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281 lines
9.5 KiB
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#
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# The 8250/16550 serial drivers. You shouldn't be in this list unless
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# you somehow have an implicit or explicit dependency on SERIAL_8250.
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#
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config SERIAL_8250
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tristate "8250/16550 and compatible serial support"
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select SERIAL_CORE
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---help---
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This selects whether you want to include the driver for the standard
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serial ports. The standard answer is Y. People who might say N
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here are those that are setting up dedicated Ethernet WWW/FTP
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servers, or users that have one of the various bus mice instead of a
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serial mouse and don't intend to use their machine's standard serial
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port for anything. (Note that the Cyclades and Stallion multi
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serial port drivers do not need this driver built in for them to
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work.)
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To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
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module will be called 8250.
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[WARNING: Do not compile this driver as a module if you are using
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non-standard serial ports, since the configuration information will
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be lost when the driver is unloaded. This limitation may be lifted
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in the future.]
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BTW1: If you have a mouseman serial mouse which is not recognized by
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the X window system, try running gpm first.
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BTW2: If you intend to use a software modem (also called Winmodem)
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under Linux, forget it. These modems are crippled and require
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proprietary drivers which are only available under Windows.
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Most people will say Y or M here, so that they can use serial mice,
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modems and similar devices connecting to the standard serial ports.
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config SERIAL_8250_CONSOLE
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bool "Console on 8250/16550 and compatible serial port"
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depends on SERIAL_8250=y
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select SERIAL_CORE_CONSOLE
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---help---
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If you say Y here, it will be possible to use a serial port as the
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system console (the system console is the device which receives all
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kernel messages and warnings and which allows logins in single user
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mode). This could be useful if some terminal or printer is connected
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to that serial port.
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Even if you say Y here, the currently visible virtual console
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(/dev/tty0) will still be used as the system console by default, but
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you can alter that using a kernel command line option such as
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"console=ttyS1". (Try "man bootparam" or see the documentation of
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your boot loader (grub or lilo or loadlin) about how to pass options
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to the kernel at boot time.)
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If you don't have a VGA card installed and you say Y here, the
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kernel will automatically use the first serial line, /dev/ttyS0, as
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system console.
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You can set that using a kernel command line option such as
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"console=uart8250,io,0x3f8,9600n8"
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"console=uart8250,mmio,0xff5e0000,115200n8".
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and it will switch to normal serial console when the corresponding
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port is ready.
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"earlycon=uart8250,io,0x3f8,9600n8"
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"earlycon=uart8250,mmio,0xff5e0000,115200n8".
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it will not only setup early console.
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If unsure, say N.
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config FIX_EARLYCON_MEM
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bool
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depends on X86
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default y
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config SERIAL_8250_GSC
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tristate
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depends on SERIAL_8250 && GSC
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default SERIAL_8250
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config SERIAL_8250_PCI
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tristate "8250/16550 PCI device support" if EXPERT
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depends on SERIAL_8250 && PCI
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default SERIAL_8250
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help
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This builds standard PCI serial support. You may be able to
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disable this feature if you only need legacy serial support.
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Saves about 9K.
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config SERIAL_8250_PNP
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tristate "8250/16550 PNP device support" if EXPERT
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depends on SERIAL_8250 && PNP
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default SERIAL_8250
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help
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This builds standard PNP serial support. You may be able to
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disable this feature if you only need legacy serial support.
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config SERIAL_8250_HP300
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tristate
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depends on SERIAL_8250 && HP300
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default SERIAL_8250
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config SERIAL_8250_CS
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tristate "8250/16550 PCMCIA device support"
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depends on PCMCIA && SERIAL_8250
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---help---
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Say Y here to enable support for 16-bit PCMCIA serial devices,
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including serial port cards, modems, and the modem functions of
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multi-function Ethernet/modem cards. (PCMCIA- or PC-cards are
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credit-card size devices often used with laptops.)
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To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
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module will be called serial_cs.
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If unsure, say N.
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config SERIAL_8250_NR_UARTS
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int "Maximum number of 8250/16550 serial ports"
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depends on SERIAL_8250
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default "4"
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help
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Set this to the number of serial ports you want the driver
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to support. This includes any ports discovered via ACPI or
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PCI enumeration and any ports that may be added at run-time
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via hot-plug, or any ISA multi-port serial cards.
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config SERIAL_8250_RUNTIME_UARTS
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int "Number of 8250/16550 serial ports to register at runtime"
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depends on SERIAL_8250
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range 0 SERIAL_8250_NR_UARTS
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default "4"
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help
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Set this to the maximum number of serial ports you want
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the kernel to register at boot time. This can be overridden
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with the module parameter "nr_uarts", or boot-time parameter
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8250.nr_uarts
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config SERIAL_8250_EXTENDED
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bool "Extended 8250/16550 serial driver options"
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depends on SERIAL_8250
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help
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If you wish to use any non-standard features of the standard "dumb"
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driver, say Y here. This includes HUB6 support, shared serial
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interrupts, special multiport support, support for more than the
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four COM 1/2/3/4 boards, etc.
