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Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07001#
2# Character device configuration
3#
4
5menu "Character devices"
6
Greg Kroah-Hartmanbdcffc52011-02-22 15:41:47 -08007source "drivers/tty/Kconfig"
Antonino A. Daplas13ae6642006-06-26 00:27:12 -07008
Arjan van de Venb781ecb2008-04-29 00:58:34 -07009config DEVKMEM
10 bool "/dev/kmem virtual device support"
11 default y
12 help
13 Say Y here if you want to support the /dev/kmem device. The
14 /dev/kmem device is rarely used, but can be used for certain
15 kind of kernel debugging operations.
16 When in doubt, say "N".
17
Mike Frysinger0b914212009-06-11 14:01:45 +010018config BFIN_JTAG_COMM
19 tristate "Blackfin JTAG Communication"
20 depends on BLACKFIN
21 help
22 Add support for emulating a TTY device over the Blackfin JTAG.
23
24 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
25 module will be called bfin_jtag_comm.
26
27config BFIN_JTAG_COMM_CONSOLE
28 bool "Console on Blackfin JTAG"
29 depends on BFIN_JTAG_COMM=y
30
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -070031config SERIAL_NONSTANDARD
32 bool "Non-standard serial port support"
Martin Schwidefskyeeca7a32007-05-10 15:45:56 +020033 depends on HAS_IOMEM
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -070034 ---help---
35 Say Y here if you have any non-standard serial boards -- boards
36 which aren't supported using the standard "dumb" serial driver.
37 This includes intelligent serial boards such as Cyclades,
38 Digiboards, etc. These are usually used for systems that need many
39 serial ports because they serve many terminals or dial-in
40 connections.
41
42 Note that the answer to this question won't directly affect the
43 kernel: saying N will just cause the configurator to skip all
44 the questions about non-standard serial boards.
45
46 Most people can say N here.
47
48config COMPUTONE
49 tristate "Computone IntelliPort Plus serial support"
Al Viro3b4709a2006-12-13 00:34:58 -080050 depends on SERIAL_NONSTANDARD && (ISA || EISA || PCI)
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -070051 ---help---
52 This driver supports the entire family of Intelliport II/Plus
53 controllers with the exception of the MicroChannel controllers and
54 products previous to the Intelliport II. These are multiport cards,
55 which give you many serial ports. You would need something like this
56 to connect more than two modems to your Linux box, for instance in
57 order to become a dial-in server. If you have a card like that, say
Randy Dunlap31c00fc2008-11-13 21:33:24 +000058 Y here and read <file:Documentation/serial/computone.txt>.
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -070059
Roland.Kletzing33dda512008-06-05 22:46:04 -070060 To compile this driver as module, choose M here: the
61 module will be called ip2.
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -070062
63config ROCKETPORT
64 tristate "Comtrol RocketPort support"
Al Viro27d41712007-07-17 08:49:35 +010065 depends on SERIAL_NONSTANDARD && (ISA || EISA || PCI)
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -070066 help
67 This driver supports Comtrol RocketPort and RocketModem PCI boards.
68 These boards provide 2, 4, 8, 16, or 32 high-speed serial ports or
69 modems. For information about the RocketPort/RocketModem boards
Randy Dunlap31c00fc2008-11-13 21:33:24 +000070 and this driver read <file:Documentation/serial/rocket.txt>.
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -070071
72 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
73 module will be called rocket.
74
75 If you want to compile this driver into the kernel, say Y here. If
76 you don't have a Comtrol RocketPort/RocketModem card installed, say N.
77
78config CYCLADES
79 tristate "Cyclades async mux support"
Jiri Slabycff94942007-05-08 00:36:36 -070080 depends on SERIAL_NONSTANDARD && (PCI || ISA)
Jiri Slabyee2077d2007-07-26 10:41:17 -070081 select FW_LOADER
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -070082 ---help---
83 This driver supports Cyclades Z and Y multiserial boards.
84 You would need something like this to connect more than two modems to
85 your Linux box, for instance in order to become a dial-in server.
86
87 For information about the Cyclades-Z card, read
Randy Dunlap31c00fc2008-11-13 21:33:24 +000088 <file:Documentation/serial/README.cycladesZ>.
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -070089
90 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
91 module will be called cyclades.
92
93 If you haven't heard about it, it's safe to say N.
94
95config CYZ_INTR
96 bool "Cyclades-Z interrupt mode operation (EXPERIMENTAL)"
97 depends on EXPERIMENTAL && CYCLADES
98 help
99 The Cyclades-Z family of multiport cards allows 2 (two) driver op
100 modes: polling and interrupt. In polling mode, the driver will check
101 the status of the Cyclades-Z ports every certain amount of time
102 (which is called polling cycle and is configurable). In interrupt
103 mode, it will use an interrupt line (IRQ) in order to check the
104 status of the Cyclades-Z ports. The default op mode is polling. If
105 unsure, say N.
