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Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07001#
2# Misc strange devices
3#
4
Randy Dunlap7bf1fc42007-07-15 23:40:15 -07005menuconfig MISC_DEVICES
Jan Engelhardt376df372007-07-15 23:39:29 -07006 bool "Misc devices"
7 default y
Jan Engelhardt06bfb7e2007-08-18 12:56:21 +02008 ---help---
9 Say Y here to get to see options for device drivers from various
10 different categories. This option alone does not add any kernel code.
11
12 If you say N, all options in this submenu will be skipped and disabled.
Jan Engelhardt376df372007-07-15 23:39:29 -070013
Randy Dunlap7bf1fc42007-07-15 23:40:15 -070014if MISC_DEVICES
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -070015
David Brownell9a1e8eb2008-02-08 04:21:21 -080016config ATMEL_PWM
17 tristate "Atmel AT32/AT91 PWM support"
18 depends on AVR32 || ARCH_AT91
19 help
20 This option enables device driver support for the PWM channels
21 on certain Atmel prcoessors. Pulse Width Modulation is used for
22 purposes including software controlled power-efficent backlights
23 on LCD displays, motor control, and waveform generation.
24
David Brownell2a341f52008-02-22 17:23:23 -080025config ATMEL_TCLIB
26 bool "Atmel AT32/AT91 Timer/Counter Library"
27 depends on (AVR32 || ARCH_AT91)
28 help
29 Select this if you want a library to allocate the Timer/Counter
30 blocks found on many Atmel processors. This facilitates using
31 these blocks by different drivers despite processor differences.
32
David Brownell4d243f92008-02-22 17:28:37 -080033config ATMEL_TCB_CLKSRC
34 bool "TC Block Clocksource"
35 depends on ATMEL_TCLIB && GENERIC_TIME
36 default y
37 help
38 Select this to get a high precision clocksource based on a
39 TC block with a 5+ MHz base clock rate. Two timer channels
40 are combined to make a single 32-bit timer.
41
42 When GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS is defined, the third timer channel
43 may be used as a clock event device supporting oneshot mode
44 (delays of up to two seconds) based on the 32 KiHz clock.
45
46config ATMEL_TCB_CLKSRC_BLOCK
47 int
48 depends on ATMEL_TCB_CLKSRC
49 prompt "TC Block" if ARCH_AT91RM9200 || ARCH_AT91SAM9260 || CPU_AT32AP700X
50 default 0
51 range 0 1
52 help
53 Some chips provide more than one TC block, so you have the
54 choice of which one to use for the clock framework. The other
55 TC can be used for other purposes, such as PWM generation and
56 interval timing.
57
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -070058config IBM_ASM
59 tristate "Device driver for IBM RSA service processor"
Dmitry Torokhovff294cb2007-07-17 04:04:01 -070060 depends on X86 && PCI && INPUT && EXPERIMENTAL
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -070061 ---help---
62 This option enables device driver support for in-band access to the
63 IBM RSA (Condor) service processor in eServer xSeries systems.
64 The ibmasm device driver allows user space application to access
65 ASM (Advanced Systems Management) functions on the service
66 processor. The driver is meant to be used in conjunction with
67 a user space API.
68 The ibmasm driver also enables the OS to use the UART on the
69 service processor board as a regular serial port. To make use of
70 this feature serial driver support (CONFIG_SERIAL_8250) must be
71 enabled.
Alex Dubovf9565122006-10-04 02:15:38 -070072
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -070073 WARNING: This software may not be supported or function
74 correctly on your IBM server. Please consult the IBM ServerProven
Adrian Bunk01e77d32005-07-12 13:58:32 -070075 website <http://www.pc.ibm.com/ww/eserver/xseries/serverproven> for
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -070076 information on the specific driver level and support statement
77 for your IBM server.
78
Jiri Slabycef2cf02007-05-08 00:31:45 -070079config PHANTOM
80 tristate "Sensable PHANToM"
81 depends on PCI
82 help
83 Say Y here if you want to build a driver for Sensable PHANToM device.
84
85 If you choose to build module, its name will be phantom. If unsure,
86 say N here.
