Greg Kroah-Hartman | bdcffc5 | 2011-02-22 15:41:47 -0800 | [diff] [blame] | 1 | config VT |
| 2 | bool "Virtual terminal" if EXPERT |
| 3 | depends on !S390 |
| 4 | select INPUT |
| 5 | default y |
| 6 | ---help--- |
| 7 | If you say Y here, you will get support for terminal devices with |
| 8 | display and keyboard devices. These are called "virtual" because you |
| 9 | can run several virtual terminals (also called virtual consoles) on |
| 10 | one physical terminal. This is rather useful, for example one |
| 11 | virtual terminal can collect system messages and warnings, another |
| 12 | one can be used for a text-mode user session, and a third could run |
| 13 | an X session, all in parallel. Switching between virtual terminals |
| 14 | is done with certain key combinations, usually Alt-<function key>. |
| 15 | |
| 16 | The setterm command ("man setterm") can be used to change the |
| 17 | properties (such as colors or beeping) of a virtual terminal. The |
| 18 | man page console_codes(4) ("man console_codes") contains the special |
| 19 | character sequences that can be used to change those properties |
| 20 | directly. The fonts used on virtual terminals can be changed with |
| 21 | the setfont ("man setfont") command and the key bindings are defined |
| 22 | with the loadkeys ("man loadkeys") command. |
| 23 | |
| 24 | You need at least one virtual terminal device in order to make use |
| 25 | of your keyboard and monitor. Therefore, only people configuring an |
| 26 | embedded system would want to say N here in order to save some |
| 27 | memory; the only way to log into such a system is then via a serial |
| 28 | or network connection. |
| 29 | |
| 30 | If unsure, say Y, or else you won't be able to do much with your new |
| 31 | shiny Linux system :-) |
| 32 | |
| 33 | config CONSOLE_TRANSLATIONS |
| 34 | depends on VT |
| 35 | default y |
| 36 | bool "Enable character translations in console" if EXPERT |
| 37 | ---help--- |
| 38 | This enables support for font mapping and Unicode translation |
| 39 | on virtual consoles. |
| 40 | |
| 41 | config VT_CONSOLE |
| 42 | bool "Support for console on virtual terminal" if EXPERT |
| 43 | depends on VT |
| 44 | default y |
| 45 | ---help--- |
| 46 | The system console is the device which receives all kernel messages |
| 47 | and warnings and which allows logins in single user mode. If you |
| 48 | answer Y here, a virtual terminal (the device used to interact with |
| 49 | a physical terminal) can be used as system console. This is the most |
| 50 | common mode of operations, so you should say Y here unless you want |
| 51 | the kernel messages be output only to a serial port (in which case |
| 52 | you should say Y to "Console on serial port", below). |
| 53 | |
| 54 | If you do say Y here, by default the currently visible virtual |
| 55 | terminal (/dev/tty0) will be used as system console. You can change |
| 56 | that with a kernel command line option such as "console=tty3" which |
| 57 | would use the third virtual terminal as system console. (Try "man |
| 58 | bootparam" or see the documentation of your boot loader (lilo or |
| 59 | loadlin) about how to pass options to the kernel at boot time.) |
| 60 | |
| 61 | If unsure, say Y. |
| 62 | |
| 63 | config HW_CONSOLE |
| 64 | bool |
| 65 | depends on VT && !S390 && !UML |
| 66 | default y |
| 67 | |
| 68 | config VT_HW_CONSOLE_BINDING |
| 69 | bool "Support for binding and unbinding console drivers" |
| 70 | depends on HW_CONSOLE |
| 71 | default n |
| 72 | ---help--- |
| 73 | The virtual terminal is the device that interacts with the physical |
| 74 | terminal through console drivers. On these systems, at least one |
| 75 | console driver is loaded. In other configurations, additional console |