106
107config DIGIEPCA
108 tristate "Digiboard Intelligent Async Support"
Alan Coxdcbf1282008-07-22 11:18:12 +0100109 depends on SERIAL_NONSTANDARD && (ISA || EISA || PCI)
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700110 ---help---
111 This is a driver for Digi International's Xx, Xeve, and Xem series
112 of cards which provide multiple serial ports. You would need
113 something like this to connect more than two modems to your Linux
114 box, for instance in order to become a dial-in server. This driver
115 supports the original PC (ISA) boards as well as PCI, and EISA. If
116 you have a card like this, say Y here and read the file
Randy Dunlap31c00fc2008-11-13 21:33:24 +0000117 <file:Documentation/serial/digiepca.txt>.
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700118
119 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
120 module will be called epca.
121
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700122config MOXA_INTELLIO
123 tristate "Moxa Intellio support"
Al Viro8a023672007-07-20 00:24:22 +0100124 depends on SERIAL_NONSTANDARD && (ISA || EISA || PCI)
Jiri Slaby49209162008-05-14 16:05:53 -0700125 select FW_LOADER
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700126 help
127 Say Y here if you have a Moxa Intellio multiport serial card.
128
129 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
130 module will be called moxa.
131
132config MOXA_SMARTIO
Jiri Slaby98c47ea2007-02-10 01:45:15 -0800133 tristate "Moxa SmartIO support v. 2.0"
Jiri Slabyfb0c9292006-12-13 00:34:19 -0800134 depends on SERIAL_NONSTANDARD && (PCI || EISA || ISA)
Jiri Slaby037ad482006-12-08 02:38:11 -0800135 help
136 Say Y here if you have a Moxa SmartIO multiport serial card and/or
137 want to help develop a new version of this driver.
138
139 This is upgraded (1.9.1) driver from original Moxa drivers with
140 changes finally resulting in PCI probing.
141
Jiri Slaby037ad482006-12-08 02:38:11 -0800142 This driver can also be built as a module. The module will be called
Jiri Slaby1c456072008-02-07 00:16:46 -0800143 mxser. If you want to do that, say M here.
Jiri Slaby037ad482006-12-08 02:38:11 -0800144
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700145config ISI
146 tristate "Multi-Tech multiport card support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
Alan Cox6d889722008-07-22 11:18:21 +0100147 depends on SERIAL_NONSTANDARD && PCI
maximilian attems5ff2a7e2006-03-26 01:37:35 -0800148 select FW_LOADER
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700149 help
150 This is a driver for the Multi-Tech cards which provide several
151 serial ports. The driver is experimental and can currently only be
152 built as a module. The module will be called isicom.
153 If you want to do that, choose M here.
154
155config SYNCLINK
156 tristate "Microgate SyncLink card support"
Al Viroa5532602005-05-04 05:39:42 +0100157 depends on SERIAL_NONSTANDARD && PCI && ISA_DMA_API
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700158 help
159 Provides support for the SyncLink ISA and PCI multiprotocol serial
160 adapters. These adapters support asynchronous and HDLC bit
161 synchronous communication up to 10Mbps (PCI adapter).
162
163 This driver can only be built as a module ( = code which can be
164 inserted in and removed from the running kernel whenever you want).
165 The module will be called synclink. If you want to do that, say M
166 here.
167
168config SYNCLINKMP
169 tristate "SyncLink Multiport support"
Al Viro8a023672007-07-20 00:24:22 +0100170 depends on SERIAL_NONSTANDARD && PCI
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700171 help
172 Enable support for the SyncLink Multiport (2 or 4 ports)
173 serial adapter, running asynchronous and HDLC communications up
174 to 2.048Mbps. Each ports is independently selectable for
175 RS-232, V.35, RS-449, RS-530, and X.21
176
177 This driver may be built as a module ( = code which can be
178 inserted in and removed from the running kernel whenever you want).
179 The module will be called synclinkmp. If you want to do that, say M
180 here.
181
Paul Fulghum705b6c72006-01-08 01:02:06 -0800182config SYNCLINK_GT
183 tristate "SyncLink GT/AC support"
Al Viro8ef9cf32006-02-01 06:07:15 -0500184 depends on SERIAL_NONSTANDARD && PCI
Paul Fulghum705b6c72006-01-08 01:02:06 -0800185 help
186 Support for SyncLink GT and SyncLink AC families of
187 synchronous and asynchronous serial adapters
188 manufactured by Microgate Systems, Ltd. (www.microgate.com)
189
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700190config N_HDLC
191 tristate "HDLC line discipline support"
192 depends on SERIAL_NONSTANDARD
193 help
194 Allows synchronous HDLC communications with tty device drivers that
195 support synchronous HDLC such as the Microgate SyncLink adapter.
196
Alan Coxe1eaea42010-03-26 11:32:54 +0000197 This driver can be built as a module ( = code which can be
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700198 inserted in and removed from the running kernel whenever you want).
199 The module will be called n_hdlc. If you want to do that, say M
200 here.
201
Alan Coxe1eaea42010-03-26 11:32:54 +0000202config N_GSM
203 tristate "GSM MUX line discipline support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
204 depends on EXPERIMENTAL
Randy Dunlap972c1962010-05-03 09:08:38 -0700205 depends on NET
Alan Coxe1eaea42010-03-26 11:32:54 +0000206 help
207 This line discipline provides support for the GSM MUX protocol and
208 presents the mux as a set of 61 individual tty devices.