87
Ivo van Doorn9467d642007-05-11 15:59:40 -040088config EEPROM_93CX6
89 tristate "EEPROM 93CX6 support"
90 ---help---
91 This is a driver for the EEPROM chipsets 93c46 and 93c66.
92 The driver supports both read as well as write commands.
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -070093
94 If unsure, say N.
95
Brent Casavant59f14802006-10-17 00:09:25 -070096config SGI_IOC4
97 tristate "SGI IOC4 Base IO support"
Al Viroaa6c2e62006-10-24 11:16:29 +010098 depends on PCI
Brent Casavant59f14802006-10-17 00:09:25 -070099 ---help---
100 This option enables basic support for the IOC4 chip on certain
101 SGI IO controller cards (IO9, IO10, and PCI-RT). This option
102 does not enable any specific functions on such a card, but provides
103 necessary infrastructure for other drivers to utilize.
104
105 If you have an SGI Altix with an IOC4-based card say Y.
106 Otherwise say N.
107
Alex Dubovf9565122006-10-04 02:15:38 -0700108config TIFM_CORE
109 tristate "TI Flash Media interface support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
Al Viro9f3bed52007-02-09 16:05:42 +0000110 depends on EXPERIMENTAL && PCI
Alex Dubovf9565122006-10-04 02:15:38 -0700111 help
112 If you want support for Texas Instruments(R) Flash Media adapters
113 you should select this option and then also choose an appropriate
114 host adapter, such as 'TI Flash Media PCI74xx/PCI76xx host adapter
115 support', if you have a TI PCI74xx compatible card reader, for
116 example.
117 You will also have to select some flash card format drivers. MMC/SD
118 cards are supported via 'MMC/SD Card support: TI Flash Media MMC/SD
119 Interface support (MMC_TIFM_SD)'.
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700120
Alex Dubovf9565122006-10-04 02:15:38 -0700121 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module will
122 be called tifm_core.
123
124config TIFM_7XX1
125 tristate "TI Flash Media PCI74xx/PCI76xx host adapter support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
126 depends on PCI && TIFM_CORE && EXPERIMENTAL
127 default TIFM_CORE
128 help
129 This option enables support for Texas Instruments(R) PCI74xx and
130 PCI76xx families of Flash Media adapters, found in many laptops.
131 To make actual use of the device, you will have to select some
132 flash card format drivers, as outlined in the TIFM_CORE Help.
133
134 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module will
135 be called tifm_7xx1.
136
Carlos Corbacho745a5d22008-02-05 02:17:10 +0000137config ACER_WMI
138 tristate "Acer WMI Laptop Extras (EXPERIMENTAL)"
139 depends on X86
140 depends on EXPERIMENTAL
141 depends on ACPI
Carlos Corbacho745a5d22008-02-05 02:17:10 +0000142 depends on LEDS_CLASS
143 depends on BACKLIGHT_CLASS_DEVICE
Jiri Kosina07d31ee2008-03-10 22:29:37 +0100144 depends on SERIO_I8042
Len Brown4a507d92008-02-08 00:37:16 -0500145 select ACPI_WMI
Carlos Corbacho745a5d22008-02-05 02:17:10 +0000146 ---help---
147 This is a driver for newer Acer (and Wistron) laptops. It adds
148 wireless radio and bluetooth control, and on some laptops,
149 exposes the mail LED and LCD backlight.
150
Carlos Corbacho16111c72008-02-09 01:32:25 +0000151 For more information about this driver see
152 <file:Documentation/laptops/acer-wmi.txt>
153
Carlos Corbacho745a5d22008-02-05 02:17:10 +0000154 If you have an ACPI-WMI compatible Acer/ Wistron laptop, say Y or M
155 here.
156
Corentin Chary85091b72007-01-26 14:04:30 +0100157config ASUS_LAPTOP
158 tristate "Asus Laptop Extras (EXPERIMENTAL)"
159 depends on X86
160 depends on ACPI
161 depends on EXPERIMENTAL && !ACPI_ASUS
Corentin Charybe18cda2007-01-26 14:04:35 +0100162 depends on LEDS_CLASS
Corentin Chary6b7091e2007-01-26 14:04:45 +0100163 depends on BACKLIGHT_CLASS_DEVICE
Corentin Chary85091b72007-01-26 14:04:30 +0100164 ---help---
165 This is the new Linux driver for Asus laptops. It may also support some
166 MEDION, JVC or VICTOR laptops. It makes all the extra buttons generate
167 standard ACPI events that go through /proc/acpi/events. It also adds
168 support for video output switching, LCD backlight control, Bluetooth and
169 Wlan control, and most importantly, allows you to blink those fancy LEDs.
170
171 For more information and a userspace daemon for handling the extra
172 buttons see <http://acpi4asus.sf.net/>.
