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Paul Gortmaker9bef3d42012-01-05 18:21:43 -05001#
2# The 8250/16550 serial drivers. You shouldn't be in this list unless
3# you somehow have an implicit or explicit dependency on SERIAL_8250.
4#
5
6config SERIAL_8250
7 tristate "8250/16550 and compatible serial support"
8 select SERIAL_CORE
9 ---help---
10 This selects whether you want to include the driver for the standard
11 serial ports. The standard answer is Y. People who might say N
12 here are those that are setting up dedicated Ethernet WWW/FTP
13 servers, or users that have one of the various bus mice instead of a
14 serial mouse and don't intend to use their machine's standard serial
Paul Bollee943f582013-05-28 09:29:36 +020015 port for anything. (Note that the Cyclades multi serial port driver
16 does not need this driver built in for it to work.)
Paul Gortmaker9bef3d42012-01-05 18:21:43 -050017
18 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
19 module will be called 8250.
20 [WARNING: Do not compile this driver as a module if you are using
21 non-standard serial ports, since the configuration information will
22 be lost when the driver is unloaded. This limitation may be lifted
23 in the future.]
24
25 BTW1: If you have a mouseman serial mouse which is not recognized by
26 the X window system, try running gpm first.
27
28 BTW2: If you intend to use a software modem (also called Winmodem)
29 under Linux, forget it. These modems are crippled and require
30 proprietary drivers which are only available under Windows.
31
32 Most people will say Y or M here, so that they can use serial mice,
33 modems and similar devices connecting to the standard serial ports.
34
Jiri Slaby9326b042013-03-19 11:34:57 +010035config SERIAL_8250_DEPRECATED_OPTIONS
36 bool "Support 8250_core.* kernel options (DEPRECATED)"
37 depends on SERIAL_8250
38 default y
39 ---help---
40 In 3.7 we renamed 8250 to 8250_core by mistake, so now we have to
41 accept kernel parameters in both forms like 8250_core.nr_uarts=4 and
42 8250.nr_uarts=4. We now renamed the module back to 8250, but if
43 anybody noticed in 3.7 and changed their userspace we still have to
Randy Dunlapf3014122013-11-07 09:58:14 -080044 keep the 8250_core.* options around until they revert the changes
Jiri Slaby9326b042013-03-19 11:34:57 +010045 they already did.
46
47 If 8250 is built as a module, this adds 8250_core alias instead.
48
49 If you did not notice yet and/or you have userspace from pre-3.7, it
50 is safe (and recommended) to say N here.
51
Sean Young835d8442012-09-07 19:06:23 +010052config SERIAL_8250_PNP
53 bool "8250/16550 PNP device support" if EXPERT
54 depends on SERIAL_8250 && PNP
55 default y
56 ---help---
57 This builds standard PNP serial support. You may be able to
58 disable this feature if you only need legacy serial support.
59
Ricardo Ribalda Delgadofa01e2c2016-04-27 10:40:10 +020060config SERIAL_8250_FINTEK
61 bool "Support for Fintek F81216A LPC to 4 UART RS485 API"
62 depends on SERIAL_8250
63 ---help---
64 Selecting this option will add support for the RS485 capabilities
65 of the Fintek F81216A LPC to 4 UART.
66
67 If this option is not selected the device will be configured as a
68 standard 16550A serial port.
69
70 If unsure, say N.
71
Paul Gortmaker9bef3d42012-01-05 18:21:43 -050072config SERIAL_8250_CONSOLE
73 bool "Console on 8250/16550 and compatible serial port"
74 depends on SERIAL_8250=y
75 select SERIAL_CORE_CONSOLE
Rob Herringd2fd6812014-04-18 17:19:56 -050076 select SERIAL_EARLYCON
Paul Gortmaker9bef3d42012-01-05 18:21:43 -050077 ---help---
78 If you say Y here, it will be possible to use a serial port as the
79 system console (the system console is the device which receives all
80 kernel messages and warnings and which allows logins in single user
81 mode). This could be useful if some terminal or printer is connected
82 to that serial port.
83
84 Even if you say Y here, the currently visible virtual console
85 (/dev/tty0) will still be used as the system console by default, but
86 you can alter that using a kernel command line option such as
87 "console=ttyS1". (Try "man bootparam" or see the documentation of
88 your boot loader (grub or lilo or loadlin) about how to pass options
89 to the kernel at boot time.)
90
91 If you don't have a VGA card installed and you say Y here, the
92 kernel will automatically use the first serial line, /dev/ttyS0, as
93 system console.
