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Diffstat (limited to 'arch/um/drivers')
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| -rw-r--r-- | arch/um/drivers/Makefile | 2 |
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diff --git a/arch/um/drivers/Kconfig b/arch/um/drivers/Kconfig index 2b1aaf775..494f7c270 100644 --- a/arch/um/drivers/Kconfig +++ b/arch/um/drivers/Kconfig @@ -11,58 +11,58 @@ config STDERR_CONSOLE config SSL bool "Virtual serial line" help - The User-Mode Linux environment allows you to create virtual serial - lines on the UML that are usually made to show up on the host as - ttys or ptys. + The User-Mode Linux environment allows you to create virtual serial + lines on the UML that are usually made to show up on the host as + ttys or ptys. - See <http://user-mode-linux.sourceforge.net/old/input.html> for more - information and command line examples of how to use this facility. + See <http://user-mode-linux.sourceforge.net/old/input.html> for more + information and command line examples of how to use this facility. - Unless you have a specific reason for disabling this, say Y. + Unless you have a specific reason for disabling this, say Y. config NULL_CHAN bool "null channel support" help - This option enables support for attaching UML consoles and serial - lines to a device similar to /dev/null. Data written to it disappears - and there is never any data to be read. + This option enables support for attaching UML consoles and serial + lines to a device similar to /dev/null. Data written to it disappears + and there is never any data to be read. config PORT_CHAN bool "port channel support" help - This option enables support for attaching UML consoles and serial - lines to host portals. They may be accessed with 'telnet <host> - <port number>'. Any number of consoles and serial lines may be - attached to a single portal, although what UML device you get when - you telnet to that portal will be unpredictable. - It is safe to say 'Y' here. + This option enables support for attaching UML consoles and serial + lines to host portals. They may be accessed with 'telnet <host> + <port number>'. Any number of consoles and serial lines may be + attached to a single portal, although what UML device you get when + you telnet to that portal will be unpredictable. + It is safe to say 'Y' here. config PTY_CHAN bool "pty channel support" help - This option enables support for attaching UML consoles and serial - lines to host pseudo-terminals. Access to both traditional - pseudo-terminals (/dev/pty*) and pts pseudo-terminals are controlled - with this option. The assignment of UML devices to host devices - will be announced in the kernel message log. - It is safe to say 'Y' here. + This option enables support for attaching UML consoles and serial + lines to host pseudo-terminals. Access to both traditional + pseudo-terminals (/dev/pty*) and pts pseudo-terminals are controlled + with this option. The assignment of UML devices to host devices + will be announced in the kernel message log. + It is safe to say 'Y' here. config TTY_CHAN bool "tty channel support" help - This option enables support for attaching UML consoles and serial - lines to host terminals. Access to both virtual consoles - (/dev/tty*) and the slave side of pseudo-terminals (/dev/ttyp* and - /dev/pts/*) are controlled by this option. - It is safe to say 'Y' here. + This option enables support for attaching UML consoles and serial + lines to host terminals. Access to both virtual consoles + (/dev/tty*) and the slave side of pseudo-terminals (/dev/ttyp* and + /dev/pts/*) are controlled by this option. + It is safe to say 'Y' here. config XTERM_CHAN bool "xterm channel support" help - This option enables support for attaching UML consoles and serial - lines to xterms. Each UML device so assigned will be brought up in - its own xterm. - It is safe to say 'Y' here. + This option enables support for attaching UML consoles and serial + lines to xterms. Each UML device so assigned will be brought up in + its own xterm. + It is safe to say 'Y' here. config NOCONFIG_CHAN bool @@ -72,55 +72,45 @@ config CON_ZERO_CHAN string "Default main console channel initialization" default "fd:0,fd:1" help - This is the string describing the channel to which the main console - will be attached by default. This value can be overridden from the - command line. The default value is "fd:0,fd:1", which attaches the - main console to stdin and stdout. - It is safe to leave this unchanged. + This is the string describing the channel to which the main console + will be attached by default. This value can be overridden from the + command line. The default value is "fd:0,fd:1", which attaches the + main console to stdin and stdout. + It is safe to leave this unchanged. config CON_CHAN string "Default console channel initialization" default "xterm" help - This is the string describing the channel to which all consoles - except the main console will be attached by default. This value can - be overridden from the command line. The default value is "xterm", - which brings them up in xterms. - It is safe to leave this unchanged, although you may wish to change - this if you expect the UML that you build to be run in environments - which don't have X or xterm available. + This is the string describing the channel to