209
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700210config RISCOM8
211 tristate "SDL RISCom/8 card support"
Alan Cox781cff52008-07-22 11:18:30 +0100212 depends on SERIAL_NONSTANDARD
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700213 help
214 This is a driver for the SDL Communications RISCom/8 multiport card,
215 which gives you many serial ports. You would need something like
216 this to connect more than two modems to your Linux box, for instance
217 in order to become a dial-in server. If you have a card like that,
Randy Dunlap31c00fc2008-11-13 21:33:24 +0000218 say Y here and read the file <file:Documentation/serial/riscom8.txt>.
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700219
220 Also it's possible to say M here and compile this driver as kernel
221 loadable module; the module will be called riscom8.
222
223config SPECIALIX
224 tristate "Specialix IO8+ card support"
Alan Coxfaa76122008-07-22 11:19:05 +0100225 depends on SERIAL_NONSTANDARD
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700226 help
227 This is a driver for the Specialix IO8+ multiport card (both the
228 ISA and the PCI version) which gives you many serial ports. You
229 would need something like this to connect more than two modems to
230 your Linux box, for instance in order to become a dial-in server.
231
232 If you have a card like that, say Y here and read the file
Randy Dunlap31c00fc2008-11-13 21:33:24 +0000233 <file:Documentation/serial/specialix.txt>. Also it's possible to say
234 M here and compile this driver as kernel loadable module which will be
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700235 called specialix.
236
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700237config SX
238 tristate "Specialix SX (and SI) card support"
Alan Cox41214592009-10-29 12:16:22 +0000239 depends on SERIAL_NONSTANDARD && (PCI || EISA || ISA) && BROKEN
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700240 help
241 This is a driver for the SX and SI multiport serial cards.
Randy Dunlap31c00fc2008-11-13 21:33:24 +0000242 Please read the file <file:Documentation/serial/sx.txt> for details.
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700243
244 This driver can only be built as a module ( = code which can be
245 inserted in and removed from the running kernel whenever you want).
246 The module will be called sx. If you want to do that, say M here.
247
248config RIO
249 tristate "Specialix RIO system support"
Alan Cox41214592009-10-29 12:16:22 +0000250 depends on SERIAL_NONSTANDARD && BROKEN
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700251 help
252 This is a driver for the Specialix RIO, a smart serial card which
253 drives an outboard box that can support up to 128 ports. Product
254 information is at <http://www.perle.com/support/documentation.html#multiport>.
255 There are both ISA and PCI versions.
256
257config RIO_OLDPCI
258 bool "Support really old RIO/PCI cards"
259 depends on RIO
260 help
261 Older RIO PCI cards need some initialization-time configuration to
262 determine the IRQ and some control addresses. If you have a RIO and
263 this doesn't seem to work, try setting this to Y.
264
265config STALDRV
266 bool "Stallion multiport serial support"
267 depends on SERIAL_NONSTANDARD
268 help
269 Stallion cards give you many serial ports. You would need something
270 like this to connect more than two modems to your Linux box, for
271 instance in order to become a dial-in server. If you say Y here,
272 you will be asked for your specific card model in the next
Randy Dunlap31c00fc2008-11-13 21:33:24 +0000273 questions. Make sure to read <file:Documentation/serial/stallion.txt>
274 in this case. If you have never heard about all this, it's safe to
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700275 say N.
276
277config STALLION
278 tristate "Stallion EasyIO or EC8/32 support"
Alan Coxd18a7502008-10-13 10:40:07 +0100279 depends on STALDRV && (ISA || EISA || PCI)
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700280 help
281 If you have an EasyIO or EasyConnection 8/32 multiport Stallion
282 card, then this is for you; say Y. Make sure to read
Randy Dunlap31c00fc2008-11-13 21:33:24 +0000283 <file:Documentation/serial/stallion.txt>.
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700284
285 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
286 module will be called stallion.
287
288config ISTALLION
289 tristate "Stallion EC8/64, ONboard, Brumby support"
Alan Coxd18a7502008-10-13 10:40:07 +0100290 depends on STALDRV && (ISA || EISA || PCI)
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700291 help
292 If you have an EasyConnection 8/64, ONboard, Brumby or Stallion
293 serial multiport card, say Y here. Make sure to read
Randy Dunlap31c00fc2008-11-13 21:33:24 +0000294 <file:Documentation/serial/stallion.txt>.
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700295
296 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
297 module will be called istallion.
298
Frank Seidel20fd1e32007-11-09 14:49:23 +0100299config NOZOMI
300 tristate "HSDPA Broadband Wireless Data Card - Globe Trotter"
301 depends on PCI && EXPERIMENTAL
302 help
303 If you have a HSDPA driver Broadband Wireless Data Card -
304 Globe Trotter PCMCIA card, say Y here.
305
306 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here, the module
307 will be called nozomi.
308
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700309config A2232
310 tristate "Commodore A2232 serial support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
Alan Cox41214592009-10-29 12:16:22 +0000311 depends on EXPERIMENTAL && ZORRO && BROKEN
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700312 ---help---
313 This option supports the 2232 7-port serial card shipped with the
314 Amiga 2000 and other Zorro-bus machines, dating from 1989. At
315 a max of 19,200 bps, the ports are served by a 6551 ACIA UART chip
316 each, plus a 8520 CIA, and a master 6502 CPU and buffer as well. The
317 ports were connected with 8 pin DIN connectors on the card bracket,
318 for which 8 pin to DB25 adapters were supplied. The card also had
319 jumpers internally to toggle various pinning configurations.