94
95 You can set that using a kernel command line option such as
96 "console=uart8250,io,0x3f8,9600n8"
97 "console=uart8250,mmio,0xff5e0000,115200n8".
98 and it will switch to normal serial console when the corresponding
99 port is ready.
100 "earlycon=uart8250,io,0x3f8,9600n8"
101 "earlycon=uart8250,mmio,0xff5e0000,115200n8".
102 it will not only setup early console.
103
104 If unsure, say N.
105
Paul Gortmaker9bef3d42012-01-05 18:21:43 -0500106config SERIAL_8250_GSC
107 tristate
108 depends on SERIAL_8250 && GSC
109 default SERIAL_8250
110
Heikki Krogerus9ee4b832013-01-10 11:25:11 +0200111config SERIAL_8250_DMA
112 bool "DMA support for 16550 compatible UART controllers" if EXPERT
113 depends on SERIAL_8250 && DMADEVICES=y
114 default SERIAL_8250
115 help
116 This builds DMA support that can be used with 8250/16650
117 compatible UART controllers that support DMA signaling.
118
Paul Gortmaker9bef3d42012-01-05 18:21:43 -0500119config SERIAL_8250_PCI
120 tristate "8250/16550 PCI device support" if EXPERT
121 depends on SERIAL_8250 && PCI
122 default SERIAL_8250
123 help
124 This builds standard PCI serial support. You may be able to
125 disable this feature if you only need legacy serial support.
126 Saves about 9K.
Stefan Seyfried972ce082013-07-01 09:14:21 +0200127 Note that serial ports on NetMos 9835 Multi-I/O cards are handled
128 by the parport_serial driver, enabled with CONFIG_PARPORT_SERIAL.
Paul Gortmaker9bef3d42012-01-05 18:21:43 -0500129
Paul Gortmaker9bef3d42012-01-05 18:21:43 -0500130config SERIAL_8250_HP300
131 tristate
132 depends on SERIAL_8250 && HP300
133 default SERIAL_8250
134
135config SERIAL_8250_CS
136 tristate "8250/16550 PCMCIA device support"
137 depends on PCMCIA && SERIAL_8250
138 ---help---
139 Say Y here to enable support for 16-bit PCMCIA serial devices,
140 including serial port cards, modems, and the modem functions of
141 multi-function Ethernet/modem cards. (PCMCIA- or PC-cards are
142 credit-card size devices often used with laptops.)
143
144 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
145 module will be called serial_cs.
146
147 If unsure, say N.
148
149config SERIAL_8250_NR_UARTS
150 int "Maximum number of 8250/16550 serial ports"
151 depends on SERIAL_8250
152 default "4"
153 help
154 Set this to the number of serial ports you want the driver
155 to support. This includes any ports discovered via ACPI or
156 PCI enumeration and any ports that may be added at run-time
157 via hot-plug, or any ISA multi-port serial cards.
158
159config SERIAL_8250_RUNTIME_UARTS
160 int "Number of 8250/16550 serial ports to register at runtime"
161 depends on SERIAL_8250
162 range 0 SERIAL_8250_NR_UARTS
163 default "4"
164 help
165 Set this to the maximum number of serial ports you want
166 the kernel to register at boot time. This can be overridden
167 with the module parameter "nr_uarts", or boot-time parameter
168 8250.nr_uarts
169
170config SERIAL_8250_EXTENDED
171 bool "Extended 8250/16550 serial driver options"
172 depends on SERIAL_8250
173 help
174 If you wish to use any non-standard features of the standard "dumb"
175 driver, say Y here. This includes HUB6 support, shared serial
176 interrupts, special multiport support, support for more than the
177 four COM 1/2/3/4 boards, etc.
178
179 Note that the answer to this question won't directly affect the
180 kernel: saying N will just cause the configurator to skip all
181 the questions about serial driver options. If unsure, say N.
182
183config SERIAL_8250_MANY_PORTS
184 bool "Support more than 4 legacy serial ports"
185 depends on SERIAL_8250_EXTENDED && !IA64
186 help
187 Say Y here if you have dumb serial boards other than the four
188 standard COM 1/2/3/4 ports. This may happen if you have an AST
189 FourPort, Accent Async, Boca (read the Boca mini-HOWTO, available
190 from <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>), or other custom
191 serial port hardware which acts similar to standard serial port
192 hardware. If you only use the standard COM 1/2/3/4 ports, you can
193 say N here to save some memory. You can also say Y if you have an
194 "intelligent" multiport card such as Cyclades, Digiboards, etc.