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Note that the answer to this question won't directly affect the
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kernel: saying N will just cause the configurator to skip all
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the questions about serial driver options. If unsure, say N.
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config SERIAL_8250_MANY_PORTS
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bool "Support more than 4 legacy serial ports"
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depends on SERIAL_8250_EXTENDED && !IA64
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help
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Say Y here if you have dumb serial boards other than the four
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standard COM 1/2/3/4 ports. This may happen if you have an AST
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FourPort, Accent Async, Boca (read the Boca mini-HOWTO, available
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from <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>), or other custom
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serial port hardware which acts similar to standard serial port
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hardware. If you only use the standard COM 1/2/3/4 ports, you can
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say N here to save some memory. You can also say Y if you have an
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"intelligent" multiport card such as Cyclades, Digiboards, etc.
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#
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# Multi-port serial cards
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#
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config SERIAL_8250_FOURPORT
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tristate "Support Fourport cards"
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depends on SERIAL_8250 != n && ISA && SERIAL_8250_MANY_PORTS
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help
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Say Y here if you have an AST FourPort serial board.
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To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
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will be called 8250_fourport.
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config SERIAL_8250_ACCENT
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tristate "Support Accent cards"
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depends on SERIAL_8250 != n && ISA && SERIAL_8250_MANY_PORTS
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help
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Say Y here if you have an Accent Async serial board.
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To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
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will be called 8250_accent.
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config SERIAL_8250_BOCA
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tristate "Support Boca cards"
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depends on SERIAL_8250 != n && ISA && SERIAL_8250_MANY_PORTS
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help
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Say Y here if you have a Boca serial board. Please read the Boca
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mini-HOWTO, available from <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>
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To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
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will be called 8250_boca.
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config SERIAL_8250_EXAR_ST16C554
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tristate "Support Exar ST16C554/554D Quad UART"
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depends on SERIAL_8250 != n && ISA && SERIAL_8250_MANY_PORTS
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help
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The Uplogix Envoy TU301 uses this Exar Quad UART. If you are
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tinkering with your Envoy TU301, or have a machine with this UART,
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say Y here.
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To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
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will be called 8250_exar_st16c554.
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config SERIAL_8250_HUB6
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tristate "Support Hub6 cards"
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depends on SERIAL_8250 != n && ISA && SERIAL_8250_MANY_PORTS
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help
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Say Y here if you have a HUB6 serial board.
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To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
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will be called 8250_hub6.
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#
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# Misc. options/drivers.
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#
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config SERIAL_8250_SHARE_IRQ
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bool "Support for sharing serial interrupts"
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depends on SERIAL_8250_EXTENDED
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help
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Some serial boards have hardware support which allows multiple dumb
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serial ports on the same board to share a single IRQ. To enable
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support for this in the serial driver, say Y here.
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config SERIAL_8250_DETECT_IRQ
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bool "Autodetect IRQ on standard ports (unsafe)"
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depends on SERIAL_8250_EXTENDED
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help
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Say Y here if you want the kernel to try to guess which IRQ
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to use for your serial port.
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This is considered unsafe; it is far better to configure the IRQ in
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a boot script using the setserial command.
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If unsure, say N.
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config SERIAL_8250_RSA
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bool "Support RSA serial ports"
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depends on SERIAL_8250_EXTENDED
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help
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::: To be written :::
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config SERIAL_8250_MCA
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tristate "Support 8250-type ports on MCA buses"
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depends on SERIAL_8250 != n && MCA
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help
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Say Y here if you have a MCA serial ports.
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To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
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will be called 8250_mca.
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config SERIAL_8250_ACORN
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tristate "Acorn expansion card serial port support"
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depends on ARCH_ACORN && SERIAL_8250
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help
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If you have an Atomwide Serial card or Serial Port card for an Acorn
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system, say Y to this option. The driver can handle 1, 2, or 3 port
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cards. If unsure, say N.
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config SERIAL_8250_RM9K
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bool "Support for MIPS RM9xxx integrated serial port"
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depends on SERIAL_8250 != n && SERIAL_RM9000
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select SERIAL_8250_SHARE_IRQ
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help
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Selecting this option will add support for the integrated serial
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port hardware found on MIPS RM9122 and similar processors.
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If unsure, say N.
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config SERIAL_8250_FSL
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bool
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depends on SERIAL_8250_CONSOLE && PPC_UDBG_16550
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default PPC
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config SERIAL_8250_DW
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tristate "Support for Synopsys DesignWare 8250 quirks"
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depends on SERIAL_8250 && OF
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help
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Selecting this option will enable handling of the extra features
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present in the Synopsys DesignWare APB UART.
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