partition to have a console
618 which is accessed via the HMC.
619
Stephen Rothwell8bff05b2006-07-13 18:51:22 +1000620config HVC_ISERIES
621 bool "iSeries Hypervisor Virtual Console support"
Stephen Rothwellb15f7922007-05-08 15:05:31 +1000622 depends on PPC_ISERIES
623 default y
Stephen Rothwell8bff05b2006-07-13 18:51:22 +1000624 select HVC_DRIVER
Christian Borntraeger611e0972008-06-20 15:24:08 +0200625 select HVC_IRQ
Kamalesh Babulald2b43972009-01-06 05:57:24 +0000626 select VIOPATH
Stephen Rothwell8bff05b2006-07-13 18:51:22 +1000627 help
628 iSeries machines support a hypervisor virtual console.
629
Arnd Bergmannf4d17492006-03-27 21:26:03 +0200630config HVC_RTAS
631 bool "IBM RTAS Console support"
632 depends on PPC_RTAS
633 select HVC_DRIVER
634 help
635 IBM Console device driver which makes use of RTAS
636
Ishizaki Kou3cdc20e2007-02-02 16:44:08 +0900637config HVC_BEAT
638 bool "Toshiba's Beat Hypervisor Console support"
639 depends on PPC_CELLEB
640 select HVC_DRIVER
641 help
642 Toshiba's Cell Reference Set Beat Console device driver
643
Hendrik Brueckner44a01d52008-12-25 13:38:57 +0100644config HVC_IUCV
645 bool "z/VM IUCV Hypervisor console support (VM only)"
646 depends on S390
647 select HVC_DRIVER
648 select IUCV
649 default y
650 help
651 This driver provides a Hypervisor console (HVC) back-end to access
652 a Linux (console) terminal via a z/VM IUCV communication path.
653
Jeremy Fitzhardingeb536b4b2007-07-17 18:37:06 -0700654config HVC_XEN
655 bool "Xen Hypervisor Console support"
656 depends on XEN
657 select HVC_DRIVER
Christian Borntraeger611e0972008-06-20 15:24:08 +0200658 select HVC_IRQ
Jeremy Fitzhardingeb536b4b2007-07-17 18:37:06 -0700659 default y
660 help
661 Xen virtual console device driver
662
David Gibsond5e54912008-11-05 14:20:17 +0000663config HVC_UDBG
664 bool "udbg based fake hypervisor console"
665 depends on PPC && EXPERIMENTAL
666 select HVC_DRIVER
667 default n
668
Rusty Russell31610432007-10-22 11:03:39 +1000669config VIRTIO_CONSOLE
Christian Borntraeger7721c492008-07-25 12:06:06 -0500670 tristate "Virtio console"
671 depends on VIRTIO
Rusty Russell31610432007-10-22 11:03:39 +1000672 select HVC_DRIVER
Christian Borntraeger7721c492008-07-25 12:06:06 -0500673 help
674 Virtio console for use with lguest and other hypervisors.
675
Amit Shahfb08bd22009-12-21 21:36:04 +0530676 Also serves as a general-purpose serial device for data
677 transfer between the guest and host. Character devices at
678 /dev/vportNpn will be created when corresponding ports are
679 found, where N is the device number and n is the port number
680 within that device. If specified by the host, a sysfs
681 attribute called 'name' will be populated with a name for
682 the port which can be used by udev scripts to create a
683 symlink to the device.
Rusty Russell31610432007-10-22 11:03:39 +1000684
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700685config HVCS
686 tristate "IBM Hypervisor Virtual Console Server support"
Kamalesh Babulalaa8b83c2009-09-25 03:31:43 +0000687 depends on PPC_PSERIES && HVC_CONSOLE
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700688 help
689 Partitionable IBM Power5 ppc64 machines allow hosting of
690 firmware virtual consoles from one Linux partition by
691 another Linux partition. This driver allows console data
692 from Linux partitions to be accessed through TTY device
693 interfaces in the device tree of a Linux partition running
694 this driver.
695
696 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
Pavel Machek4737f092009-06-05 00:44:53 +0200697 module will be called hvcs. Additionally, this module
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700698 will depend on arch specific APIs exported from hvcserver.ko
699 which will also be compiled when this driver is built as a
700 module.