195
196#
197# Multi-port serial cards
198#
199
200config SERIAL_8250_FOURPORT
201 tristate "Support Fourport cards"
202 depends on SERIAL_8250 != n && ISA && SERIAL_8250_MANY_PORTS
203 help
204 Say Y here if you have an AST FourPort serial board.
205
206 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
207 will be called 8250_fourport.
208
209config SERIAL_8250_ACCENT
210 tristate "Support Accent cards"
211 depends on SERIAL_8250 != n && ISA && SERIAL_8250_MANY_PORTS
212 help
213 Say Y here if you have an Accent Async serial board.
214
215 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
216 will be called 8250_accent.
217
218config SERIAL_8250_BOCA
219 tristate "Support Boca cards"
220 depends on SERIAL_8250 != n && ISA && SERIAL_8250_MANY_PORTS
221 help
222 Say Y here if you have a Boca serial board. Please read the Boca
223 mini-HOWTO, available from <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>
224
225 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
226 will be called 8250_boca.
227
228config SERIAL_8250_EXAR_ST16C554
229 tristate "Support Exar ST16C554/554D Quad UART"
230 depends on SERIAL_8250 != n && ISA && SERIAL_8250_MANY_PORTS
231 help
232 The Uplogix Envoy TU301 uses this Exar Quad UART. If you are
233 tinkering with your Envoy TU301, or have a machine with this UART,
234 say Y here.
235
236 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
237 will be called 8250_exar_st16c554.
238
239config SERIAL_8250_HUB6
240 tristate "Support Hub6 cards"
241 depends on SERIAL_8250 != n && ISA && SERIAL_8250_MANY_PORTS
242 help
243 Say Y here if you have a HUB6 serial board.
244
245 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
246 will be called 8250_hub6.
247
248#
249# Misc. options/drivers.
250#
251
252config SERIAL_8250_SHARE_IRQ
253 bool "Support for sharing serial interrupts"
254 depends on SERIAL_8250_EXTENDED
255 help
256 Some serial boards have hardware support which allows multiple dumb
257 serial ports on the same board to share a single IRQ. To enable
258 support for this in the serial driver, say Y here.
259
260config SERIAL_8250_DETECT_IRQ
261 bool "Autodetect IRQ on standard ports (unsafe)"
262 depends on SERIAL_8250_EXTENDED
263 help
264 Say Y here if you want the kernel to try to guess which IRQ
265 to use for your serial port.
266
267 This is considered unsafe; it is far better to configure the IRQ in
268 a boot script using the setserial command.
269
270 If unsure, say N.
271
272config SERIAL_8250_RSA
273 bool "Support RSA serial ports"
274 depends on SERIAL_8250_EXTENDED
275 help
Maciej S. Szmigieroa95fc9c2016-03-05 18:35:30 +0100276 Say Y here if you have a IODATA RSA-DV II/S ISA card and
277 would like to use its >115kbps speeds.
278 You will need to provide module parameter "probe_rsa", or boot-time
279 parameter 8250.probe_rsa with I/O addresses of this card then.
280
281 If you don't have such card, or if unsure, say N.
Paul Gortmaker9bef3d42012-01-05 18:21:43 -0500282
Paul Gortmaker9bef3d42012-01-05 18:21:43 -0500283config SERIAL_8250_ACORN
284 tristate "Acorn expansion card serial port support"
285 depends on ARCH_ACORN && SERIAL_8250
286 help
287 If you have an Atomwide Serial card or Serial Port card for an Acorn
288 system, say Y to this option. The driver can handle 1, 2, or 3 port
289 cards. If unsure, say N.
290
Martin Sperlbdc5f302016-01-17 12:15:30 +0000291config SERIAL_8250_BCM2835AUX
292 tristate "BCM2835 auxiliar mini UART support"
