# The new 8250/16550 serial drivers
config SERIAL_8250
tristate "8250/16550 and compatible serial support"
- depends on (BROKEN || !(SPARC64 || SPARC32))
+ depends on (BROKEN || !SPARC)
+ depends on !XEN_DISABLE_SERIAL
select SERIAL_CORE
---help---
This selects whether you want to include the driver for the standard
work.)
To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
- module will be called serial.
+ module will be called 8250.
[WARNING: Do not compile this driver as a module if you are using
non-standard serial ports, since the configuration information will
be lost when the driver is unloaded. This limitation may be lifted
If unsure, say N.
+config SERIAL_8250_GSC
+ tristate
+ depends on SERIAL_8250 && GSC
+ default SERIAL_8250
+
+config SERIAL_8250_PCI
+ tristate "8250/16550 PCI device support" if EMBEDDED
+ depends on SERIAL_8250 && PCI
+ default SERIAL_8250
+ help
+ This builds standard PCI serial support. You may be able to
+ disable this feature if you only need legacy serial support.
+ Saves about 9K.
+
+config SERIAL_8250_PNP
+ tristate "8250/16550 PNP device support" if EMBEDDED
+ depends on SERIAL_8250 && PNP
+ default SERIAL_8250
+ help
+ This builds standard PNP serial support. You may be able to
+ disable this feature if you only need legacy serial support.
+
+config SERIAL_8250_HP300
+ tristate
+ depends on SERIAL_8250 && HP300
+ default SERIAL_8250
+
config SERIAL_8250_CS
tristate "8250/16550 PCMCIA device support"
depends on PCMCIA && SERIAL_8250
If unsure, say N.
-config SERIAL_8250_ACPI
- bool "8250/16550 device discovery via ACPI namespace"
- default y if IA64
- depends on ACPI_BUS && SERIAL_8250
- ---help---
- If you wish to enable serial port discovery via the ACPI
- namespace, say Y here. If unsure, say N.
-
config SERIAL_8250_NR_UARTS
- int "Maximum number of non-legacy 8250/16550 serial ports"
+ int "Maximum number of 8250/16550 serial ports"
depends on SERIAL_8250
default "4"
- ---help---
- Set this to the number of non-legacy serial ports you want
- the driver to support. This includes any ports discovered
- via ACPI or PCI enumeration and any ports that may be added
- at run-time via hot-plug.
+ help
+ Set this to the number of serial ports you want the driver
+ to support. This includes any ports discovered via ACPI or
+ PCI enumeration and any ports that may be added at run-time
+ via hot-plug, or any ISA multi-port serial cards.
+
+config SERIAL_8250_RUNTIME_UARTS
+ int "Number of 8250/16550 serial ports to register at runtime"
+ depends on SERIAL_8250
+ range 0 SERIAL_8250_NR_UARTS
+ default "4"
+ help
+ Set this to the maximum number of serial ports you want
+ the kernel to register at boot time. This can be overridden
+ with the module parameter "nr_uarts", or boot-time parameter
+ 8250.nr_uarts
config SERIAL_8250_EXTENDED
bool "Extended 8250/16550 serial driver options"
say N here to save some memory. You can also say Y if you have an
"intelligent" multiport card such as Cyclades, Digiboards, etc.
+#
+# Multi-port serial cards
+#
+
+config SERIAL_8250_FOURPORT
+ tristate "Support Fourport cards"
+ depends on SERIAL_8250 != n && ISA && SERIAL_8250_MANY_PORTS
+ help
+ Say Y here if you have an AST FourPort serial board.
+
+ To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
+ will be called 8250_fourport.
+
+config SERIAL_8250_ACCENT
+ tristate "Support Accent cards"
+ depends on SERIAL_8250 != n && ISA && SERIAL_8250_MANY_PORTS
+ help
+ Say Y here if you have an Accent Async serial board.
+
+ To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
+ will be called 8250_accent.
+
+config SERIAL_8250_BOCA
+ tristate "Support Boca cards"
+ depends on SERIAL_8250 != n && ISA && SERIAL_8250_MANY_PORTS
+ help
+ Say Y here if you have a Boca serial board. Please read the Boca
+ mini-HOWTO, available from <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>
+
+ To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
+ will be called 8250_boca.