701
Sonny Raofe9e8d52008-07-08 15:45:11 +1000702config IBM_BSR
703 tristate "IBM POWER Barrier Synchronization Register support"
704 depends on PPC_PSERIES
705 help
706 This devices exposes a hardware mechanism for fast synchronization
707 of threads across a large system which avoids bouncing a cacheline
708 between several cores on a system
709
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700710source "drivers/char/ipmi/Kconfig"
711
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700712config DS1620
713 tristate "NetWinder thermometer support"
714 depends on ARCH_NETWINDER
715 help
716 Say Y here to include support for the thermal management hardware
717 found in the NetWinder. This driver allows the user to control the
718 temperature set points and to read the current temperature.
719
720 It is also possible to say M here to build it as a module (ds1620)
721 It is recommended to be used on a NetWinder, but it is not a
722 necessity.
723
724config NWBUTTON
725 tristate "NetWinder Button"
726 depends on ARCH_NETWINDER
727 ---help---
728 If you say Y here and create a character device node /dev/nwbutton
729 with major and minor numbers 10 and 158 ("man mknod"), then every
730 time the orange button is pressed a number of times, the number of
731 times the button was pressed will be written to that device.
732
733 This is most useful for applications, as yet unwritten, which
734 perform actions based on how many times the button is pressed in a
735 row.
736
737 Do not hold the button down for too long, as the driver does not
738 alter the behaviour of the hardware reset circuitry attached to the
739 button; it will still execute a hard reset if the button is held
740 down for longer than approximately five seconds.
741
742 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
743 module will be called nwbutton.
744
745 Most people will answer Y to this question and "Reboot Using Button"
746 below to be able to initiate a system shutdown from the button.
747
748config NWBUTTON_REBOOT
749 bool "Reboot Using Button"
750 depends on NWBUTTON
751 help
752 If you say Y here, then you will be able to initiate a system
753 shutdown and reboot by pressing the orange button a number of times.
754 The number of presses to initiate the shutdown is two by default,
755 but this can be altered by modifying the value of NUM_PRESSES_REBOOT
756 in nwbutton.h and recompiling the driver or, if you compile the
757 driver as a module, you can specify the number of presses at load
758 time with "insmod button reboot_count=<something>".
759
760config NWFLASH
761 tristate "NetWinder flash support"
762 depends on ARCH_NETWINDER
763 ---help---
764 If you say Y here and create a character device /dev/flash with
765 major 10 and minor 160 you can manipulate the flash ROM containing
766 the NetWinder firmware. Be careful as accidentally overwriting the
767 flash contents can render your computer unbootable. On no account
768 allow random users access to this device. :-)
769
770 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
771 module will be called nwflash.
772
773 If you're not sure, say N.
774
Michael Buesch844dd052006-06-26 00:24:59 -0700775source "drivers/char/hw_random/Kconfig"
776
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700777config NVRAM
778 tristate "/dev/nvram support"
Uwe Kleine-König807a96c2009-01-31 01:21:59 +0100779 depends on ATARI || X86 || (ARM && RTC_DRV_CMOS) || GENERIC_NVRAM
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700780 ---help---
781 If you say Y here and create a character special file /dev/nvram
782 with major number 10 and minor number 144 using mknod ("man mknod"),
783 you get read and write access to the extra bytes of non-volatile
784 memory in the real time clock (RTC), which is contained in every PC
785 and most Ataris. The actual number of bytes varies, depending on the
786 nvram in the system, but is usually 114 (128-14 for the RTC).
787
788 This memory is conventionally called "CMOS RAM" on PCs and "NVRAM"
789 on Ataris. /dev/nvram may be used to view settings there, or to
790 change them (with some utility). It could also be used to frequently
791 save a few bits of very important data that may not be lost over
792 power-off and for which writing to disk is too insecure. Note
793 however that most NVRAM space in a PC belongs to the BIOS and you
794 should NEVER idly tamper with it. See Ralf Brown's interrupt list
795 for a guide to the use of CMOS bytes by your BIOS.
796
797 On Atari machines, /dev/nvram is always configured and does not need
798 to be selected.
799
800 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
801 module will be called nvram.
802
David Brownellc7500902008-04-28 02:11:52 -0700803#
804# These legacy RTC drivers just cause too many conflicts with the generic
805# RTC framework ... let's not even try to coexist any more.
806#
807if RTC_LIB=n
808
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700809config RTC
David Brownelle6d2bb22008-06-12 15:21:55 -0700810 tristate "Enhanced Real Time Clock Support (legacy PC RTC driver)"
David Brownellc7500902008-04-28 02:11:52 -0700811 depends on !PPC && !PARISC && !IA64 && !M68K && !SPARC && !FRV \
Mike Frysinger7bfa58d2009-06-17 16:26:14 -0700812 && !ARM && !SUPERH && !S390 && !AVR32 && !BLACKFIN
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700813 ---help---
814 If you say Y here and create a character special file /dev/rtc with
815 major number 10 and minor number 135 using mknod ("man mknod"), you
816 will get access to the real time clock (or hardware clock) built
817 into your computer.