| 76 | drivers may be enabled, such as the framebuffer console. If more than |
| 77 | 1 console driver is enabled, setting this to 'y' will allow you to |
| 78 | select the console driver that will serve as the backend for the |
| 79 | virtual terminals. |
| 80 | |
| 81 | See <file:Documentation/console/console.txt> for more |
| 82 | information. For framebuffer console users, please refer to |
| 83 | <file:Documentation/fb/fbcon.txt>. |
| 84 | |
| 85 | config UNIX98_PTYS |
| 86 | bool "Unix98 PTY support" if EXPERT |
| 87 | default y |
| 88 | ---help--- |
| 89 | A pseudo terminal (PTY) is a software device consisting of two |
| 90 | halves: a master and a slave. The slave device behaves identical to |
| 91 | a physical terminal; the master device is used by a process to |
| 92 | read data from and write data to the slave, thereby emulating a |
| 93 | terminal. Typical programs for the master side are telnet servers |
| 94 | and xterms. |
| 95 | |
| 96 | Linux has traditionally used the BSD-like names /dev/ptyxx for |
| 97 | masters and /dev/ttyxx for slaves of pseudo terminals. This scheme |
| 98 | has a number of problems. The GNU C library glibc 2.1 and later, |
| 99 | however, supports the Unix98 naming standard: in order to acquire a |
| 100 | pseudo terminal, a process opens /dev/ptmx; the number of the pseudo |
| 101 | terminal is then made available to the process and the pseudo |
| 102 | terminal slave can be accessed as /dev/pts/<number>. What was |
| 103 | traditionally /dev/ttyp2 will then be /dev/pts/2, for example. |
| 104 | |
| 105 | All modern Linux systems use the Unix98 ptys. Say Y unless |
| 106 | you're on an embedded system and want to conserve memory. |
| 107 | |
| 108 | config DEVPTS_MULTIPLE_INSTANCES |
| 109 | bool "Support multiple instances of devpts" |
| 110 | depends on UNIX98_PTYS |
| 111 | default n |
| 112 | ---help--- |
| 113 | Enable support for multiple instances of devpts filesystem. |
| 114 | If you want to have isolated PTY namespaces (eg: in containers), |
| 115 | say Y here. Otherwise, say N. If enabled, each mount of devpts |
| 116 | filesystem with the '-o newinstance' option will create an |
| 117 | independent PTY namespace. |
| 118 | |
| 119 | config LEGACY_PTYS |
| 120 | bool "Legacy (BSD) PTY support" |
| 121 | default y |
| 122 | ---help--- |
| 123 | A pseudo terminal (PTY) is a software device consisting of two |
| 124 | halves: a master and a slave. The slave device behaves identical to |
| 125 | a physical terminal; the master device is used by a process to |
| 126 | read data from and write data to the slave, thereby emulating a |
| 127 | terminal. Typical programs for the master side are telnet servers |
| 128 | and xterms. |
| 129 | |
| 130 | Linux has traditionally used the BSD-like names /dev/ptyxx |
| 131 | for masters and /dev/ttyxx for slaves of pseudo |
| 132 | terminals. This scheme has a number of problems, including |
| 133 | security. This option enables these legacy devices; on most |
| 134 | systems, it is safe to say N. |
| 135 | |
| 136 | |
| 137 | config LEGACY_PTY_COUNT |
| 138 | int "Maximum number of legacy PTY in use" |
| 139 | depends on LEGACY_PTYS |
| 140 | range 0 256 |
| 141 | default "256" |
| 142 | ---help--- |
| 143 | The maximum number of legacy PTYs that can be used at any one time. |
| 144 | The default is 256, and should be more than enough. Embedded |
| 145 | systems may want to reduce this to save memory. |
| 146 | |
| 147 | When not in use, each legacy PTY occupies 12 bytes on 32-bit |
| 148 | architectures and 24 bytes on 64-bit architectures. |
| 149 | |
Greg Kroah-Hartman | a6afd9f | 2011-02-22 16:14:56 -0800 | [diff] [blame] | 150 | config BFIN_JTAG_COMM |
| 151 | tristate "Blackfin JTAG Communication" |
| 152 | depends on BLACKFIN |
| 153 | help |