173
174 If you have an ACPI-compatible ASUS laptop, say Y or M here.
175
Jonathan Woithed0482532007-08-29 15:58:19 +0930176config FUJITSU_LAPTOP
177 tristate "Fujitsu Laptop Extras"
178 depends on X86
179 depends on ACPI
180 depends on BACKLIGHT_CLASS_DEVICE
181 ---help---
182 This is a driver for laptops built by Fujitsu:
183
184 * P2xxx/P5xxx/S6xxx/S7xxx series Lifebooks
185 * Possibly other Fujitsu laptop models
186
187 It adds support for LCD brightness control.
188
189 If you have a Fujitsu laptop, say Y or M here.
190
Carlos Corbachodd8cd772008-02-05 02:17:15 +0000191config TC1100_WMI
Carlos Corbachob0136822008-02-08 23:51:43 +0000192 tristate "HP Compaq TC1100 Tablet WMI Extras (EXPERIMENTAL)"
Carlos Corbachodd8cd772008-02-05 02:17:15 +0000193 depends on X86 && !X86_64
Carlos Corbachob0136822008-02-08 23:51:43 +0000194 depends on EXPERIMENTAL
Carlos Corbachodd8cd772008-02-05 02:17:15 +0000195 depends on ACPI
Len Brown4a507d92008-02-08 00:37:16 -0500196 select ACPI_WMI
Carlos Corbachodd8cd772008-02-05 02:17:15 +0000197 ---help---
198 This is a driver for the WMI extensions (wireless and bluetooth power
199 control) of the HP Compaq TC1100 tablet.
200
Lennart Poettering8c4c7312006-10-06 01:27:02 -0400201config MSI_LAPTOP
202 tristate "MSI Laptop Extras"
203 depends on X86
204 depends on ACPI_EC
205 depends on BACKLIGHT_CLASS_DEVICE
206 ---help---
207 This is a driver for laptops built by MSI (MICRO-STAR
208 INTERNATIONAL):
209
210 MSI MegaBook S270 (MS-1013)
211 Cytron/TCM/Medion/Tchibo MD96100/SAM2000
212
213 It adds support for Bluetooth, WLAN and LCD brightness control.
214
215 More information about this driver is available at
216 <http://0pointer.de/lennart/tchibo.html>.
217
218 If you have an MSI S270 laptop, say Y or M here.
219
Mattia Dongili91fbc1d2007-02-07 20:01:53 +0100220config SONY_LAPTOP
221 tristate "Sony Laptop Extras"
222 depends on X86 && ACPI
223 select BACKLIGHT_CLASS_DEVICE
Andreas Herrmann8a660742007-09-17 22:54:34 +0200224 depends on INPUT
Mattia Dongili91fbc1d2007-02-07 20:01:53 +0100225 ---help---
malattia@linux.it3d2b8a92007-04-09 19:31:16 +0200226 This mini-driver drives the SNC and SPIC devices present in the ACPI
227 BIOS of the Sony Vaio laptops.
Mattia Dongili91fbc1d2007-02-07 20:01:53 +0100228
malattia@linux.it3d2b8a92007-04-09 19:31:16 +0200229 It gives access to some extra laptop functionalities like Bluetooth,
230 screen brightness control, Fn keys and allows powering on/off some
Mattia Dongiliab5bd202007-02-08 20:16:41 +0100231 devices.
Mattia Dongili91fbc1d2007-02-07 20:01:53 +0100232
Carlos Corbachof04b7c42008-02-09 01:32:14 +0000233 Read <file:Documentation/laptops/sony-laptop.txt> for more information.