818
819 Every PC has such a clock built in. It can be used to generate
820 signals from as low as 1Hz up to 8192Hz, and can also be used
821 as a 24 hour alarm. It reports status information via the file
822 /proc/driver/rtc and its behaviour is set by various ioctls on
823 /dev/rtc.
824
825 If you run Linux on a multiprocessor machine and said Y to
826 "Symmetric Multi Processing" above, you should say Y here to read
827 and set the RTC in an SMP compatible fashion.
828
829 If you think you have a use for such a device (such as periodic data
830 sampling), then say Y here, and read <file:Documentation/rtc.txt>
831 for details.
832
833 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
834 module will be called rtc.
835
Al Viro22405982007-07-22 00:37:48 -0700836config JS_RTC
837 tristate "Enhanced Real Time Clock Support"
838 depends on SPARC32 && PCI
839 ---help---
840 If you say Y here and create a character special file /dev/rtc with
841 major number 10 and minor number 135 using mknod ("man mknod"), you
842 will get access to the real time clock (or hardware clock) built
843 into your computer.
844
845 Every PC has such a clock built in. It can be used to generate
846 signals from as low as 1Hz up to 8192Hz, and can also be used
847 as a 24 hour alarm. It reports status information via the file
848 /proc/driver/rtc and its behaviour is set by various ioctls on
849 /dev/rtc.
850
851 If you think you have a use for such a device (such as periodic data
852 sampling), then say Y here, and read <file:Documentation/rtc.txt>
853 for details.
854
855 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
856 module will be called js-rtc.
857
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700858config GEN_RTC
859 tristate "Generic /dev/rtc emulation"
Mike Frysinger103d6d92009-01-06 14:42:10 -0800860 depends on RTC!=y && !IA64 && !ARM && !M32R && !MIPS && !SPARC && !FRV && !S390 && !SUPERH && !AVR32 && !BLACKFIN
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700861 ---help---
862 If you say Y here and create a character special file /dev/rtc with
863 major number 10 and minor number 135 using mknod ("man mknod"), you
864 will get access to the real time clock (or hardware clock) built
865 into your computer.
866
867 It reports status information via the file /proc/driver/rtc and its
868 behaviour is set by various ioctls on /dev/rtc. If you enable the
869 "extended RTC operation" below it will also provide an emulation
870 for RTC_UIE which is required by some programs and may improve
871 precision in some cases.
872
873 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
874 module will be called genrtc.
875
876config GEN_RTC_X
877 bool "Extended RTC operation"
878 depends on GEN_RTC
879 help
880 Provides an emulation for RTC_UIE which is required by some programs
881 and may improve precision of the generic RTC support in some cases.
882
883config EFI_RTC
884 bool "EFI Real Time Clock Services"
885 depends on IA64
886
887config DS1302
888 tristate "DS1302 RTC support"
889 depends on M32R && (PLAT_M32700UT || PLAT_OPSPUT)
890 help
891 If you say Y here and create a character special file /dev/rtc with
892 major number 121 and minor number 0 using mknod ("man mknod"), you
893 will get access to the real time clock (or hardware clock) built
894 into your computer.
895
David Brownellc7500902008-04-28 02:11:52 -0700896endif # RTC_LIB
897
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700898config DTLK
899 tristate "Double Talk PC internal speech card support"
Martin Schwidefskyeeca7a32007-05-10 15:45:56 +0200900 depends on ISA
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700901 help
902 This driver is for the DoubleTalk PC, a speech synthesizer
903 manufactured by RC Systems (<http://www.rcsys.com/>). It is also
904 called the `internal DoubleTalk'.
905
906 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
907 module will be called dtlk.
908
Stephen Neuendorfferef141a02008-02-06 04:24:09 +1100909config XILINX_HWICAP
910 tristate "Xilinx HWICAP Support"
Michal Simek6fa612b2009-05-11 15:49:12 +0200911 depends on XILINX_VIRTEX || MICROBLAZE
Stephen Neuendorfferef141a02008-02-06 04:24:09 +1100912 help
913 This option enables support for Xilinx Internal Configuration
914 Access Port (ICAP) driver. The ICAP is used on Xilinx Virtex
915 FPGA platforms to partially reconfigure the FPGA at runtime.
916
917 If unsure, say N.
918
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700919config R3964
920 tristate "Siemens R3964 line discipline"
921 ---help---
922 This driver allows synchronous communication with devices using the
923 Siemens R3964 packet protocol. Unless you are dealing with special
924 hardware like PLCs, you are unlikely to need this.