| 154 | Add support for emulating a TTY device over the Blackfin JTAG. |
| 155 | |
| 156 | To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the |
| 157 | module will be called bfin_jtag_comm. |
| 158 | |
| 159 | config BFIN_JTAG_COMM_CONSOLE |
| 160 | bool "Console on Blackfin JTAG" |
| 161 | depends on BFIN_JTAG_COMM=y |
| 162 | |
| 163 | config SERIAL_NONSTANDARD |
| 164 | bool "Non-standard serial port support" |
| 165 | depends on HAS_IOMEM |
| 166 | ---help--- |
| 167 | Say Y here if you have any non-standard serial boards -- boards |
| 168 | which aren't supported using the standard "dumb" serial driver. |
| 169 | This includes intelligent serial boards such as Cyclades, |
| 170 | Digiboards, etc. These are usually used for systems that need many |
| 171 | serial ports because they serve many terminals or dial-in |
| 172 | connections. |
| 173 | |
| 174 | Note that the answer to this question won't directly affect the |
| 175 | kernel: saying N will just cause the configurator to skip all |
| 176 | the questions about non-standard serial boards. |
| 177 | |
| 178 | Most people can say N here. |
| 179 | |
| 180 | config ROCKETPORT |
| 181 | tristate "Comtrol RocketPort support" |
| 182 | depends on SERIAL_NONSTANDARD && (ISA || EISA || PCI) |
| 183 | help |
| 184 | This driver supports Comtrol RocketPort and RocketModem PCI boards. |
| 185 | These boards provide 2, 4, 8, 16, or 32 high-speed serial ports or |
| 186 | modems. For information about the RocketPort/RocketModem boards |
| 187 | and this driver read <file:Documentation/serial/rocket.txt>. |
| 188 | |
| 189 | To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the |
| 190 | module will be called rocket. |
| 191 | |
| 192 | If you want to compile this driver into the kernel, say Y here. If |
| 193 | you don't have a Comtrol RocketPort/RocketModem card installed, say N. |
| 194 | |
| 195 | config CYCLADES |
| 196 | tristate "Cyclades async mux support" |
| 197 | depends on SERIAL_NONSTANDARD && (PCI || ISA) |
| 198 | select FW_LOADER |
| 199 | ---help--- |
| 200 | This driver supports Cyclades Z and Y multiserial boards. |
| 201 | You would need something like this to connect more than two modems to |
| 202 | your Linux box, for instance in order to become a dial-in server. |
| 203 | |
| 204 | For information about the Cyclades-Z card, read |
| 205 | <file:Documentation/serial/README.cycladesZ>. |
| 206 | |
| 207 | To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the |
| 208 | module will be called cyclades. |
| 209 | |
| 210 | If you haven't heard about it, it's safe to say N. |
| 211 | |
| 212 | config CYZ_INTR |
| 213 | bool "Cyclades-Z interrupt mode operation (EXPERIMENTAL)" |
| 214 | depends on EXPERIMENTAL && CYCLADES |
| 215 | help |
| 216 | The Cyclades-Z family of multiport cards allows 2 (two) driver op |
| 217 | modes: polling and interrupt. In polling mode, the driver will check |
| 218 | the status of the Cyclades-Z ports every certain amount of time |
| 219 | (which is called polling cycle and is configurable). In interrupt |
| 220 | mode, it will use an interrupt line (IRQ) in order to check the |
| 221 | status of the Cyclades-Z ports. The default op mode is polling. If |
| 222 | unsure, say N. |
| 223 | |
| 224 | config MOXA_INTELLIO |
| 225 | tristate "Moxa Intellio support" |
| 226 | depends on SERIAL_NONSTANDARD && (ISA || EISA || PCI) |
| 227 | select FW_LOADER |
| 228 | help |
| 229 | Say Y here if you have a Moxa Intellio multiport serial card. |
| 230 | |
| 231 | To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the |
| 232 | module will be called moxa. |
| 233 | |
| 234 | config MOXA_SMARTIO |
| 235 | tristate "Moxa SmartIO support v. 2.0" |
| 236 | depends on SERIAL_NONSTANDARD && (PCI || EISA || ISA) |
| 237 | help |