which all consoles + except the main console will be attached by default. This value can + be overridden from the command line. The default value is "xterm", + which brings them up in xterms. + It is safe to leave this unchanged, although you may wish to change + this if you expect the UML that you build to be run in environments + which don't have X or xterm available. config SSL_CHAN string "Default serial line channel initialization" default "pty" help - This is the string describing the channel to which the serial lines - will be attached by default. This value can be overridden from the - command line. The default value is "pty", which attaches them to - traditional pseudo-terminals. - It is safe to leave this unchanged, although you may wish to change - this if you expect the UML that you build to be run in environments - which don't have a set of /dev/pty* devices. + This is the string describing the channel to which the serial lines + will be attached by default. This value can be overridden from the + command line. The default value is "pty", which attaches them to + traditional pseudo-terminals. + It is safe to leave this unchanged, although you may wish to change + this if you expect the UML that you build to be run in environments + which don't have a set of /dev/pty* devices. config UML_SOUND tristate "Sound support" + depends on SOUND + select SOUND_OSS_CORE help - This option enables UML sound support. If enabled, it will pull in - soundcore and the UML hostaudio relay, which acts as a intermediary - between the host's dsp and mixer devices and the UML sound system. - It is safe to say 'Y' here. - -config SOUND - tristate - default UML_SOUND - -config SOUND_OSS_CORE - bool - default UML_SOUND - -config HOSTAUDIO - tristate - default UML_SOUND + This option enables UML sound support. If enabled, it will pull in + the UML hostaudio relay, which acts as a intermediary + between the host's dsp and mixer devices and the UML sound system. + It is safe to say 'Y' here. endmenu @@ -131,107 +121,107 @@ menu "UML Network Devices" config UML_NET bool "Virtual network device" help - While the User-Mode port cannot directly talk to any physical - hardware devices, this choice and the following transport options - provide one or more virtual network devices through which the UML - kernels can talk to each other, the host, and with the host's help, - machines on the outside world. + While the User-Mode port cannot directly talk to any physical + hardware devices, this choice and the following transport options + provide one or more virtual network devices through which the UML + kernels can talk to each other, the host, and with the host's help, + machines on the outside world. - For more information, including explanations of the networking and - sample configurations, see - <http://user-mode-linux.sourceforge.net/old/networking.html>. + For more information, including explanations of the networking and + sample configurations, see + <http://user-mode-linux.sourceforge.net/old/networking.html>. - If you'd like to be able to enable networking in the User-Mode - linux environment, say Y; otherwise say N. Note that you must - enable at least one of the following transport options to actually - make use of UML networking. + If you'd like to be able to enable networking in the User-Mode + linux environment, say Y; otherwise say N. Note that you must + enable at least one of the following transport options to actually + make use of UML networking. config UML_NET_ETHERTAP bool "Ethertap transport" depends on UML_NET help - The Ethertap User-Mode Linux network transport allows a single - running UML to exchange packets with its host over one of the - host's Ethertap devices, such as /dev/tap0. Additional running - UMLs can use additional Ethertap devices, one per running UML. - While the UML believes it's on a (multi-device, broadcast) virtual - Ethernet network, it's in fact communicating over a point-to-point - link with the host. - - To use this, your host kernel must have support for Ethertap - devices. Also, if your host kernel is 2.4.x, it must have - CONFIG_NETLINK_DEV configured as Y or M. - - For more information, see - <http://user-mode-linux.sourceforge.net/old/networking.html> That site - has examples of the UML command line to use to enable Ethertap - networking. - - If you'd like to set up an IP network with the host and/or the - outside world, say Y to this, the Daemon Transport and/or the - Slip Transport. You'll need at least one of them, but may choose - more than one without conflict. If you don't need UML networking, - say N. + The Ethertap User-Mode Linux network transport allows a single + running UML to exchange packets with its host over one of the + host's Ethertap devices, such as /dev/tap0. Additional running + UMLs can use additional Ethertap devices, one per running UML. + While the UML believes it's on a (multi-device, broadcast) virtual + Ethernet network, it's in fact communicating over a point-to-point + link with the host. + + To use this, your host kernel must have support for Ethertap + devices. Also, if your host kernel is 2.4.x, it must have + CONFIG_NETLINK_DEV configured as Y or M. + + For more information, see + <http://user-mode-linux.sourceforge.net/old/networking.html> That site + has examples of the UML command line to use to enable