925
926 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
927 module will be called n_r3964.
928
929 If unsure, say N.
930
931config APPLICOM
932 tristate "Applicom intelligent fieldbus card support"
933 depends on PCI
934 ---help---
935 This driver provides the kernel-side support for the intelligent
936 fieldbus cards made by Applicom International. More information
937 about these cards can be found on the WWW at the address
938 <http://www.applicom-int.com/>, or by email from David Woodhouse
939 <dwmw2@infradead.org>.
940
941 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
942 module will be called applicom.
943
944 If unsure, say N.
945
946config SONYPI
947 tristate "Sony Vaio Programmable I/O Control Device support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
948 depends on EXPERIMENTAL && X86 && PCI && INPUT && !64BIT
949 ---help---
950 This driver enables access to the Sony Programmable I/O Control
951 Device which can be found in many (all ?) Sony Vaio laptops.
952
953 If you have one of those laptops, read
Carlos Corbacho018a6512008-02-09 01:32:19 +0000954 <file:Documentation/laptops/sonypi.txt>, and say Y or M here.
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700955
956 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
957 module will be called sonypi.
958
Yoichi Yuasa09762512007-05-06 14:51:58 -0700959config GPIO_TB0219
960 tristate "TANBAC TB0219 GPIO support"
Robert P. J. Daybef1f402006-12-12 20:04:19 +0100961 depends on TANBAC_TB022X
Yoichi Yuasa584e1232006-06-25 05:49:11 -0700962 select GPIO_VR41XX
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700963
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700964source "drivers/char/pcmcia/Kconfig"
965
966config MWAVE
967 tristate "ACP Modem (Mwave) support"
968 depends on X86
969 select SERIAL_8250
970 ---help---
971 The ACP modem (Mwave) for Linux is a WinModem. It is composed of a
972 kernel driver and a user level application. Together these components
973 support direct attachment to public switched telephone networks (PSTNs)
974 and support selected world wide countries.
975
976 This version of the ACP Modem driver supports the IBM Thinkpad 600E,
977 600, and 770 that include on board ACP modem hardware.
978
979 The modem also supports the standard communications port interface
980 (ttySx) and is compatible with the Hayes AT Command Set.
981
982 The user level application needed to use this driver can be found at
983 the IBM Linux Technology Center (LTC) web site:
984 <http://www.ibm.com/linux/ltc/>.
985
986 If you own one of the above IBM Thinkpads which has the Mwave chipset
987 in it, say Y.
988
989 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
990 module will be called mwave.
991
992config SCx200_GPIO
993 tristate "NatSemi SCx200 GPIO Support"
994 depends on SCx200
Jim Cromie7a8e2a52006-06-27 02:54:27 -0700995 select NSC_GPIO
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700996 help
997 Give userspace access to the GPIO pins on the National
998 Semiconductor SCx200 processors.
999
1000 If compiled as a module, it will be called scx200_gpio.
1001
Jim Cromie7a8e2a52006-06-27 02:54:27 -07001002config PC8736x_GPIO
1003 tristate "NatSemi PC8736x GPIO Support"
1004 depends on X86
1005 default SCx200_GPIO # mostly N
1006 select NSC_GPIO # needed for support routines
1007 help
1008 Give userspace access to the GPIO pins on the National
1009 Semiconductor PC-8736x (x=[03456]) SuperIO chip. The chip
1010 has multiple functional units, inc several managed by
1011 hwmon/pc87360 driver. Tested with PC-87366
1012
1013 If compiled as a module, it will be called pc8736x_gpio.
1014
1015config NSC_GPIO
1016 tristate "NatSemi Base GPIO Support"
Dave Jones699352c2006-06-29 02:24:32 -07001017 depends on X86_32
Jim Cromie7a8e2a52006-06-27 02:54:27 -07001018 # selected by SCx200_GPIO and PC8736x_GPIO
1019 # what about 2 selectors differing: m != y
1020 help
1021 Common support used (and needed) by scx200_gpio and
1022 pc8736x_gpio drivers. If those drivers are built as
1023 modules, this one will be too, named nsc_gpio
1024
Ben Gardnere3291132006-01-09 20:51:29 -08001025config CS5535_GPIO
1026 tristate "AMD CS5535/CS5536 GPIO (Geode Companion Device)"
1027 depends on X86_32
1028 help
1029 Give userspace access to the GPIO pins on the AMD CS5535 and
1030 CS5536 Geode companion devices.
1031
1032 If compiled as a module, it will be called cs5535_gpio.
1033
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07001034config RAW_DRIVER
Dave Jonesabd4aa52007-07-15 23:40:49 -07001035 tristate "RAW driver (/dev/raw/rawN)"
David Howells93614012006-09-30 20:45:40 +02001036 depends on BLOCK
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07001037 help
Dave Jonesabd4aa52007-07-15 23:40:49 -07001038 The raw driver permits block devices to be bound to /dev/raw/rawN.
