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authorRalf Baechle <ralf@linux-mips.org>2000-03-23 02:25:38 +0000
committerRalf Baechle <ralf@linux-mips.org>2000-03-23 02:25:38 +0000
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@@ -320,6 +320,47 @@ CONFIG_BLK_DEV_NBD
If unsure, say N.
+ATA/IDE/MFM/RLL support
+CONFIG_IDE
+ If you say Y here, your kernel will be able to manage low cost mass storage
+ units such as ATA/(E)IDE and ATAPI units.
+
+ Integrated Disk Electronics (IDE aka ATA-1) is a connecting standard for
+ mass storage units such as hard disks. It was designed by Western Digital
+ and Compaq Computer in 1984. It was then named ST506.
+ Quite a number of disks use IDE interface. State of the art disks use SCSI
+ interface.
+
+ AT Atachment (ATA) is a subset of the IDE specifications.
+ ST506 was also called ATA-1.
+
+ Fast-IDE is ATA-2 (also named Fast ATA), Enhanced IDE (EIDE) is ATA-3. It
+ provides support for larger disks (up to 8.4GB by means of the LBA standard),
+ more disks (4 instead of 2) and for other mass storage units such as tapes
+ and cdrom.
+ UDMA/33 (aka UltraDMA/33) is ATA-4 and provides faster (and more CPU friendly)
+ transfer modes than previous PIO (Programmed processor Input/Ouput) from
+ previous ATA/IDE standards by means of fast DMA controlers.
+
+ ATA Packet Interface (ATAPI) is a protocol used by EIDE tape and CDROM
+ drives, similar in many respects to the SCSI protocol.
+
+ SMART IDE (Self Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology) was designed
+ in order to prevent data corruption and disk crash by detecting pre hardware
+ faillure conditions (heat, access time, and the like...). Disks builded since
+ june 1995 may follow this standard. The kernel itself don't manage this;
+ however there are quite a number of user programs such as smart that can
+ query the status of SMART parameters disk.
+
+ If you want to compile this driver as a module ( = code which can be
+ inserted in and removed from the running kernel whenever you want),
+ say M here and read Documentation/modules.txt. The module will be
+ called ide.o.
+
+ For further information, please read Documentation/ide.txt.
+
+ If unsure, say Y.
+
Enhanced IDE/MFM/RLL disk/cdrom/tape/floppy support
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDE
If you say Y here, you will use the full-featured IDE driver to
@@ -1657,6 +1698,230 @@ CONFIG_NETFILTER
Chances are that you should say Y here if you compile a kernel which
will run as a router and N for regular hosts. If unsure, say N.
+IP: connection tracking (required for masq/NAT)
+CONFIG_IP_NF_CONNTRACK
+ Connection tracking keeps a record of what packets have passed
+ through your machine, in order to figure out how they are related
+ into connections.
+
+ This is required to do Masquerading or other kinds of Network
+ Address Translation (except for Fast NAT). It can also be used to
+ enhance packet filtering (see `Connection state match support'
+ below).
+
+ If you want to compile it as a module, say M here and read
+ Documentation/modules.txt. If unsure, say `N'.
+
+FTP protocol support
+CONFIG_IP_NF_FTP
+ Tracking FTP connections is problematic: special helpers are
+ required for tracking them, and doing masquerading and other forms
+ of Network Address Translation on them.
+
+ If you want to compile it as a module, say M here and read
+ Documentation/modules.txt. If unsure, say `Y'.
+
+IP: userspace queueing via NETLINK (EXPERIMENTAL)
+CONFIG_IP_NF_QUEUE
+ Netfilter has the ability to queue packets to userspace: the netlink
+ device can be used to access them using this driver.
+
+ If you want to compile it as a module, say M here and read
+ Documentation/modules.txt. If unsure, say `N'.
+
+IP: ip tables support (required for filtering/masq/NAT)
+CONFIG_IP_NF_IPTABLES
+ iptables is a general, extensible packet identification framework.
+ The packet filtering and full NAT (masquerading, port forwarding,
+ etc) subsystems now use this: say `Y' or `M' here if you want to use
+ either of those.