Ethertap + networking. + + If you'd like to set up an IP network with the host and/or the + outside world, say Y to this, the Daemon Transport and/or the + Slip Transport. You'll need at least one of them, but may choose + more than one without conflict. If you don't need UML networking, + say N. config UML_NET_TUNTAP bool "TUN/TAP transport" depends on UML_NET help - The UML TUN/TAP network transport allows a UML instance to exchange - packets with the host over a TUN/TAP device. This option will only - work with a 2.4 host, unless you've applied the TUN/TAP patch to - your 2.2 host kernel. + The UML TUN/TAP network transport allows a UML instance to exchange + packets with the host over a TUN/TAP device. This option will only + work with a 2.4 host, unless you've applied the TUN/TAP patch to + your 2.2 host kernel. - To use this transport, your host kernel must have support for TUN/TAP - devices, either built-in or as a module. + To use this transport, your host kernel must have support for TUN/TAP + devices, either built-in or as a module. config UML_NET_SLIP bool "SLIP transport" depends on UML_NET help - The slip User-Mode Linux network transport allows a running UML to - network with its host over a point-to-point link. Unlike Ethertap, - which can carry any Ethernet frame (and hence even non-IP packets), - the slip transport can only carry IP packets. - - To use this, your host must support slip devices. - - For more information, see - <http://user-mode-linux.sourceforge.net/old/networking.html>. - has examples of the UML command line to use to enable slip - networking, and details of a few quirks with it. - - The Ethertap Transport is preferred over slip because of its - limitations. If you prefer slip, however, say Y here. Otherwise - choose the Multicast transport (to network multiple UMLs on - multiple hosts), Ethertap (to network with the host and the - outside world), and/or the Daemon transport (to network multiple - UMLs on a single host). You may choose more than one without - conflict. If you don't need UML networking, say N. + The slip User-Mode Linux network transport allows a running UML to + network with its host over a point-to-point link. Unlike Ethertap, + which can carry any Ethernet frame (and hence even non-IP packets), + the slip transport can only carry IP packets. + + To use this, your host must support slip devices. + + For more information, see + <http://user-mode-linux.sourceforge.net/old/networking.html>. + has examples of the UML command line to use to enable slip + networking, and details of a few quirks with it. + + The Ethertap Transport is preferred over slip because of its + limitations. If you prefer slip, however, say Y here. Otherwise + choose the Multicast transport (to network multiple UMLs on + multiple hosts), Ethertap (to network with the host and the + outside world), and/or the Daemon transport (to network multiple + UMLs on a single host). You may choose more than one without + conflict. If you don't need UML networking, say N. config UML_NET_DAEMON bool "Daemon transport" depends on UML_NET help - This User-Mode Linux network transport allows one or more running - UMLs on a single host to communicate with each other, but not to - the host. - - To use this form of networking, you'll need to run the UML - networking daemon on the host. - - For more information, see - <http://user-mode-linux.sourceforge.net/old/networking.html> That site - has examples of the UML command line to use to enable Daemon - networking. - - If you'd like to set up a network with other UMLs on a single host, - say Y. If you need a network between UMLs on multiple physical - hosts, choose the Multicast Transport. To set up a network with - the host and/or other IP machines, say Y to the Ethertap or Slip - transports. You'll need at least one of them, but may choose - more than one without conflict. If you don't need UML networking, - say N. + This User-Mode Linux network transport allows one or more running + UMLs on a single host to communicate with each other, but not to + the host. + + To use this form of networking, you'll need to run the UML + networking daemon on the host. + + For more information, see + <http://user-mode-linux.sourceforge.net/old/networking.html> That site + has examples of the UML command line to use to enable Daemon + networking. + + If you'd like to set up a network with other UMLs on a single host, + say Y. If you need a network between UMLs on multiple physical + hosts, choose the Multicast Transport. To set up a network with + the host and/or other IP machines, say Y to the Ethertap or Slip + transports. You'll need at least one of them, but may choose + more than one without conflict. If you don't need UML networking, + say N. config UML_NET_VECTOR bool "Vector I/O high performance network devices" @@ -270,26 +260,26 @@ config UML_NET_MCAST bool "Multicast transport" depends on UML_NET help - This Multicast User-Mode Linux network transport allows multiple - UMLs (even ones running on different host machines!) to talk to - each other over a virtual ethernet network. However, it requires - at least one UML with one of the other transports to act as a - bridge if any of them need to be able to talk to their hosts or any - other IP machines. - - To use this, your host kernel(s) must support IP Multicasting. - - For more