320
321 This driver can be built as a module; but then "generic_serial"
322 will also be built as a module. This has to be loaded before
323 "ser_a2232". If you want to do this, answer M here.
324
325config SGI_SNSC
326 bool "SGI Altix system controller communication support"
327 depends on (IA64_SGI_SN2 || IA64_GENERIC)
328 help
329 If you have an SGI Altix and you want to enable system
330 controller communication from user space (you want this!),
331 say Y. Otherwise, say N.
332
Bruce Losuree1e19742005-04-25 13:09:41 -0700333config SGI_TIOCX
334 bool "SGI TIO CX driver support"
335 depends on (IA64_SGI_SN2 || IA64_GENERIC)
336 help
337 If you have an SGI Altix and you have fpga devices attached
338 to your TIO, say Y here, otherwise say N.
339
340config SGI_MBCS
341 tristate "SGI FPGA Core Services driver support"
Bruce Losureae40aae2005-04-04 13:23:00 -0700342 depends on SGI_TIOCX
Bruce Losuree1e19742005-04-25 13:09:41 -0700343 help
344 If you have an SGI Altix with an attached SABrick
345 say Y or M here, otherwise say N.
346
Greg Kroah-Hartmanab4382d2011-01-13 12:10:18 -0800347source "drivers/tty/serial/Kconfig"
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700348
Samo Pogacnik24b4b672010-08-25 20:44:07 +0200349config TTY_PRINTK
350 bool "TTY driver to output user messages via printk"
David Rientjes6a108a12011-01-20 14:44:16 -0800351 depends on EXPERT
Samo Pogacnik24b4b672010-08-25 20:44:07 +0200352 default n
353 ---help---
354 If you say Y here, the support for writing user messages (i.e.
355 console messages) via printk is available.
356
357 The feature is useful to inline user messages with kernel
358 messages.
359 In order to use this feature, you should output user messages
360 to /dev/ttyprintk or redirect console to this TTY.
361
362 If unsure, say N.
363
Benjamin Herrenschmidta45b8392006-07-04 15:06:20 +1000364config BRIQ_PANEL
365 tristate 'Total Impact briQ front panel driver'
Paul Mackerras2818c5d2006-08-25 15:08:21 +1000366 depends on PPC_CHRP
Benjamin Herrenschmidta45b8392006-07-04 15:06:20 +1000367 ---help---
368 The briQ is a small footprint CHRP computer with a frontpanel VFD, a
369 tristate led and two switches. It is the size of a CDROM drive.
370
371 If you have such one and want anything showing on the VFD then you
372 must answer Y here.
373
374 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
375 module will be called briq_panel.
376
377 It's safe to say N here.
378
Mike Frysinger2dc63a82008-04-25 08:04:56 +0800379config BFIN_OTP
380 tristate "Blackfin On-Chip OTP Memory Support"
Mike Frysingerf69b2d72009-11-20 19:09:56 +0000381 depends on BLACKFIN && (BF51x || BF52x || BF54x)
Mike Frysinger2dc63a82008-04-25 08:04:56 +0800382 default y
383 help
384 If you say Y here, you will get support for a character device
385 interface into the One Time Programmable memory pages that are
386 stored on the Blackfin processor. This will not get you access
387 to the secure memory pages however. You will need to write your
388 own secure code and reader for that.
389
390 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
391 will be called bfin-otp.
392
393 If unsure, it is safe to say Y.
394
395config BFIN_OTP_WRITE_ENABLE
396 bool "Enable writing support of OTP pages"
397 depends on BFIN_OTP
398 default n
399 help
400 If you say Y here, you will enable support for writing of the
401 OTP pages. This is dangerous by nature as you can only program
402 the pages once, so only enable this option when you actually
403 need it so as to not inadvertently clobber data.
404
405 If unsure, say N.
406
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700407config PRINTER
408 tristate "Parallel printer support"
409 depends on PARPORT
410 ---help---
411 If you intend to attach a printer to the parallel port of your Linux
412 box (as opposed to using a serial printer; if the connector at the
413 printer has 9 or 25 holes ["female"], then it's serial), say Y.
414 Also read the Printing-HOWTO, available from
415 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
416
417 It is possible to share one parallel port among several devices
418 (e.g. printer and ZIP drive) and it is safe to compile the
419 corresponding drivers into the kernel.
420
421 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here and read
422 <file:Documentation/parport.txt>. The module will be called lp.
423
424 If you have several parallel ports, you can specify which ports to
425 use with the "lp" kernel command line option. (Try "man bootparam"
426 or see the documentation of your boot loader (lilo or loadlin) about
427 how to pass options to the kernel at boot time.) The syntax of the
428 "lp" command line option can be found in <file:drivers/char/lp.c>.
429
430 If you have more than 8 printers, you need to increase the LP_NO
431 macro in lp.c and the PARPORT_MAX macro in parport.h.