+
+ If you want to compile it as a module, say M here and read
+ Documentation/modules.txt. If unsure, say `N'.
+
+limit match support
+CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_LIMIT
+ limit matching allows you to control the rate at which a rule can be
+ matched: mainly useful in combination with the LOG target.
+
+ If you want to compile it as a module, say M here and read
+ Documentation/modules.txt. If unsure, say `N'.
+
+MAC address match support
+CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_MAC
+ mac matching allows you to match packets based on the source
+ ethernet address of the packet.
+
+ If you want to compile it as a module, say M here and read
+ Documentation/modules.txt. If unsure, say `N'.
+
+netfilter mark match support
+CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_MARK
+ Netfilter mark matching allows you to match packets based on the
+ `nfmark' value in the packet. This can be set by the MARK target
+ (see below).
+
+ If you want to compile it as a module, say M here and read
+ Documentation/modules.txt. If unsure, say `N'.
+
+Multiple port match support
+CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_MULTIPORT
+ Multiport matching allows you to match TCP or UDP packets based on
+ a series of source or destination ports: normally a rule can only
+ match a single range of ports.
+
+ If you want to compile it as a module, say M here and read
+ Documentation/modules.txt. If unsure, say `N'.
+
+TOS match support
+CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_TOS
+ TOS matching allows you to match packets based on the Type Of
+ Service fields of the IP packet.
+
+ If you want to compile it as a module, say M here and read
+ Documentation/modules.txt. If unsure, say `N'.
+
+Connection state match support
+CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_STATE
+ Connection state matching allows you to match packets based on their
+ relationship to a tracked connection (ie. previous packets). This
+ is a powerful tool for packet classification.
+
+ If you want to compile it as a module, say M here and read
+ Documentation/modules.txt. If unsure, say `N'.
+
+Unclean match support (EXPERIMENTAL)
+CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_UNCLEAN
+ Unclean packet matching matches any strange or invalid packets, by
+ looking at a series of fields in the IP, TCP, UDP and ICMP headers.
+
+ If you want to compile it as a module, say M here and read
+ Documentation/modules.txt. If unsure, say `N'.
+
+Owner match support (EXPERIMENTAL)
+CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_OWNER
+
+ Packet owner matching allows you to match locally-generated packets
+ based on who created them: the user, group, process or session.
+
+ If you want to compile it as a module, say M here and read
+ Documentation/modules.txt. If unsure, say `N'.
+
+Packet filtering
+CONFIG_IP_NF_FILTER
+ Packet filtering defines a table `filter', which has a series of
+ rules for simple packet filtering at local input, forwarding and
+ local output. See the man page for iptables(8).
+
+ If you want to compile it as a module, say M here and read
+ Documentation/modules.txt. If unsure, say `N'.
+
+REJECT target support
+CONFIG_IP_NF_TARGET_REJECT
+ The REJECT target allows a filtering rule to specify that an ICMP
+ error should be issued in response to an incoming packet, rather
+ than silently being dropped.
+
+ If you want to compile it as a module, say M here and read
+ Documentation/modules.txt. If unsure, say `N'.
+
+MIRROR target support (EXPERIMENTAL)
+CONFIG_IP_NF_TARGET_MIRROR
+ The MIRROR target allows a filtering rule to specify that an
+ incoming packet should be bounced back to the sender.
+
+ If you want to compile it as a module, say M here and read
+ Documentation/modules.txt. If unsure, say `N'.
+
+Full NAT
+CONFIG_IP_NF_NAT
+ The Full NAT option allows masquerading, port forwarding and other
+ forms of full Network Address Port Translation. It is controlled by
+ the `nat' table in iptables: see the man page for iptables(8).
+
+ If you want to compile it as a module, say M here and read
+ Documentation/modules.txt. If unsure, say `N'.
+
+MASQUERADE target support
+CONFIG_IP_NF_TARGET_MASQUERADE
+ Masquerading is a special case of NAT: all outgoing connections are
+ changed to seem to come from a particular interface's address, and
+ if the interface goes down, those connections are lost. This is
+ only useful for dialup accounts with dynamic IP address (ie. your IP
+ address will be different on next dialup).