+
+config SERIAL_8250_EXAR_ST16C554
+ tristate "Support Exar ST16C554/554D Quad UART"
+ depends on SERIAL_8250 != n && ISA && SERIAL_8250_MANY_PORTS
+ help
+ The Uplogix Envoy TU301 uses this Exar Quad UART. If you are
+ tinkering with your Envoy TU301, or have a machine with this UART,
+ say Y here.
+
+ To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
+ will be called 8250_exar_st16c554.
+
+config SERIAL_8250_HUB6
+ tristate "Support Hub6 cards"
+ depends on SERIAL_8250 != n && ISA && SERIAL_8250_MANY_PORTS
+ help
+ Say Y here if you have a HUB6 serial board.
+
+ To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
+ will be called 8250_hub6.
+
config SERIAL_8250_SHARE_IRQ
bool "Support for sharing serial interrupts"
depends on SERIAL_8250_EXTENDED
If unsure, say N.
-config SERIAL_8250_MULTIPORT
- bool "Support special multiport boards"
- depends on SERIAL_8250_EXTENDED
- help
- Some multiport serial ports have special ports which are used to
- signal when there are any serial ports on the board which need
- servicing. Say Y here to enable the serial driver to take advantage
- of those special I/O ports.
-
config SERIAL_8250_RSA
bool "Support RSA serial ports"
depends on SERIAL_8250_EXTENDED
help
::: To be written :::
-comment "Non-8250 serial port support"
+config SERIAL_8250_MCA
+ tristate "Support 8250-type ports on MCA buses"
+ depends on SERIAL_8250 != n && MCA
+ help
+ Say Y here if you have a MCA serial ports.
+
+ To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
+ will be called 8250_mca.
config SERIAL_8250_ACORN
tristate "Acorn expansion card serial port support"
- depends on ARM && ARCH_ACORN && SERIAL_8250
+ depends on ARCH_ACORN && SERIAL_8250
help
If you have an Atomwide Serial card or Serial Port card for an Acorn
system, say Y to this option. The driver can handle 1, 2, or 3 port
cards. If unsure, say N.
+config SERIAL_8250_AU1X00
+ bool "AU1X00 serial port support"
+ depends on SERIAL_8250 != n && SOC_AU1X00
+ help
+ If you have an Au1x00 board and want to use the serial port, say Y
+ to this option. The driver can handle 1 or 2 serial ports.
+ If unsure, say N.
+
+comment "Non-8250 serial port support"
+
config SERIAL_AMBA_PL010
tristate "ARM AMBA PL010 serial port support"
- depends on ARM_AMBA
+ depends on ARM_AMBA && (BROKEN || !ARCH_VERSATILE)
select SERIAL_CORE
help
This selects the ARM(R) AMBA(R) PrimeCell PL010 UART. If you have
Even if you say Y here, the currently visible framebuffer console
(/dev/tty0) will still be used as the system console by default, but
you can alter that using a kernel command line option such as
- "console=ttyAM0". (Try "man bootparam" or see the documentation of
+ "console=ttyAMA0". (Try "man bootparam" or see the documentation of
your boot loader (lilo or loadlin) about how to pass options to the
kernel at boot time.)
+config SERIAL_ATMEL
+ bool "AT91 / AT32 on-chip serial port support"
+ depends on (ARM && ARCH_AT91) || AVR32
+ select SERIAL_CORE
+ help
+ This enables the driver for the on-chip UARTs of the Atmel
+ AT91 and AT32 processors.
+
+config SERIAL_ATMEL_CONSOLE
+ bool "Support for console on AT91 / AT32 serial port"
+ depends on SERIAL_ATMEL=y
+ select SERIAL_CORE_CONSOLE
+ help
+ Say Y here if you wish to use an on-chip UART on a Atmel
+ AT91 or AT32 processor as the system console (the system
+ console is the device which receives all kernel messages and
+ warnings and which allows logins in single user mode).
+
+config SERIAL_ATMEL_TTYAT
+ bool "Install as device ttyATn instead of ttySn"
+ depends on SERIAL_ATMEL=y
+ help
+ Say Y here if you wish to have the internal AT91 / AT32 UARTs
+ appear as /dev/ttyATn (major 204, minor starting at 154)
+ instead of the normal /dev/ttySn (major 4, minor starting at
+ 64). This is necessary if you also want other UARTs, such as
+ external 8250/16C550 compatible UARTs.