Mattia Dongili91fbc1d2007-02-07 20:01:53 +0100234
Mattia Dongilia64e62a2007-05-01 11:19:53 +0900235config SONYPI_COMPAT
malattia@linux.it7b153f32007-04-09 19:31:25 +0200236 bool "Sonypi compatibility"
237 depends on SONY_LAPTOP
238 ---help---
239 Build the sonypi driver compatibility code into the sony-laptop driver.
240
Henrique de Moraes Holschuh85998242007-03-29 01:58:41 -0300241config THINKPAD_ACPI
242 tristate "ThinkPad ACPI Laptop Extras"
Henrique de Moraes Holschuh3ede41c2007-03-23 17:34:00 -0300243 depends on X86 && ACPI
244 select BACKLIGHT_CLASS_DEVICE
Henrique de Moraes Holschuh54ae1502007-04-24 11:48:12 -0300245 select HWMON
Henrique de Moraes Holschuh24d3b772007-07-18 23:45:43 -0300246 select NVRAM
Andreas Herrmann8a660742007-09-17 22:54:34 +0200247 depends on INPUT
Henrique de Moraes Holschuh3ede41c2007-03-23 17:34:00 -0300248 ---help---
Henrique de Moraes Holschuh85998242007-03-29 01:58:41 -0300249 This is a driver for the IBM and Lenovo ThinkPad laptops. It adds
Henrique de Moraes Holschuh3ede41c2007-03-23 17:34:00 -0300250 support for Fn-Fx key combinations, Bluetooth control, video
251 output switching, ThinkLight control, UltraBay eject and more.
Carlos Corbachof191dc62008-02-09 01:32:09 +0000252 For more information about this driver see
253 <file:Documentation/laptops/thinkpad-acpi.txt> and
254 <http://ibm-acpi.sf.net/> .
Henrique de Moraes Holschuh3ede41c2007-03-23 17:34:00 -0300255
Matt LaPlante01dd2fb2007-10-20 01:34:40 +0200256 This driver was formerly known as ibm-acpi.
Henrique de Moraes Holschuh3ede41c2007-03-23 17:34:00 -0300257
Henrique de Moraes Holschuh85998242007-03-29 01:58:41 -0300258 If you have an IBM or Lenovo ThinkPad laptop, say Y or M here.
259
Henrique de Moraes Holschuh132ce092007-04-21 11:08:30 -0300260config THINKPAD_ACPI_DEBUG
261 bool "Verbose debug mode"
262 depends on THINKPAD_ACPI
263 default n
264 ---help---
265 Enables extra debugging information, at the expense of a slightly
266 increase in driver size.
267
268 If you are not sure, say N here.
269
Henrique de Moraes Holschuh85998242007-03-29 01:58:41 -0300270config THINKPAD_ACPI_DOCK
Henrique de Moraes Holschuh3ede41c2007-03-23 17:34:00 -0300271 bool "Legacy Docking Station Support"
Henrique de Moraes Holschuh85998242007-03-29 01:58:41 -0300272 depends on THINKPAD_ACPI
Henrique de Moraes Holschuh3ede41c2007-03-23 17:34:00 -0300273 depends on ACPI_DOCK=n
274 default n
275 ---help---
Henrique de Moraes Holschuh85998242007-03-29 01:58:41 -0300276 Allows the thinkpad_acpi driver to handle docking station events.
277 This support was made obsolete by the generic ACPI docking station
278 support (CONFIG_ACPI_DOCK). It will allow locking and removing the
279 laptop from the docking station, but will not properly connect PCI
280 devices.
Henrique de Moraes Holschuh3ede41c2007-03-23 17:34:00 -0300281
282 If you are not sure, say N here.
283
Henrique de Moraes Holschuh85998242007-03-29 01:58:41 -0300284config THINKPAD_ACPI_BAY
Henrique de Moraes Holschuh3ede41c2007-03-23 17:34:00 -0300285 bool "Legacy Removable Bay Support"
Henrique de Moraes Holschuh85998242007-03-29 01:58:41 -0300286 depends on THINKPAD_ACPI
Henrique de Moraes Holschuh3ede41c2007-03-23 17:34:00 -0300287 default y
288 ---help---
Henrique de Moraes Holschuh85998242007-03-29 01:58:41 -0300289 Allows the thinkpad_acpi driver to handle removable bays. It will
Matt LaPlante01dd2fb2007-10-20 01:34:40 +0200290 electrically disable the device in the bay, and also generate
Henrique de Moraes Holschuh85998242007-03-29 01:58:41 -0300291 notifications when the bay lever is ejected or inserted.