293 depends on ARCH_BCM2835 || COMPILE_TEST
294 depends on SERIAL_8250 && SERIAL_8250_SHARE_IRQ
295 help
296 Support for the BCM2835 auxiliar mini UART.
297
298 Features and limitations of the UART are
299 Registers are similar to 16650 registers,
300 set bits in the control registers that are unsupported
301 are ignored and read back as 0
302 7/8 bit operation with 1 start and 1 stop bit
303 8 symbols deep fifo for rx and tx
304 SW controlled RTS and SW readable CTS
305 Clock rate derived from system clock
306 Uses 8 times oversampling (compared to 16 times for 16650)
307 Missing break detection (but break generation)
308 Missing framing error detection
309 Missing parity bit
310 Missing receive time-out interrupt
311 Missing DCD, DSR, DTR and RI signals
312
313 If unsure, say N.
314
Paul Gortmaker9bef3d42012-01-05 18:21:43 -0500315config SERIAL_8250_FSL
316 bool
Scott Woodd43b54d2015-10-07 17:31:21 -0500317 depends on SERIAL_8250_CONSOLE
318 default PPC || ARM || ARM64
Paul Gortmaker9bef3d42012-01-05 18:21:43 -0500319
320config SERIAL_8250_DW
321 tristate "Support for Synopsys DesignWare 8250 quirks"
Heikki Krogerus6a7320c2013-01-10 11:25:10 +0200322 depends on SERIAL_8250
Paul Gortmaker9bef3d42012-01-05 18:21:43 -0500323 help
324 Selecting this option will enable handling of the extra features
325 present in the Synopsys DesignWare APB UART.
Magnus Damm22886ee2012-05-03 21:13:09 +0900326
327config SERIAL_8250_EM
Masanari Iida46e99c42012-10-24 23:29:41 +0900328 tristate "Support for Emma Mobile integrated serial port"
Magnus Damm22886ee2012-05-03 21:13:09 +0900329 depends on SERIAL_8250 && ARM && HAVE_CLK
330 help
331 Selecting this option will add support for the integrated serial
332 port hardware found on the Emma Mobile line of processors.
333 If unsure, say N.
John Crispinc4208112013-01-25 19:39:51 +0100334
335config SERIAL_8250_RT288X
336 bool "Ralink RT288x/RT305x/RT3662/RT3883 serial port support"
Mans Rullgard9b2256c2015-09-15 17:54:13 +0100337 depends on SERIAL_8250
338 default y if MIPS_ALCHEMY || SOC_RT288X || SOC_RT305X || SOC_RT3883 || SOC_MT7620
John Crispinc4208112013-01-25 19:39:51 +0100339 help
Mans Rullgard9b2256c2015-09-15 17:54:13 +0100340 Selecting this option will add support for the alternate register
341 layout used by Ralink RT288x/RT305x, Alchemy Au1xxx, and some others.
342 If unsure, say N.
Ricardo Ribalda Delgado28e3fb62014-07-31 21:22:26 +0200343
Sebastian Andrzej Siewior61929cf2014-09-29 20:06:39 +0200344config SERIAL_8250_OMAP
345 tristate "Support for OMAP internal UART (8250 based driver)"
346 depends on SERIAL_8250 && ARCH_OMAP2PLUS
347 help
348 If you have a machine based on an Texas Instruments OMAP CPU you
349 can enable its onboard serial ports by enabling this option.
350
351 This driver uses ttyS instead of ttyO.
352
Sebastian Andrzej Siewior00648d02014-12-18 18:47:12 +0100353config SERIAL_8250_OMAP_TTYO_FIXUP
354 bool "Replace ttyO with ttyS"
355 depends on SERIAL_8250_OMAP=y && SERIAL_8250_CONSOLE
356 default y
357 help
358 This option replaces the "console=ttyO" argument with the matching
359 ttyS argument if the user did not specified it on the command line.
360 This ensures that the user can see the kernel output during boot
361 which he wouldn't see otherwise. The getty has still to be configured
362 for ttyS instead of ttyO regardless of this option.
363 This option is intended for people who "automatically" enable this
364 driver without knowing that this driver requires a different console=
365 argument. If you read this, please keep this option disabled and
366 instead update your kernel command line. If you prepare a kernel for a
367 distribution or other kind of larger user base then you probably want
368 to keep this option enabled. Otherwise people might complain about a
369 not booting kernel because the serial console remains silent in case
370 they forgot to update the command line.
371
Joachim Eastwoodd2aef352015-05-30 23:14:44 +0200372config SERIAL_8250_LPC18XX
Paul Gortmaker0b1dd992015-08-19 17:48:09 -0400373 tristate "NXP LPC18xx/43xx serial port support"
Joachim Eastwoodd2aef352015-05-30 23:14:44 +0200374 depends on SERIAL_8250 && OF && (ARCH_LPC18XX || COMPILE_TEST)
375 default ARCH_LPC18XX
376 help
377 If you have a LPC18xx/43xx based board and want to use the
378 serial port, say Y to this option. If unsure, say Y.
379
Matthias Bruggerb4756f42014-09-09 17:31:42 +0200380config SERIAL_8250_MT6577
Arnd Bergmann3f5921a2016-02-17 16:02:35 +0100381 tristate "Mediatek serial port support"
Matthias Bruggerb4756f42014-09-09 17:31:42 +0200382 depends on SERIAL_8250 && ARCH_MEDIATEK
383 help
384 If you have a Mediatek based board and want to use the
385 serial port, say Y to this option. If unsure, say N.