+ The ttySn nodes are legally reserved for the 8250 serial driver
+ but are often misused by other serial drivers.
+
+ To use this, you should create suitable ttyATn device nodes in
+ /dev/, and pass "console=ttyATn" to the kernel.
+
+ Say Y if you have an external 8250/16C550 UART. If unsure, say N.
+
config SERIAL_CLPS711X
tristate "CLPS711X serial port support"
depends on ARM && ARCH_CLPS711X
kernel at boot time.)
config SERIAL_S3C2410
- tristate "Samsung S3C2410 Serial port support"
+ tristate "Samsung S3C2410/S3C2440/S3C2442/S3C2412 Serial port support"
depends on ARM && ARCH_S3C2410
select SERIAL_CORE
help
- Support for the on-chip UARTs on the Samsung S3C2410X CPU,
+ Support for the on-chip UARTs on the Samsung S3C24XX series CPUs,
providing /dev/ttySAC0, 1 and 2 (note, some machines may not
provide all of these ports, depending on how the serial port
pins are configured.
+ Currently this driver supports the UARTS on the S3C2410, S3C2440,
+ S3C2442, S3C2412 and S3C2413 CPUs.
+
config SERIAL_S3C2410_CONSOLE
bool "Support for console on S3C2410 serial port"
depends on SERIAL_S3C2410=y
select SERIAL_CORE_CONSOLE
help
- Allow selection of the S3C2410 on-board serial ports for use as
+ Allow selection of the S3C24XX on-board serial ports for use as
an virtual console.
Even if you say Y here, the currently visible virtual console
your boot loader about how to pass options to the kernel at
boot time.)
-config SERIAL_BAST_SIO
- bool "Support for BAST SuperIO serial ports"
- depends on ARCH_BAST && SERIAL_8250=y
- help
- Support for registerin the SuperIO chip on BAST board with
- the 8250/16550 uart code.
-
config SERIAL_DZ
bool "DECstation DZ serial driver"
- depends on MACH_DECSTATION && MIPS32
+ depends on MACH_DECSTATION && 32BIT
select SERIAL_CORE
help
DZ11-family serial controllers for VAXstations, including the
your boot loader (lilo or loadlin) about how to pass options to the
kernel at boot time.)
-config SERIAL_UART00
- bool "Excalibur serial port (uart00) support"
- depends on ARM && ARCH_CAMELOT
- select SERIAL_CORE
- help
- Say Y here if you want to use the hard logic uart on Excalibur. This
- driver also supports soft logic implementations of this uart core.
-
-config SERIAL_UART00_CONSOLE
- bool "Support for console on Excalibur serial port"
- depends on SERIAL_UART00
- select SERIAL_CORE_CONSOLE
- help
- Say Y here if you want to support a serial console on an Excalibur
- hard logic uart or uart00 IP core.
-
- Even if you say Y here, the currently visible virtual console
- (/dev/tty0) will still be used as the system console by default, but
- you can alter that using a kernel command line option such as
- "console=ttyS1". (Try "man bootparam" or see the documentation of
- your boot loader (lilo or loadlin) about how to pass options to the
- kernel at boot time.)
-
config SERIAL_MPSC
bool "Marvell MPSC serial port support"
depends on PPC32 && MV64X60
your boot loader (lilo or loadlin) about how to pass options to the
kernel at boot time.)
+config SERIAL_UARTLITE
+ tristate "Xilinx uartlite serial port support"
+ depends on PPC32
+ select SERIAL_CORE
+ help
+ Say Y here if you want to use the Xilinx uartlite serial controller.
+
+ To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
+ module will be called uartlite.ko.
+
+config SERIAL_UARTLITE_CONSOLE
+ bool "Support for console on Xilinx uartlite serial port"
+ depends on SERIAL_UARTLITE=y
+ select SERIAL_CORE_CONSOLE
+ help
+ Say Y here if you wish to use a Xilinx uartlite as the system
+ console (the system console is the device which receives all kernel
+ messages and warnings and which allows logins in single user mode).