Henrique de Moraes Holschuh3ede41c2007-03-23 17:34:00 -0300292
293 If you are not sure, say Y here.
294
Henrique de Moraes Holschuhd7c1d172008-02-16 02:17:54 -0200295config THINKPAD_ACPI_VIDEO
296 bool "Video output control support"
297 depends on THINKPAD_ACPI
298 default y
299 ---help---
300 Allows the thinkpad_acpi driver to provide an interface to control
301 the various video output ports.
302
303 This feature often won't work well, depending on ThinkPad model,
304 display state, video output devices in use, whether there is a X
305 server running, phase of the moon, and the current mood of
306 Schroedinger's cat. If you can use X.org's RandR to control
307 your ThinkPad's video output ports instead of this feature,
308 don't think twice: do it and say N here to save some memory.
309
310 If you are not sure, say Y here.
311
Henrique de Moraes Holschuh01e88f22008-01-08 13:02:41 -0200312config THINKPAD_ACPI_HOTKEY_POLL
313 bool "Suport NVRAM polling for hot keys"
314 depends on THINKPAD_ACPI
315 default y
316 ---help---
317 Some thinkpad models benefit from NVRAM polling to detect a few of
318 the hot key press events. If you know your ThinkPad model does not
319 need to do NVRAM polling to support any of the hot keys you use,
320 unselecting this option will save about 1kB of memory.
321
322 ThinkPads T40 and newer, R52 and newer, and X31 and newer are
323 unlikely to need NVRAM polling in their latest BIOS versions.
324
325 NVRAM polling can detect at most the following keys: ThinkPad/Access
326 IBM, Zoom, Switch Display (fn+F7), ThinkLight, Volume up/down/mute,
327 Brightness up/down, Display Expand (fn+F8), Hibernate (fn+F12).
328
329 If you are not sure, say Y here. The driver enables polling only if
330 it is strictly necessary to do so.
Henrique de Moraes Holschuh1a343762007-07-18 23:45:36 -0300331
Hans-Christian Egtvedteb1f2932007-10-16 23:26:11 -0700332config ATMEL_SSC
333 tristate "Device driver for Atmel SSC peripheral"
334 depends on AVR32 || ARCH_AT91
335 ---help---
336 This option enables device driver support for Atmel Syncronized
337 Serial Communication peripheral (SSC).
338
339 The SSC peripheral supports a wide variety of serial frame based
340 communications, i.e. I2S, SPI, etc.
341
342 If unsure, say N.
343
Thomas Sujithcc0573b2008-01-25 11:45:44 +0800344config INTEL_MENLOW
345 tristate "Thermal Management driver for Intel menlow platform"
346 depends on ACPI_THERMAL
Len Brown9f2eef22008-02-07 16:19:56 -0500347 depends on X86
Thomas Sujithcc0573b2008-01-25 11:45:44 +0800348 ---help---
349 ACPI thermal management enhancement driver on
350 Intel Menlow platform.
351
352 If unsure, say N.
353
James Bottomleyd569d5b2008-02-03 15:40:56 -0600354config ENCLOSURE_SERVICES
355 tristate "Enclosure Services"
356 default n
357 help
358 Provides support for intelligent enclosures (bays which
359 contain storage devices). You also need either a host
360 driver (SCSI/ATA) which supports enclosures
361 or a SCSI enclosure device (SES) to use these services.
362
Dean Nelson45d9ca42008-04-22 14:46:56 -0500363config SGI_XP
364 tristate "Support communication between SGI SSIs"
365 depends on IA64_GENERIC || IA64_SGI_SN2
366 select IA64_UNCACHED_ALLOCATOR if IA64_GENERIC || IA64_SGI_SN2
367 select GENERIC_ALLOCATOR if IA64_GENERIC || IA64_SGI_SN2
368 ---help---
369 An SGI machine can be divided into multiple Single System
370 Images which act independently of each other and have
371 hardware based memory protection from the others. Enabling
372 this feature will allow for direct communication between SSIs
373 based on a network adapter and DMA messaging.
374
Randy Dunlap7bf1fc42007-07-15 23:40:15 -0700375endif # MISC_DEVICES