+
+ If you want to compile it as a module, say M here and read
+ Documentation/modules.txt. If unsure, say `N'.
+
+REDIRECT target support
+CONFIG_IP_NF_TARGET_REDIRECT
+ REDIRECT is a special case of NAT: all incoming connections are
+ mapped onto the incoming interface's address, causing the packets to
+ come to the local machine instead of passing through. This is
+ useful for tranparent proxies.
+
+ If you want to compile it as a module, say M here and read
+ Documentation/modules.txt. If unsure, say `N'.
+
+Packet mangling
+CONFIG_IP_NF_MANGLE
+ This option adds a `mangle' table to iptables: see the man page for
+ iptables(8). This table is used for various packet alterations
+ which can effect how the packet is routed.
+
+ If you want to compile it as a module, say M here and read
+ Documentation/modules.txt. If unsure, say `N'.
+
+TOS target support
+CONFIG_IP_NF_TARGET_TOS
+ This option adds a `TOS' target, which allows you to create rules in
+ the `mangle' table which alter the Type Of Service field of an IP
+ packet prior to routing.
+
+ If you want to compile it as a module, say M here and read
+ Documentation/modules.txt. If unsure, say `N'.
+
+MARK target support
+CONFIG_IP_NF_TARGET_MARK
+ This option adds a `MARK' target, which allows you to create rules in
+ the `mangle' table which alter the netfilter mark (nfmark) field
+ associated with the packet packet prior to routing. This can change
+ the routing method (see `IP: use netfilter MARK value as routing key')
+ and can also be used by other subsystems to change their behavior.
+
+ If you want to compile it as a module, say M here and read
+ Documentation/modules.txt. If unsure, say `N'.
+
+LOG target support
+CONFIG_IP_NF_TARGET_LOG
+ This option adds a `LOG' target, which allows you to create rules in
+ any iptables table which records the packet header to the syslog.
+
+ If you want to compile it as a module, say M here and read
+ Documentation/modules.txt. If unsure, say `N'.
+
+ipchains (2.2-style) support
+CONFIG_IP_NF_COMPAT_IPCHAINS
+ This option places ipchains (with masquerading and redirection
+ support) back into the kernel, using the new netfilter
+ infrastructure. It is not recommended for new installations (see
+ `Packet filtering'). With this enabled, you should be able to use
+ the ipchains tool exactly as in 2.2 kernels.
+
+ If you want to compile it as a module, say M here and read
+ Documentation/modules.txt. If unsure, say `N'.
+
+ipfwadm (2.0-style) support
+CONFIG_IP_NF_COMPAT_IPFWADM
+ This option places ipfwadm (with masquerading and redirection
+ support) back into the kernel, using the new netfilter
+ infrastructure. It is not recommended for new installations (see
+ `Packet filtering'). With this enabled, you should be able to use
+ the ipfwadm tool exactly as in 2.0 kernels.
+
+ If you want to compile it as a module, say M here and read
+ Documentation/modules.txt. If unsure, say `N'.
+
SYN flood protection
CONFIG_SYN_COOKIES
Normal TCP/IP networking is open to an attack known as "SYN
@@ -3098,17 +3363,16 @@ CONFIG_IP_ROUTE_MULTIPATH
IP: use TOS value as routing key
CONFIG_IP_ROUTE_TOS
- The header of every IP packet carries a TOS (Type of Service) value
+ The header of every IP packet carries a TOS (Type Of Service) value
with which the packet requests a certain treatment, e.g. low latency
(for interactive traffic), high throughput, or high reliability. If
you say Y here, you will be able to specify different routes for
packets with different TOS values.
-IP: use FWMARK value as routing key
+IP: use netfilter MARK value as routing key
CONFIG_IP_ROUTE_FWMARK
If you say Y here, you will be able to specify different routes for
- packets with different FWMARK ("firewalling mark") values
- (see ipchains(8), "-m" argument).