Masahiro Yamada1a8d2902015-05-29 15:04:31 +0900386
387config SERIAL_8250_UNIPHIER
388 tristate "Support for UniPhier on-chip UART"
Masahiro Yamada8d6d5442016-06-06 13:30:25 +0900389 depends on SERIAL_8250
390 depends on ARCH_UNIPHIER || COMPILE_TEST
Masahiro Yamada1a8d2902015-05-29 15:04:31 +0900391 help
392 If you have a UniPhier based board and want to use the on-chip
393 serial ports, say Y to this option. If unsure, say N.
Linus Torvalds78c10e52015-06-27 12:44:34 -0700394
Paul Burton0cf985f2015-05-24 16:11:44 +0100395config SERIAL_8250_INGENIC
Arnd Bergmann7d774fb2016-02-17 16:02:34 +0100396 tristate "Support for Ingenic SoC serial ports"
397 depends on SERIAL_8250
Masahiro Yamada755dd8a2016-06-06 18:41:03 +0900398 depends on OF_FLATTREE
Arnd Bergmann7d774fb2016-02-17 16:02:34 +0100399 depends on MIPS || COMPILE_TEST
Paul Burton0cf985f2015-05-24 16:11:44 +0100400 help
401 If you have a system using an Ingenic SoC and wish to make use of
402 its UARTs, say Y to this option. If unsure, say N.
Heikki Krogerusd9eda9b2015-10-13 13:29:02 +0300403
Andy Shevchenkoa13e19c2016-08-17 19:20:27 +0300404config SERIAL_8250_LPSS
405 tristate "Support for serial ports on Intel LPSS platforms" if EXPERT
406 default SERIAL_8250
407 depends on SERIAL_8250 && PCI
408 depends on X86 || COMPILE_TEST
409 select DW_DMAC_CORE if SERIAL_8250_DMA
410 select DW_DMAC_PCI if (SERIAL_8250_DMA && X86_INTEL_LPSS)
411 select RATIONAL
412 help
413 Selecting this option will enable handling of the extra features
414 present on the UART found on various Intel platforms such as:
415 - Intel Baytrail SoC
416 - Intel Braswell SoC
Andy Shevchenko6bb5d752016-08-17 19:20:28 +0300417 - Intel Quark X1000 SoC
Andy Shevchenkoa13e19c2016-08-17 19:20:27 +0300418
Heikki Krogerusd9eda9b2015-10-13 13:29:02 +0300419config SERIAL_8250_MID
Andy Shevchenko1fc969c2016-04-04 17:35:12 +0300420 tristate "Support for serial ports on Intel MID platforms" if EXPERT
421 default SERIAL_8250
Heikki Krogerusd9eda9b2015-10-13 13:29:02 +0300422 depends on SERIAL_8250 && PCI
Andy Shevchenko1fc969c2016-04-04 17:35:12 +0300423 depends on X86 || COMPILE_TEST
Heikki Krogerusec2f1b62015-10-13 13:29:03 +0300424 select HSU_DMA if SERIAL_8250_DMA
Heikki Krogerus0ff42302015-12-10 13:26:21 +0200425 select HSU_DMA_PCI if (HSU_DMA && X86_INTEL_MID)
Heikki Krogerusfa700452015-11-12 15:21:23 +0200426 select RATIONAL
Heikki Krogerusd9eda9b2015-10-13 13:29:02 +0300427 help
428 Selecting this option will enable handling of the extra features
429 present on the UART found on Intel Medfield SOC and various other
430 Intel platforms.
Arnd Bergmannafd7f882015-11-16 16:48:14 +0100431
Mathieu OTHACEHEc216c4a2016-02-24 20:10:22 +0100432config SERIAL_8250_MOXA
433 tristate "MOXA SmartIO MUE support"
434 depends on SERIAL_8250 && PCI
435 help
436 Say Y here if you have a Moxa SmartIO MUE multiport serial card.
437 If unsure, say N.
438
439 This driver can also be built as a module. The module will be called
440 8250_moxa. If you want to do that, say M here.
441
Arnd Bergmannafd7f882015-11-16 16:48:14 +0100442config SERIAL_OF_PLATFORM
443 tristate "Devicetree based probing for 8250 ports"
444 depends on SERIAL_8250 && OF
445 help
446 This option is used for all 8250 compatible serial ports that
447 are probed through devicetree, including Open Firmware based
448 PowerPC systems and embedded systems on architectures using the
449 flattened device tree format.