1039 Once bound, I/O against /dev/raw/rawN uses efficient zero-copy I/O.
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07001040 See the raw(8) manpage for more details.
1041
Dave Jonesabd4aa52007-07-15 23:40:49 -07001042 Applications should preferably open the device (eg /dev/hda1)
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07001043 with the O_DIRECT flag.
1044
Andrew Morton0de502a2005-12-12 00:37:41 -08001045config MAX_RAW_DEVS
1046 int "Maximum number of RAW devices to support (1-8192)"
1047 depends on RAW_DRIVER
1048 default "256"
1049 help
1050 The maximum number of RAW devices that are supported.
1051 Default is 256. Increase this number in case you need lots of
1052 raw devices.
1053
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07001054config HPET
1055 bool "HPET - High Precision Event Timer" if (X86 || IA64)
1056 default n
1057 depends on ACPI
1058 help
1059 If you say Y here, you will have a miscdevice named "/dev/hpet/". Each
1060 open selects one of the timers supported by the HPET. The timers are
Matt LaPlante3cb2fcc2006-11-30 05:22:59 +01001061 non-periodic and/or periodic.
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07001062
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07001063config HPET_MMAP
1064 bool "Allow mmap of HPET"
1065 default y
1066 depends on HPET
1067 help
1068 If you say Y here, user applications will be able to mmap
1069 the HPET registers.
1070
1071 In some hardware implementations, the page containing HPET
1072 registers may also contain other things that shouldn't be
1073 exposed to the user. If this applies to your hardware,
1074 say N here.
1075
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07001076config HANGCHECK_TIMER
1077 tristate "Hangcheck timer"
Martin Schwidefskyabf3ea12007-05-10 15:45:59 +02001078 depends on X86 || IA64 || PPC64 || S390
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07001079 help
1080 The hangcheck-timer module detects when the system has gone
1081 out to lunch past a certain margin. It can reboot the system
1082 or merely print a warning.
1083
1084config MMTIMER
1085 tristate "MMTIMER Memory mapped RTC for SGI Altix"
1086 depends on IA64_GENERIC || IA64_SGI_SN2
1087 default y
1088 help
1089 The mmtimer device allows direct userspace access to the
1090 Altix system timer.
1091
Dimitri Sivanichfbd8ae12009-09-23 15:57:15 -07001092config UV_MMTIMER
1093 tristate "UV_MMTIMER Memory mapped RTC for SGI UV"
1094 depends on X86_UV
1095 default m
1096 help
1097 The uv_mmtimer device allows direct userspace access to the
1098 UV system timer.
1099
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07001100source "drivers/char/tpm/Kconfig"
1101
Mark Gross1a80ba82005-10-30 15:02:55 -08001102config TELCLOCK
Mark Gross03154a22007-03-06 13:58:45 -08001103 tristate "Telecom clock driver for ATCA SBC"
Geert Uytterhoeven4d99bfa2006-10-16 19:59:43 +02001104 depends on EXPERIMENTAL && X86
Mark Gross1a80ba82005-10-30 15:02:55 -08001105 default n
1106 help
Mark Gross03154a22007-03-06 13:58:45 -08001107 The telecom clock device is specific to the MPCBL0010 and MPCBL0050
1108 ATCA computers and allows direct userspace access to the
1109 configuration of the telecom clock configuration settings. This
1110 device is used for hardware synchronization across the ATCA backplane
1111 fabric. Upon loading, the driver exports a sysfs directory,
1112 /sys/devices/platform/telco_clock, with a number of files for
1113 controlling the behavior of this hardware.
Mark Gross1a80ba82005-10-30 15:02:55 -08001114
Russell King4f911d62007-05-08 00:28:17 -07001115config DEVPORT
1116 bool
1117 depends on !M68K
1118 depends on ISA || PCI
1119 default y
1120
Martin Schwidefsky61d48c22007-05-10 15:46:00 +02001121source "drivers/s390/char/Kconfig"
1122
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07001123endmenu
1124