information, see - <http://user-mode-linux.sourceforge.net/old/networking.html> That site - has examples of the UML command line to use to enable Multicast - networking, and notes about the security of this approach. - - If you need UMLs on multiple physical hosts to communicate as if - they shared an Ethernet network, say Y. If you need to communicate - with other IP machines, make sure you select one of the other - transports (possibly in addition to Multicast; they're not - exclusive). If you don't need to network UMLs say N to each of - the transports. + This Multicast User-Mode Linux network transport allows multiple + UMLs (even ones running on different host machines!) to talk to + each other over a virtual ethernet network. However, it requires + at least one UML with one of the other transports to act as a + bridge if any of them need to be able to talk to their hosts or any + other IP machines. + + To use this, your host kernel(s) must support IP Multicasting. + + For more information, see + <http://user-mode-linux.sourceforge.net/old/networking.html> That site + has examples of the UML command line to use to enable Multicast + networking, and notes about the security of this approach. + + If you need UMLs on multiple physical hosts to communicate as if + they shared an Ethernet network, say Y. If you need to communicate + with other IP machines, make sure you select one of the other + transports (possibly in addition to Multicast; they're not + exclusive). If you don't need to network UMLs say N to each of + the transports. config UML_NET_PCAP bool "pcap transport" @@ -300,9 +290,9 @@ config UML_NET_PCAP UML act as a network monitor for the host. You must have libcap installed in order to build the pcap transport into UML. - For more information, see - <http://user-mode-linux.sourceforge.net/old/networking.html> That site - has examples of the UML command line to use to enable this option. + For more information, see + <http://user-mode-linux.sourceforge.net/old/networking.html> That site + has examples of the UML command line to use to enable this option. If you intend to use UML as a network monitor for the host, say Y here. Otherwise, say N. @@ -311,27 +301,27 @@ config UML_NET_SLIRP bool "SLiRP transport" depends on UML_NET help - The SLiRP User-Mode Linux network transport allows a running UML - to network by invoking a program that can handle SLIP encapsulated - packets. This is commonly (but not limited to) the application - known as SLiRP, a program that can re-socket IP packets back onto - the host on which it is run. Only IP packets are supported, - unlike other network transports that can handle all Ethernet - frames. In general, slirp allows the UML the same IP connectivity - to the outside world that the host user is permitted, and unlike - other transports, SLiRP works without the need of root level - privleges, setuid binaries, or SLIP devices on the host. This - also means not every type of connection is possible, but most - situations can be accommodated with carefully crafted slirp - commands that can be passed along as part of the network device's - setup string. The effect of this transport on the UML is similar - that of a host behind a firewall that masquerades all network - connections passing through it (but is less secure). - - To use this you should first have slirp compiled somewhere - accessible on the host, and have read its documentation. If you - don't need UML networking, say N. - - Startup example: "eth0=slirp,FE:FD:01:02:03:04,/usr/local/bin/slirp" + The SLiRP User-Mode Linux network transport allows a running UML + to network by invoking a program that can handle SLIP encapsulated + packets. This is commonly (but not limited to) the application + known as SLiRP, a program that can re-socket IP packets back onto + he host on which it is run. Only IP packets are supported, + unlike other network transports that can handle all Ethernet + frames. In general, slirp allows the UML the same IP connectivity + to the outside world that the host user is permitted, and unlike + other transports, SLiRP works without the need of root level + privleges, setuid binaries, or SLIP devices on the host. This + also means not every type of connection is possible, but most + situations can be accommodated with carefully crafted slirp + commands that can be passed along as part of the network device's + setup string. The effect of this transport on the UML is similar + that of a host behind a firewall that masquerades all network + connections passing through it (but is less secure). + + To use this you should first have slirp compiled somewhere + accessible on the host, and have read its documentation. If you + don't need UML networking, say N. + + Startup example: "eth0=slirp,FE:FD:01:02:03:04,/usr/local/bin/slirp" endmenu diff --git a/arch/um/drivers/Makefile b/arch/um/drivers/Makefile index 693319839..d945abf90 100644 --- a/arch/um/drivers/Makefile +++ b/arch/um/drivers/Makefile @@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_UML_NET) += net.o obj-$(CONFIG_MCONSOLE) += mconsole.o obj-$(CONFIG_MMAPPER) += mmapper_kern.o obj-$(CONFIG_BLK_DEV_UBD) += ubd.o -obj-$(CONFIG_HOSTAUDIO) += hostaudio.o +obj-$(CONFIG_UML_SOUND) += hostaudio.o obj-$(CONFIG_NULL_CHAN) += null.o obj-$(CONFIG_PORT_CHAN) += port.o obj-$(CONFIG_PTY_CHAN) += pty.o |