Commit dd818c2a authored by Matthew Wilcox's avatar Matthew Wilcox Committed by Linus Torvalds

[PATCH] Remove unused Config.help

When drivers/serial was split off, the following helptexts should have
been deleted, but weren't.
parent b8c2ab08
...@@ -16,57 +16,6 @@ CONFIG_SERIAL_NONSTANDARD ...@@ -16,57 +16,6 @@ CONFIG_SERIAL_NONSTANDARD
Most people can say N here. Most people can say N here.
CONFIG_SERIAL_EXTENDED
If you wish to use any non-standard features of the standard "dumb"
driver, say Y here. This includes HUB6 support, shared serial
interrupts, special multiport support, support for more than the
four COM 1/2/3/4 boards, etc.
Note that the answer to this question won't directly affect the
kernel: saying N will just cause the configurator to skip all
the questions about serial driver options. If unsure, say N.
CONFIG_SERIAL_MANY_PORTS
Say Y here if you have dumb serial boards other than the four
standard COM 1/2/3/4 ports. This may happen if you have an AST
FourPort, Accent Async, Boca (read the Boca mini-HOWTO, available
from <http://www.linuxdoc.org/docs.html#howto>), or other custom
serial port hardware which acts similar to standard serial port
hardware. If you only use the standard COM 1/2/3/4 ports, you can
say N here to save some memory. You can also say Y if you have an
"intelligent" multiport card such as Cyclades, Digiboards, etc.
CONFIG_SERIAL_ACPI
Legacy free machines may not have serial ports at the legacy COM1,
COM2 etc addresses. Serial ports on such machines are described by
the ACPI tables SPCR (Serial Port Console Redirection) table and
DBGP (Debug Port) table. Say Y here if you want to include support
for these serial ports.
CONFIG_SERIAL_SHARE_IRQ
Some serial boards have hardware support which allows multiple dumb
serial ports on the same board to share a single IRQ. To enable
support for this in the serial driver, say Y here.
CONFIG_SERIAL_DETECT_IRQ
Say Y here if you want the kernel to try to guess which IRQ
to use for your serial port.
This is considered unsafe; it is far better to configure the IRQ in
a boot script using the setserial command.
If unsure, say N.
CONFIG_SERIAL_MULTIPORT
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_HUB6
Say Y here to enable support in the dumb serial driver to support
the HUB6 card.
CONFIG_MWAVE CONFIG_MWAVE
The ACP modem (Mwave) for Linux is a WinModem. It is composed of a The ACP modem (Mwave) for Linux is a WinModem. It is composed of a
kernel driver and a user level application. Together these components kernel driver and a user level application. Together these components
...@@ -241,54 +190,6 @@ CONFIG_VT_CONSOLE ...@@ -241,54 +190,6 @@ CONFIG_VT_CONSOLE
If unsure, say Y. If unsure, say Y.
CONFIG_SERIAL
This selects whether you want to include the driver for the standard
serial ports. The standard answer is Y. People who might say N
here are those that are setting up dedicated Ethernet WWW/FTP
servers, or users that have one of the various bus mice instead of a
serial mouse and don't intend to use their machine's standard serial
port for anything. (Note that the Cyclades and Stallion multi
serial port drivers do not need this driver built in for them to
work.)
If you want to compile this driver as a module, say M here and read
<file:Documentation/modules.txt>. The module will be called
serial.o.
[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
in the future.]
BTW1: If you have a mouseman serial mouse which is not recognized by
the X window system, try running gpm first.
BTW2: If you intend to use a software modem (also called Winmodem)
under Linux, forget it. These modems are crippled and require
proprietary drivers which are only available under Windows.
Most people will say Y or M here, so that they can use serial mice,
modems and similar devices connecting to the standard serial ports.
CONFIG_SERIAL_CONSOLE
If you say Y here, it will be possible to use a serial port 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). This could be useful if some terminal or printer is connected
to that serial port.
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.)
If you don't have a VGA card installed and you say Y here, the
kernel will automatically use the first serial line, /dev/ttyS0, as
system console.
If unsure, say N.
CONFIG_ROCKETPORT CONFIG_ROCKETPORT
This is a driver for the Comtrol Rocketport cards which provide This is a driver for the Comtrol Rocketport cards which provide
multiple serial ports. You would need something like this to connect multiple serial ports. You would need something like this to connect
...@@ -1007,15 +908,6 @@ CONFIG_NVRAM ...@@ -1007,15 +908,6 @@ CONFIG_NVRAM
The module will be called nvram.o. If you want to compile it as a The module will be called nvram.o. If you want to compile it as a
module, say M here and read <file:Documentation/modules.txt>. module, say M here and read <file:Documentation/modules.txt>.
CONFIG_ATOMWIDE_SERIAL
If you have an Atomwide Serial 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_DUALSP_SERIAL
If you have the Serial Port's dual serial card for an Acorn system,
say Y to this option. If unsure, say N.
CONFIG_NWBUTTON CONFIG_NWBUTTON
If you say Y here and create a character device node /dev/nwbutton If you say Y here and create a character device node /dev/nwbutton
with major and minor numbers 10 and 158 ("man mknod"), then every with major and minor numbers 10 and 158 ("man mknod"), then every
...@@ -1072,15 +964,6 @@ CONFIG_DS1620 ...@@ -1072,15 +964,6 @@ CONFIG_DS1620
It is recommended to be used on a NetWinder, but it is not a It is recommended to be used on a NetWinder, but it is not a
necessity. necessity.
CONFIG_SERIAL_21285
If you have a machine based on a 21285 (Footbridge) StrongARM(R)/
PCI bridge you can enable its onboard serial port by enabling this
option. The device has major ID 4, minor 64.
CONFIG_SERIAL_21285_CONSOLE
If you have enabled the serial port on the 21285 footbridge you can
make it the console by answering Y to this option.
CONFIG_NWFLASH CONFIG_NWFLASH
If you say Y here and create a character device /dev/flash with If you say Y here and create a character device /dev/flash with
major 10 and minor 160 you can manipulate the flash ROM containing major 10 and minor 160 you can manipulate the flash ROM containing
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