432
433config LP_CONSOLE
434 bool "Support for console on line printer"
435 depends on PRINTER
436 ---help---
437 If you want kernel messages to be printed out as they occur, you
438 can have a console on the printer. This option adds support for
439 doing that; to actually get it to happen you need to pass the
440 option "console=lp0" to the kernel at boot time.
441
442 If the printer is out of paper (or off, or unplugged, or too
443 busy..) the kernel will stall until the printer is ready again.
444 By defining CONSOLE_LP_STRICT to 0 (at your own risk) you
445 can make the kernel continue when this happens,
446 but it'll lose the kernel messages.
447
448 If unsure, say N.
449
450config PPDEV
451 tristate "Support for user-space parallel port device drivers"
452 depends on PARPORT
453 ---help---
454 Saying Y to this adds support for /dev/parport device nodes. This
455 is needed for programs that want portable access to the parallel
456 port, for instance deviceid (which displays Plug-and-Play device
457 IDs).
458
459 This is the parallel port equivalent of SCSI generic support (sg).
460 It is safe to say N to this -- it is not needed for normal printing
461 or parallel port CD-ROM/disk support.
462
463 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
464 module will be called ppdev.
465
466 If unsure, say N.
467
Greg Kroah-Hartmanbdcffc52011-02-22 15:41:47 -0800468source "drivers/tty/hvc/Kconfig"
Mike Frysinger5427bcf2011-02-04 20:45:49 -0500469
Rusty Russell31610432007-10-22 11:03:39 +1000470config VIRTIO_CONSOLE
Christian Borntraeger7721c492008-07-25 12:06:06 -0500471 tristate "Virtio console"
472 depends on VIRTIO
Rusty Russell31610432007-10-22 11:03:39 +1000473 select HVC_DRIVER
Christian Borntraeger7721c492008-07-25 12:06:06 -0500474 help
475 Virtio console for use with lguest and other hypervisors.
476
Amit Shahfb08bd22009-12-21 21:36:04 +0530477 Also serves as a general-purpose serial device for data
478 transfer between the guest and host. Character devices at
479 /dev/vportNpn will be created when corresponding ports are
480 found, where N is the device number and n is the port number
481 within that device. If specified by the host, a sysfs
482 attribute called 'name' will be populated with a name for
483 the port which can be used by udev scripts to create a
484 symlink to the device.
Rusty Russell31610432007-10-22 11:03:39 +1000485
Sonny Raofe9e8d52008-07-08 15:45:11 +1000486config IBM_BSR
487 tristate "IBM POWER Barrier Synchronization Register support"
488 depends on PPC_PSERIES
489 help
490 This devices exposes a hardware mechanism for fast synchronization
491 of threads across a large system which avoids bouncing a cacheline
492 between several cores on a system
493
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700494source "drivers/char/ipmi/Kconfig"
495
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700496config DS1620
497 tristate "NetWinder thermometer support"
498 depends on ARCH_NETWINDER
499 help
500 Say Y here to include support for the thermal management hardware
501 found in the NetWinder. This driver allows the user to control the
502 temperature set points and to read the current temperature.
503
504 It is also possible to say M here to build it as a module (ds1620)
505 It is recommended to be used on a NetWinder, but it is not a
506 necessity.
507
508config NWBUTTON
509 tristate "NetWinder Button"
510 depends on ARCH_NETWINDER
511 ---help---
512 If you say Y here and create a character device node /dev/nwbutton
513 with major and minor numbers 10 and 158 ("man mknod"), then every
514 time the orange button is pressed a number of times, the number of
515 times the button was pressed will be written to that device.
516
517 This is most useful for applications, as yet unwritten, which
518 perform actions based on how many times the button is pressed in a
519 row.
520
521 Do not hold the button down for too long, as the driver does not
522 alter the behaviour of the hardware reset circuitry attached to the
523 button; it will still execute a hard reset if the button is held
524 down for longer than approximately five seconds.
525
526 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
527 module will be called nwbutton.
528
529 Most people will answer Y to this question and "Reboot Using Button"
530 below to be able to initiate a system shutdown from the button.
531
532config NWBUTTON_REBOOT
533 bool "Reboot Using Button"
534 depends on NWBUTTON
535 help
536 If you say Y here, then you will be able to initiate a system
537 shutdown and reboot by pressing the orange button a number of times.
538 The number of presses to initiate the shutdown is two by default,
539 but this can be altered by modifying the value of NUM_PRESSES_REBOOT
540 in nwbutton.h and recompiling the driver or, if you compile the
541 driver as a module, you can specify the number of presses at load
542 time with "insmod button reboot_count=<something>".
543
544config NWFLASH
545 tristate "NetWinder flash support"
546 depends on ARCH_NETWINDER
547 ---help---
548 If you say Y here and create a character device /dev/flash with
549 major 10 and minor 160 you can manipulate the flash ROM containing
550 the NetWinder firmware. Be careful as accidentally overwriting the
551 flash contents can render your computer unbootable. On no account
552 allow random users access to this device. :-)
553
554 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
555 module will be called nwflash.