+ packets with different mark values (see iptables(8), MARK target).
IP: verbose route monitoring
CONFIG_IP_ROUTE_VERBOSE
@@ -5793,6 +6057,26 @@ CONFIG_NETDEVICES
Guide", to be found in ftp://metalab.unc.edu/pub/Linux/docs/LDP . If
unsure, say Y.
+Bonding driver support
+CONFIG_BONDING
+ Say 'Y' or 'M' if you wish to be able to 'bond' multiple Ethernet
+ Channels together. This is called 'Etherchannel' by Cisco, 'Trunking'
+ by Sun, and 'Bonding' in Linux.
+
+ If you have two ethernet connections to some other computer, you can
+ make them behave like one double speed connection using this driver.
+ Naturally, this has to be supported at the other end as well, either
+ with a similar Bonding Linux driver, a Cisco 5500 switch or a
+ SunTrunking SunSoft driver.
+
+ This is similar to the EQL driver, but it merge etherner segments instead
+ of serial lines.
+
+ If you want to compile this as a module ( = code which can be
+ inserted in and removed from the running kernel whenever you want),
+ say M here and read Documentation/modules.txt. The module will be
+ called bonding.o.
+
Dummy net driver support
CONFIG_DUMMY
This is essentially a bit-bucket device (i.e. traffic you send to
@@ -7085,11 +7369,12 @@ CONFIG_NE2K_PCI
module, say M here and read Documentation/modules.txt as well as
Documentation/networking/net-modules.txt.
-PCI DM9102 support
+PCI DM9102(A)/DM9132/DM9801 support
CONFIG_DM9102
This driver is for DM9102 compatible PCI cards from Davicom
- (http://www.davicom.com.tw)
- If you have a PCI DM9102 network (Ethernet) card, say Y.
+ (http://www.davicom.com.tw) including models DM9132 & DM9801.
+ If you have a PCI DM9102, DM9132 or DM9801 network (Ethernet)
+ card, say Y.
This driver is also available as a module ( = code which can be
inserted in and removed from the running kernel whenever you want).
@@ -8221,6 +8506,14 @@ CONFIG_SKFP
say M here and read Documentation/modules.txt. This is recommended.
The module will be called skfp.o.
+Linux telephony support
+CONFIG_PHONE
+ This option enable the kernel to manage telephony cards.
+
+ There are very few supported cards at this moment.
+
+ If unsure, say N.
+
HIgh Performance Parallel Interface support (EXPERIMENTAL)
CONFIG_HIPPI
HIgh Performance Parallel Interface (HIPPI) is a 800Mbit/sec and
@@ -9454,7 +9747,7 @@ CONFIG_ROMFS_FS
answer N.
QNX4 file system support (read only) (EXPERIMENTAL)
-CONFIG_QNX4FS_FS
+CONFIG_QNX4FS_FS
This is the file system used by the operating system QNX 4. Say Y if
you intend to mount QNX hard disks or floppies. Unless you say Y to
"QNX4FS write support" below, you will only be able to read
@@ -11077,6 +11370,16 @@ CONFIG_APPLICOM
If unsure, say N.
+Power Management support
+CONFIG_PM
+ This enable the kernel to lower the requested computer power by making some
+ devices enter in lower power levels (standy, sleep, ... modes).
+ Basically, this let you save power.
+ Two majors interfaces exist between the hardware and the OS, the older
+ Advanced Power Management (APM) and the newer Advanced Configuration and
+ Power Interface (ACPI).
+ Both are supported by the Linux Kernel.
+
Enter S1 for sleep (EXPERIMENTAL)
CONFIG_ACPI_S1_SLEEP
This enable ACPI compliant devices to enter level 1 of ACPI saving
@@ -13908,7 +14211,7 @@ CONFIG_ARCH_NETWINDER
Say Y here if you intend to run this kernel on the NetWinder.
Include support for the Compaq Personal Server
-CONFIG_PERSONAL_SERVER
+CONFIG_ARCH_PERSONAL_SERVER
Say Y here if you intend to run this kernel on the Compaq
Personal Server.