+
config SERIAL_SUNCORE
bool
- depends on SPARC32 || SPARC64
+ depends on SPARC
select SERIAL_CORE
select SERIAL_CORE_CONSOLE
default y
config SERIAL_SUNZILOG
tristate "Sun Zilog8530 serial support"
- depends on SPARC32 || SPARC64
+ depends on SPARC
help
This driver supports the Zilog8530 serial ports found on many Sparc
systems. Say Y or M if you want to be able to these serial ports.
config SERIAL_SUNSU
tristate "Sun SU serial support"
- depends on (SPARC32 || SPARC64) && PCI
+ depends on SPARC && PCI
help
This driver supports the 8250 serial ports that run the keyboard and
mouse on (PCI) UltraSPARC systems. Say Y or M if you want to be able
config SERIAL_MUX
tristate "Serial MUX support"
- depends on PARISC
+ depends on GSC
select SERIAL_CORE
default y
---help---
Saying Y here will enable the hardware MUX serial driver for
- the Nova and K class systems. The hardware MUX is not 8250/16550
- compatible therefore the /dev/ttyB0 device is shared between the
- Serial MUX and the PDC software console. The following steps
- need to be completed to use the Serial MUX:
+ the Nova, K class systems and D class with a 'remote control card'.
+ The hardware MUX is not 8250/16550 compatible therefore the
+ /dev/ttyB0 device is shared between the Serial MUX and the PDC
+ software console. The following steps need to be completed to use
+ the Serial MUX:
1. create the device entry (mknod /dev/ttyB0 c 11 0)
2. Edit the /etc/inittab to start a getty listening on /dev/ttyB0
config SERIAL_SUNSAB
tristate "Sun Siemens SAB82532 serial support"
- depends on (SPARC32 || SPARC64) && PCI
+ depends on SPARC && PCI
help
This driver supports the Siemens SAB82532 DUSCC serial ports on newer
(PCI) UltraSPARC systems. Say Y or M if you want to be able to these
on your Sparc system as the console, you can do so by answering
Y to this option.
+config SERIAL_SUNHV
+ bool "Sun4v Hypervisor Console support"
+ depends on SPARC64
+ help
+ This driver supports the console device found on SUN4V Sparc
+ systems. Say Y if you want to be able to use this device.
+
config SERIAL_IP22_ZILOG
tristate "IP22 Zilog8530 serial support"
depends on SGI_IP22
config V850E_UARTB
bool
- depends V850E_UART && V850E_ME2
+ depends on V850E_UART && V850E_ME2
default y
config V850E_UART_CONSOLE
select SERIAL_CORE_CONSOLE
config SERIAL_SH_SCI
- tristate "SH SCI(F) serial port support"
+ tristate "SuperH SCI(F) serial port support"
depends on SUPERH || H8300
select SERIAL_CORE
+config SERIAL_SH_SCI_NR_UARTS
+ int "Maximum number of SCI(F) serial ports"
+ depends on SERIAL_SH_SCI
+ default "2"
+
config SERIAL_SH_SCI_CONSOLE
- bool "Support for console on SH SCI(F)"
+ bool "Support for console on SuperH SCI(F)"
depends on SERIAL_SH_SCI=y
select SERIAL_CORE_CONSOLE
-config SERIAL_AU1X00
- bool "Enable Au1x00 UART Support"
- depends on MIPS && SOC_AU1X00
- select SERIAL_CORE
- help
- If you have an Alchemy AU1X00 processor (MIPS based) and you want
- to use serial ports, say Y. Otherwise, say N.
-
-config SERIAL_AU1X00_CONSOLE
- bool "Enable Au1x00 serial console"
- depends on SERIAL_AU1X00
- select SERIAL_CORE_CONSOLE
- help
- If you have an Alchemy AU1X00 processor (MIPS based) and you want
- to use a console on a serial port, say Y. Otherwise, say N.
-
config SERIAL_CORE
tristate
depends on M68328 || M68EZ328 || M68VZ328
help
This driver supports the built-in serial port of the Motorola 68328
- (standard, EZ and VZ varities).