556
557 If you're not sure, say N.
558
Michael Buesch844dd052006-06-26 00:24:59 -0700559source "drivers/char/hw_random/Kconfig"
560
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700561config NVRAM
562 tristate "/dev/nvram support"
Uwe Kleine-König807a96c2009-01-31 01:21:59 +0100563 depends on ATARI || X86 || (ARM && RTC_DRV_CMOS) || GENERIC_NVRAM
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700564 ---help---
565 If you say Y here and create a character special file /dev/nvram
566 with major number 10 and minor number 144 using mknod ("man mknod"),
567 you get read and write access to the extra bytes of non-volatile
568 memory in the real time clock (RTC), which is contained in every PC
569 and most Ataris. The actual number of bytes varies, depending on the
570 nvram in the system, but is usually 114 (128-14 for the RTC).
571
572 This memory is conventionally called "CMOS RAM" on PCs and "NVRAM"
573 on Ataris. /dev/nvram may be used to view settings there, or to
574 change them (with some utility). It could also be used to frequently
575 save a few bits of very important data that may not be lost over
576 power-off and for which writing to disk is too insecure. Note
577 however that most NVRAM space in a PC belongs to the BIOS and you
578 should NEVER idly tamper with it. See Ralf Brown's interrupt list
579 for a guide to the use of CMOS bytes by your BIOS.
580
581 On Atari machines, /dev/nvram is always configured and does not need
582 to be selected.
583
584 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
585 module will be called nvram.
586
David Brownellc7500902008-04-28 02:11:52 -0700587#
588# These legacy RTC drivers just cause too many conflicts with the generic
589# RTC framework ... let's not even try to coexist any more.
590#
591if RTC_LIB=n
592
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700593config RTC
David Brownelle6d2bb22008-06-12 15:21:55 -0700594 tristate "Enhanced Real Time Clock Support (legacy PC RTC driver)"
David Brownellc7500902008-04-28 02:11:52 -0700595 depends on !PPC && !PARISC && !IA64 && !M68K && !SPARC && !FRV \
Mike Frysinger7bfa58d2009-06-17 16:26:14 -0700596 && !ARM && !SUPERH && !S390 && !AVR32 && !BLACKFIN
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700597 ---help---
598 If you say Y here and create a character special file /dev/rtc with
599 major number 10 and minor number 135 using mknod ("man mknod"), you
600 will get access to the real time clock (or hardware clock) built
601 into your computer.
602
603 Every PC has such a clock built in. It can be used to generate
604 signals from as low as 1Hz up to 8192Hz, and can also be used
605 as a 24 hour alarm. It reports status information via the file
606 /proc/driver/rtc and its behaviour is set by various ioctls on
607 /dev/rtc.
608
609 If you run Linux on a multiprocessor machine and said Y to
610 "Symmetric Multi Processing" above, you should say Y here to read
611 and set the RTC in an SMP compatible fashion.
612
613 If you think you have a use for such a device (such as periodic data
614 sampling), then say Y here, and read <file:Documentation/rtc.txt>
615 for details.
616
617 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
618 module will be called rtc.
619
Al Viro22405982007-07-22 00:37:48 -0700620config JS_RTC
621 tristate "Enhanced Real Time Clock Support"
622 depends on SPARC32 && PCI
623 ---help---
624 If you say Y here and create a character special file /dev/rtc with
625 major number 10 and minor number 135 using mknod ("man mknod"), you
626 will get access to the real time clock (or hardware clock) built
627 into your computer.
628
629 Every PC has such a clock built in. It can be used to generate
630 signals from as low as 1Hz up to 8192Hz, and can also be used
631 as a 24 hour alarm. It reports status information via the file
632 /proc/driver/rtc and its behaviour is set by various ioctls on
633 /dev/rtc.
634
635 If you think you have a use for such a device (such as periodic data
636 sampling), then say Y here, and read <file:Documentation/rtc.txt>
637 for details.
638
639 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
640 module will be called js-rtc.
641
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700642config GEN_RTC
643 tristate "Generic /dev/rtc emulation"
Mike Frysinger103d6d92009-01-06 14:42:10 -0800644 depends on RTC!=y && !IA64 && !ARM && !M32R && !MIPS && !SPARC && !FRV && !S390 && !SUPERH && !AVR32 && !BLACKFIN
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700645 ---help---
646 If you say Y here and create a character special file /dev/rtc with
647 major number 10 and minor number 135 using mknod ("man mknod"), you
648 will get access to the real time clock (or hardware clock) built
649 into your computer.
650
651 It reports status information via the file /proc/driver/rtc and its
652 behaviour is set by various ioctls on /dev/rtc. If you enable the
653 "extended RTC operation" below it will also provide an emulation
654 for RTC_UIE which is required by some programs and may improve
655 precision in some cases.
656
657 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
658 module will be called genrtc.
659
660config GEN_RTC_X
661 bool "Extended RTC operation"
662 depends on GEN_RTC
663 help
664 Provides an emulation for RTC_UIE which is required by some programs
665 and may improve precision of the generic RTC support in some cases.
666
667config EFI_RTC
668 bool "EFI Real Time Clock Services"
669 depends on IA64
670
671config DS1302
672 tristate "DS1302 RTC support"
673 depends on M32R && (PLAT_M32700UT || PLAT_OPSPUT)
674 help
675 If you say Y here and create a character special file /dev/rtc with
676 major number 121 and minor number 0 using mknod ("man mknod"), you
677 will get access to the real time clock (or hardware clock) built
678 into your computer.
