Fedora kernel-2.6.17-1.2142_FC4 patched with stable patch-2.6.17.4-vs2.0.2-rc26.diff

[linux-2.6.git] / drivers / firmware / Kconfig

diff --git a/drivers/firmware/Kconfig b/drivers/firmware/Kconfig
index 597bf5f..1e371a5 100644 (file)
--- a/drivers/firmware/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/firmware/Kconfig
@@ -14,8 +14,9 @@ config EDD
          Services real mode BIOS calls to determine which disk
          BIOS tries boot from.  This information is then exported via sysfs.
 
          Services real mode BIOS calls to determine which disk
          BIOS tries boot from.  This information is then exported via sysfs.
 

-         This option is experimental, but believed to be safe,
-         and most disk controller BIOS vendors do not yet implement this feature.
+         This option is experimental and is known to fail to boot on some
+          obscure configurations. Most disk controller BIOS vendors do
+          not yet implement this feature.

 
 config EFI_VARS
        tristate "EFI Variable Support via sysfs"
 
 config EFI_VARS
        tristate "EFI Variable Support via sysfs"


@@ -29,9 +30,59 @@ config EFI_VARS
          Note that using this driver in concert with efibootmgr requires
          at least test release version 0.5.0-test3 or later, which is
          available from Matt Domsch's website located at:
          Note that using this driver in concert with efibootmgr requires
          at least test release version 0.5.0-test3 or later, which is
          available from Matt Domsch's website located at:

-         http://linux.dell.com/efibootmgr/testing/efibootmgr-0.5.0-test3.tar.gz
+         <http://linux.dell.com/efibootmgr/testing/efibootmgr-0.5.0-test3.tar.gz>

 
          Subsequent efibootmgr releases may be found at:
 
          Subsequent efibootmgr releases may be found at:

-         http://linux.dell.com/efibootmgr
+         <http://linux.dell.com/efibootmgr>
+
+config EFI_PCDP
+       bool "Console device selection via EFI PCDP or HCDP table"
+       depends on ACPI && EFI && IA64
+       default y if IA64
+       help
+         If your firmware supplies the PCDP table, and you want to
+         automatically use the primary console device it describes
+         as the Linux console, say Y here.
+
+         If your firmware supplies the HCDP table, and you want to
+         use the first serial port it describes as the Linux console,
+         say Y here.  If your EFI ConOut path contains only a UART
+         device, it will become the console automatically.  Otherwise,
+         you must specify the "console=hcdp" kernel boot argument.
+
+         Neither the PCDP nor the HCDP affects naming of serial devices,
+         so a serial console may be /dev/ttyS0, /dev/ttyS1, etc, depending
+         on how the driver discovers devices.
+
+         You must also enable the appropriate drivers (serial, VGA, etc.)
+
+         See <http://www.dig64.org/specifications/DIG64_HCDPv20_042804.pdf>
+
+config DELL_RBU
+       tristate "BIOS update support for DELL systems via sysfs"
+       depends on X86
+       select FW_LOADER
+       help
+        Say m if you want to have the option of updating the BIOS for your
+        DELL system. Note you need a Dell OpenManage or Dell Update package (DUP)
+        supporting application to comunicate with the BIOS regarding the new
+        image for the image update to take effect.
+        See <file:Documentation/dell_rbu.txt> for more details on the driver.
+
+config DCDBAS
+       tristate "Dell Systems Management Base Driver"
+       depends on X86
+       help
+         The Dell Systems Management Base Driver provides a sysfs interface
+         for systems management software to perform System Management
+         Interrupts (SMIs) and Host Control Actions (system power cycle or
+         power off after OS shutdown) on certain Dell systems.
+
+         See <file:Documentation/dcdbas.txt> for more details on the driver
+         and the Dell systems on which Dell systems management software makes
+         use of this driver.
+
+         Say Y or M here to enable the driver for use by Dell systems
+         management software such as Dell OpenManage.

 
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