+ (standard, EZ and VZ varieties).
config SERIAL_68328_RTS_CTS
bool "Support RTS/CTS on 68328 serial port"
bool "Support for SCC1 serial port"
depends on SERIAL_CPM=y
help
- Select the is option to use SCC1 as a serial port
+ Select this option to use SCC1 as a serial port
config SERIAL_CPM_SCC2
bool "Support for SCC2 serial port"
depends on SERIAL_CPM=y
help
- Select the is option to use SCC2 as a serial port
+ Select this option to use SCC2 as a serial port
config SERIAL_CPM_SCC3
bool "Support for SCC3 serial port"
depends on SERIAL_CPM=y
help
- Select the is option to use SCC3 as a serial port
+ Select this option to use SCC3 as a serial port
config SERIAL_CPM_SCC4
bool "Support for SCC4 serial port"
depends on SERIAL_CPM=y
help
- Select the is option to use SCC4 as a serial port
+ Select this option to use SCC4 as a serial port
config SERIAL_CPM_SMC1
bool "Support for SMC1 serial port"
depends on SERIAL_CPM=y
help
- Select the is option to use SMC1 as a serial port
+ Select this option to use SMC1 as a serial port
config SERIAL_CPM_SMC2
bool "Support for SMC2 serial port"
depends on SERIAL_CPM=y
help
- Select the is option to use SMC2 as a serial port
+ Select this option to use SMC2 as a serial port
config SERIAL_SGI_L1_CONSOLE
bool "SGI Altix L1 serial console support"
config SERIAL_ICOM
tristate "IBM Multiport Serial Adapter"
- depends on PPC_ISERIES || PPC_PSERIES
+ depends on PCI && (PPC_ISERIES || PPC_PSERIES)
select SERIAL_CORE
+ select FW_LOADER
help
This driver is for a family of multiport serial adapters
including 2 port RVX, 2 port internal modem, 4 port internal
config SERIAL_M32R_PLDSIO
bool "M32R SIO I/F on a PLD"
- depends on SERIAL_M32R_SIO=y
+ depends on SERIAL_M32R_SIO=y && (PLAT_OPSPUT || PLAT_USRV || PLAT_M32700UT)
default n
help
Say Y here if you want to use the M32R serial controller
config SERIAL_TXX9
bool "TMPTX39XX/49XX SIO support"
- depends HAS_TXX9_SERIAL
+ depends on HAS_TXX9_SERIAL
select SERIAL_CORE
default y
a console on a serial port, say Y. Otherwise, say N.
config SERIAL_JSM
- tristate "Digi International NEO PCI Support"
+ tristate "Digi International NEO PCI Support"
depends on PCI
- select SERIAL_CORE
- help
- This is a driver for Digi International's Neo series
- of cards which provide multiple serial ports. You would need
- something like this to connect more than two modems to your Linux
- box, for instance in order to become a dial-in server. This driver
- supports PCI boards only.
- If you have a card like this, say Y here and read the file
- <file:Documentation/jsm.txt>.
+ select SERIAL_CORE
+ help
+ This is a driver for Digi International's Neo series
+ of cards which provide multiple serial ports. You would need
+ something like this to connect more than two modems to your Linux
+ box, for instance in order to become a dial-in server. This driver
+ supports PCI boards only.
+
+ If you have a card like this, say Y here, otherwise say N.
+
+ To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
+ module will be called jsm.
+
+config SERIAL_SGI_IOC4
+ tristate "SGI IOC4 controller serial support"
+ depends on (IA64_GENERIC || IA64_SGI_SN2) && SGI_IOC4
+ select SERIAL_CORE
+ help
+ If you have an SGI Altix with an IOC4 based Base IO card
+ and wish to use the serial ports on this card, say Y.
+ Otherwise, say N.
+
+config SERIAL_SGI_IOC3
+ tristate "SGI Altix IOC3 serial support"
+ depends on (IA64_GENERIC || IA64_SGI_SN2) && SGI_IOC3
+ select SERIAL_CORE
+ help
+ If you have an SGI Altix with an IOC3 serial card,
+ say Y or M. Otherwise, say N.
+
+config SERIAL_NETX
+ bool "NetX serial port support"
+ depends on ARM && ARCH_NETX
+ select SERIAL_CORE
+ help
+ If you have a machine based on a Hilscher NetX SoC you
+ can enable its onboard serial port by enabling this option.
To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
- module will be called jsm.
+ module will be called netx-serial.
+
+config SERIAL_NETX_CONSOLE
+ bool "Console on NetX serial port"
+ depends on SERIAL_NETX
+ select SERIAL_CORE_CONSOLE
+ help
+ If you have enabled the serial port on the Motorola IMX
+ CPU you can make it the console by answering Y to this option.
endmenu