679
David Brownellc7500902008-04-28 02:11:52 -0700680endif # RTC_LIB
681
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700682config DTLK
683 tristate "Double Talk PC internal speech card support"
Martin Schwidefskyeeca7a32007-05-10 15:45:56 +0200684 depends on ISA
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700685 help
686 This driver is for the DoubleTalk PC, a speech synthesizer
687 manufactured by RC Systems (<http://www.rcsys.com/>). It is also
688 called the `internal DoubleTalk'.
689
690 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
691 module will be called dtlk.
692
Stephen Neuendorfferef141a02008-02-06 04:24:09 +1100693config XILINX_HWICAP
694 tristate "Xilinx HWICAP Support"
Michal Simek6fa612b2009-05-11 15:49:12 +0200695 depends on XILINX_VIRTEX || MICROBLAZE
Stephen Neuendorfferef141a02008-02-06 04:24:09 +1100696 help
697 This option enables support for Xilinx Internal Configuration
698 Access Port (ICAP) driver. The ICAP is used on Xilinx Virtex
699 FPGA platforms to partially reconfigure the FPGA at runtime.
700
701 If unsure, say N.
702
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700703config R3964
704 tristate "Siemens R3964 line discipline"
705 ---help---
706 This driver allows synchronous communication with devices using the
707 Siemens R3964 packet protocol. Unless you are dealing with special
708 hardware like PLCs, you are unlikely to need this.
709
710 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
711 module will be called n_r3964.
712
713 If unsure, say N.
714
715config APPLICOM
716 tristate "Applicom intelligent fieldbus card support"
717 depends on PCI
718 ---help---
719 This driver provides the kernel-side support for the intelligent
720 fieldbus cards made by Applicom International. More information
721 about these cards can be found on the WWW at the address
722 <http://www.applicom-int.com/>, or by email from David Woodhouse
723 <dwmw2@infradead.org>.
724
725 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
726 module will be called applicom.
727
728 If unsure, say N.
729
730config SONYPI
731 tristate "Sony Vaio Programmable I/O Control Device support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
732 depends on EXPERIMENTAL && X86 && PCI && INPUT && !64BIT
733 ---help---
734 This driver enables access to the Sony Programmable I/O Control
735 Device which can be found in many (all ?) Sony Vaio laptops.
736
737 If you have one of those laptops, read
Carlos Corbacho018a6512008-02-09 01:32:19 +0000738 <file:Documentation/laptops/sonypi.txt>, and say Y or M here.
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700739
740 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
741 module will be called sonypi.
742
Yoichi Yuasa09762512007-05-06 14:51:58 -0700743config GPIO_TB0219
744 tristate "TANBAC TB0219 GPIO support"
Robert P. J. Daybef1f402006-12-12 20:04:19 +0100745 depends on TANBAC_TB022X
Yoichi Yuasa584e1232006-06-25 05:49:11 -0700746 select GPIO_VR41XX
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700747
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700748source "drivers/char/pcmcia/Kconfig"
749
750config MWAVE
751 tristate "ACP Modem (Mwave) support"
752 depends on X86
753 select SERIAL_8250
754 ---help---
755 The ACP modem (Mwave) for Linux is a WinModem. It is composed of a
756 kernel driver and a user level application. Together these components
757 support direct attachment to public switched telephone networks (PSTNs)
758 and support selected world wide countries.
759
760 This version of the ACP Modem driver supports the IBM Thinkpad 600E,
761 600, and 770 that include on board ACP modem hardware.
762
763 The modem also supports the standard communications port interface
764 (ttySx) and is compatible with the Hayes AT Command Set.
765
766 The user level application needed to use this driver can be found at
767 the IBM Linux Technology Center (LTC) web site:
768 <http://www.ibm.com/linux/ltc/>.
769
770 If you own one of the above IBM Thinkpads which has the Mwave chipset
771 in it, say Y.
772
773 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
774 module will be called mwave.
775
776config SCx200_GPIO
777 tristate "NatSemi SCx200 GPIO Support"
778 depends on SCx200
Jim Cromie7a8e2a52006-06-27 02:54:27 -0700779 select NSC_GPIO
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700780 help
781 Give userspace access to the GPIO pins on the National
782 Semiconductor SCx200 processors.
783
784 If compiled as a module, it will be called scx200_gpio.
785
Jim Cromie7a8e2a52006-06-27 02:54:27 -0700786config PC8736x_GPIO
787 tristate "NatSemi PC8736x GPIO Support"