| 238 | Say Y here if you have a Moxa SmartIO multiport serial card and/or |
| 239 | want to help develop a new version of this driver. |
| 240 | |
| 241 | This is upgraded (1.9.1) driver from original Moxa drivers with |
| 242 | changes finally resulting in PCI probing. |
| 243 | |
| 244 | This driver can also be built as a module. The module will be called |
| 245 | mxser. If you want to do that, say M here. |
| 246 | |
| 247 | config SYNCLINK |
| 248 | tristate "Microgate SyncLink card support" |
| 249 | depends on SERIAL_NONSTANDARD && PCI && ISA_DMA_API |
| 250 | help |
| 251 | Provides support for the SyncLink ISA and PCI multiprotocol serial |
| 252 | adapters. These adapters support asynchronous and HDLC bit |
| 253 | synchronous communication up to 10Mbps (PCI adapter). |
| 254 | |
| 255 | This driver can only be built as a module ( = code which can be |
| 256 | inserted in and removed from the running kernel whenever you want). |
| 257 | The module will be called synclink. If you want to do that, say M |
| 258 | here. |
| 259 | |
| 260 | config SYNCLINKMP |
| 261 | tristate "SyncLink Multiport support" |
| 262 | depends on SERIAL_NONSTANDARD && PCI |
| 263 | help |
| 264 | Enable support for the SyncLink Multiport (2 or 4 ports) |
| 265 | serial adapter, running asynchronous and HDLC communications up |
| 266 | to 2.048Mbps. Each ports is independently selectable for |
| 267 | RS-232, V.35, RS-449, RS-530, and X.21 |
| 268 | |
| 269 | This driver may be built as a module ( = code which can be |
| 270 | inserted in and removed from the running kernel whenever you want). |
| 271 | The module will be called synclinkmp. If you want to do that, say M |
| 272 | here. |
| 273 | |
| 274 | config SYNCLINK_GT |
| 275 | tristate "SyncLink GT/AC support" |
| 276 | depends on SERIAL_NONSTANDARD && PCI |
| 277 | help |
| 278 | Support for SyncLink GT and SyncLink AC families of |
| 279 | synchronous and asynchronous serial adapters |
| 280 | manufactured by Microgate Systems, Ltd. (www.microgate.com) |
| 281 | |
| 282 | config NOZOMI |
| 283 | tristate "HSDPA Broadband Wireless Data Card - Globe Trotter" |
| 284 | depends on PCI && EXPERIMENTAL |
| 285 | help |
| 286 | If you have a HSDPA driver Broadband Wireless Data Card - |
| 287 | Globe Trotter PCMCIA card, say Y here. |
| 288 | |
| 289 | To compile this driver as a module, choose M here, the module |
| 290 | will be called nozomi. |
| 291 | |
| 292 | config ISI |
| 293 | tristate "Multi-Tech multiport card support (EXPERIMENTAL)" |
| 294 | depends on SERIAL_NONSTANDARD && PCI |
| 295 | select FW_LOADER |
| 296 | help |
| 297 | This is a driver for the Multi-Tech cards which provide several |
| 298 | serial ports. The driver is experimental and can currently only be |
| 299 | built as a module. The module will be called isicom. |
| 300 | If you want to do that, choose M here. |
| 301 | |
| 302 | config N_HDLC |
| 303 | tristate "HDLC line discipline support" |
| 304 | depends on SERIAL_NONSTANDARD |
| 305 | help |
| 306 | Allows synchronous HDLC communications with tty device drivers that |
| 307 | support synchronous HDLC such as the Microgate SyncLink adapter. |
| 308 | |
| 309 | This driver can be built as a module ( = code which can be |
| 310 | inserted in and removed from the running kernel whenever you want). |
| 311 | The module will be called n_hdlc. If you want to do that, say M |
| 312 | here. |
| 313 | |
| 314 | config N_GSM |
| 315 | tristate "GSM MUX line discipline support (EXPERIMENTAL)" |
| 316 | depends on EXPERIMENTAL |
| 317 | depends on NET |
| 318 | help |
| 319 | This line discipline provides support for the GSM MUX protocol and |
| 320 | presents the mux as a set of 61 individual tty devices. |
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