Randy Dunlap7b958092010-08-11 14:17:30 -0700788 depends on X86_32
Jim Cromie7a8e2a52006-06-27 02:54:27 -0700789 default SCx200_GPIO # mostly N
790 select NSC_GPIO # needed for support routines
791 help
792 Give userspace access to the GPIO pins on the National
793 Semiconductor PC-8736x (x=[03456]) SuperIO chip. The chip
794 has multiple functional units, inc several managed by
795 hwmon/pc87360 driver. Tested with PC-87366
796
797 If compiled as a module, it will be called pc8736x_gpio.
798
799config NSC_GPIO
800 tristate "NatSemi Base GPIO Support"
Dave Jones699352c2006-06-29 02:24:32 -0700801 depends on X86_32
Jim Cromie7a8e2a52006-06-27 02:54:27 -0700802 # selected by SCx200_GPIO and PC8736x_GPIO
803 # what about 2 selectors differing: m != y
804 help
805 Common support used (and needed) by scx200_gpio and
806 pc8736x_gpio drivers. If those drivers are built as
807 modules, this one will be too, named nsc_gpio
808
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700809config RAW_DRIVER
Dave Jonesabd4aa52007-07-15 23:40:49 -0700810 tristate "RAW driver (/dev/raw/rawN)"
David Howells93614012006-09-30 20:45:40 +0200811 depends on BLOCK
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700812 help
Dave Jonesabd4aa52007-07-15 23:40:49 -0700813 The raw driver permits block devices to be bound to /dev/raw/rawN.
814 Once bound, I/O against /dev/raw/rawN uses efficient zero-copy I/O.
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700815 See the raw(8) manpage for more details.
816
Dave Jonesabd4aa52007-07-15 23:40:49 -0700817 Applications should preferably open the device (eg /dev/hda1)
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700818 with the O_DIRECT flag.
819
Andrew Morton0de502a2005-12-12 00:37:41 -0800820config MAX_RAW_DEVS
821 int "Maximum number of RAW devices to support (1-8192)"
822 depends on RAW_DRIVER
823 default "256"
824 help
825 The maximum number of RAW devices that are supported.
826 Default is 256. Increase this number in case you need lots of
827 raw devices.
828
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700829config HPET
830 bool "HPET - High Precision Event Timer" if (X86 || IA64)
831 default n
832 depends on ACPI
833 help
834 If you say Y here, you will have a miscdevice named "/dev/hpet/". Each
835 open selects one of the timers supported by the HPET. The timers are
Matt LaPlante3cb2fcc2006-11-30 05:22:59 +0100836 non-periodic and/or periodic.
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700837
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700838config HPET_MMAP
839 bool "Allow mmap of HPET"
840 default y
841 depends on HPET
842 help
843 If you say Y here, user applications will be able to mmap
844 the HPET registers.
845
846 In some hardware implementations, the page containing HPET
847 registers may also contain other things that shouldn't be
848 exposed to the user. If this applies to your hardware,
849 say N here.
850
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700851config HANGCHECK_TIMER
852 tristate "Hangcheck timer"
Martin Schwidefskyabf3ea12007-05-10 15:45:59 +0200853 depends on X86 || IA64 || PPC64 || S390
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700854 help
855 The hangcheck-timer module detects when the system has gone
856 out to lunch past a certain margin. It can reboot the system
857 or merely print a warning.
858
859config MMTIMER
860 tristate "MMTIMER Memory mapped RTC for SGI Altix"
861 depends on IA64_GENERIC || IA64_SGI_SN2
862 default y
863 help
864 The mmtimer device allows direct userspace access to the
865 Altix system timer.
866
Dimitri Sivanichfbd8ae12009-09-23 15:57:15 -0700867config UV_MMTIMER
868 tristate "UV_MMTIMER Memory mapped RTC for SGI UV"
869 depends on X86_UV
870 default m
871 help
872 The uv_mmtimer device allows direct userspace access to the
873 UV system timer.
874
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700875source "drivers/char/tpm/Kconfig"
876
Mark Gross1a80ba82005-10-30 15:02:55 -0800877config TELCLOCK
Mark Gross03154a22007-03-06 13:58:45 -0800878 tristate "Telecom clock driver for ATCA SBC"
Geert Uytterhoeven4d99bfa2006-10-16 19:59:43 +0200879 depends on EXPERIMENTAL && X86
Mark Gross1a80ba82005-10-30 15:02:55 -0800880 default n
881 help
Mark Gross03154a22007-03-06 13:58:45 -0800882 The telecom clock device is specific to the MPCBL0010 and MPCBL0050
883 ATCA computers and allows direct userspace access to the
884 configuration of the telecom clock configuration settings. This
885 device is used for hardware synchronization across the ATCA backplane
886 fabric. Upon loading, the driver exports a sysfs directory,
887 /sys/devices/platform/telco_clock, with a number of files for
888 controlling the behavior of this hardware.
Mark Gross1a80ba82005-10-30 15:02:55 -0800889
Russell King4f911d62007-05-08 00:28:17 -0700890config DEVPORT
891 bool
892 depends on !M68K
893 depends on ISA || PCI
894 default y
895
Martin Schwidefsky61d48c22007-05-10 15:46:00 +0200896source "drivers/s390/char/Kconfig"
897
Marco Stornelli56d611a2010-05-26 14:43:54 -0700898config RAMOOPS
899 tristate "Log panic/oops to a RAM buffer"
Heiko Carstensb7e5d1f2010-06-04 14:14:48 -0700900 depends on HAS_IOMEM
Marco Stornelli56d611a2010-05-26 14:43:54 -0700901 default n
902 help
903 This enables panic and oops messages to be logged to a circular
904 buffer in RAM where it can be read back at some later point.
905
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700906endmenu
907