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authorRalf Baechle <ralf@linux-mips.org>2001-04-05 04:55:58 +0000
committerRalf Baechle <ralf@linux-mips.org>2001-04-05 04:55:58 +0000
commit74a9f2e1b4d3ab45a9f72cb5b556c9f521524ab3 (patch)
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Merge with Linux 2.4.3.
Note that mingetty does no longer work with serial console, you have to switch to another getty like getty_ps. This commit also includes a fix for a setitimer bug which did prevent getty_ps from working on older kernels.
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@@ -1501,15 +1501,6 @@ CONFIG_MD_RAID0
If unsure, say Y.
-RAID-1/RAID-5 code (DANGEROUS)
-CONFIG_RAID15_DANGEROUS
- This new RAID1/RAID5 code has been freshly merged, and has not seen
- enough testing yet. While there are no known bugs in it, it might
- destroy your filesystems, eat your data and start World War III.
- You have been warned.
-
- If unsure, say N.
-
RAID-1 (mirroring) mode
CONFIG_MD_RAID1
A RAID-1 set consists of several disk drives which are exact copies
@@ -2016,6 +2007,40 @@ CONFIG_IP_NF_TARGET_MARK
If you want to compile it as a module, say M here and read
Documentation/modules.txt. If unsure, say `N'.
+TCPMSS target support
+CONFIG_IP_NF_TARGET_TCPMSS
+ This option adds a `TCPMSS' target, which allows you to alter the
+ MSS value of TCP SYN packets, to control the maximum size for that
+ connection (usually limiting it to your outgoing interface's MTU
+ minus 40).
+
+ This is used to overcome criminally braindead ISPs or servers which
+ block ICMP Fragmentation Needed packets. The symptoms of this
+ problem are that everything works fine from your Linux
+ firewall/router, but machines behind it can never exchange large
+ packets:
+ 1) Web browsers connect, then hang with no data received.
+ 2) Small mail works fine, but large emails hang.
+ 3) ssh works fine, but scp hangs after initial handshaking.
+
+ Workaround: activate this option and add a rule to your firewall
+ configuration like:
+
+ iptables -A FORWARD -p tcp --tcp-flags SYN,RST SYN \
+ -j TCPMSS --clamp-mss-to-pmtu
+
+ If you want to compile it as a module, say M here and read
+ Documentation/modules.txt. If unsure, say `N'.
+
+tcpmss match support
+CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_TCPMSS
+ This option adds a `tcpmss' match, which allows you to examine the
+ MSS value of TCP SYN packets, which control the maximum packet size
+ for that connection.
+
+ 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
@@ -2046,6 +2071,73 @@ CONFIG_IP_NF_COMPAT_IPFWADM
If you want to compile it as a module, say M here and read
Documentation/modules.txt. If unsure, say `N'.
+IP6 tables support (required for filtering/masq/NAT)
+CONFIG_IP6_NF_IPTABLES
+ ip6tables is a general, extensible packet identification framework.
+ Currently only the packet filtering and packet mangling subsystem
+ for IPv6 use this, but connection tracking is going to follow.
+ 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'.
+
+IPv6 limit match support
+CONFIG_IP6_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 ("LOG
+ target support", below) and to avoid some Denial of Service attacks.
+
+ 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_IP6_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_IP6_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'.
+
+Packet filtering
+CONFIG_IP6_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'.
+
+Packet mangling
+CONFIG_IP6_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'.
+
+MARK target support
+CONFIG_IP6_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'.
+
+
TCP Explicit Congestion Notification support
CONFIG_INET_ECN
Explicit Congestion Notification (ECN) allows routers to notify
@@ -5496,6 +5588,45 @@ CONFIG_SCSI_AHA1740
Adaptec AIC7xxx chipset SCSI controller support
CONFIG_SCSI_AIC7XXX
+ This driver supports all of Adaptec's PCI based SCSI controllers (not
+ the hardware RAID controllers though) as well as the aic7770 based
+ EISA and VLB SCSI controllers (the 274x and 284x series). This is
+ an Adaptec sponsored driver written by Justin Gibbs. It is intended
+ to replace the previous aic7xxx driver maintained by Doug Ledford since
+ Doug is no longer maintaining that driver.
+
+Default number of TCQ commands per device
+CONFIG_AIC7XXX_CMDS_PER_DEVICE
+ Specify the number of commands you would like to allocate per SCSI
+ device when Tagged Command Queueing (TCQ) is enabled on that device.
+
+ This is an upper bound value for the number of tagged transactions
+ to be used for any device. The aic7xxx driver will automatically
+ vary this number based on device behavior. For devices with a
+ fixed maximum, the driver will eventually lock to this maximum
+ and display a console message inidicating this value.
+
+ Note: Unless you experience some type of device failure, the default
+ value, no enforced limit, should work for you.
+
+ Default: 253
+
+Initial Bus Reset Settle Delay
+CONFIG_AIC7XXX_RESET_DELAY
+ The number of milliseconds to delay after an initial bus reset.
+ The bus settle delay following all error recovery actions is
+ dictated by the SCSI layer and is not affected by this value.
+
+ Default: 5000 (5 seconds)
+
+Old Adaptec AIC7xxx chipset SCSI controller support
+CONFIG_SCSI_AIC7XXX_OLD
+ WARNING This driver is an older aic7xxx driver and is no longer under
+ active development. Adaptec, Inc. is writing a new driver to take the
+ place of this one, and it is recommended that whenever possible, people
+ should use the new Adaptec written driver instead of this one. This
+ driver will eventually be phased out entirely.
+
This is support for the various aic7xxx based Adaptec SCSI
controllers. These include the 274x EISA cards; 284x VLB cards;
2902, 2910, 293x, 294x, 394x, 3985 and several other PCI and
@@ -5517,7 +5648,7 @@ CONFIG_SCSI_AIC7XXX
Information on the configuration options for this controller can be
found by checking the help file for each of the available
- configuration options. You should read drivers/scsi/README.aic7xxx
+ configuration options. You should read drivers/scsi/aic7xxx_old/README.aic7xxx
at a minimum before contacting the maintainer with any questions.
The SCSI-HOWTO, available from
http://www.linuxdoc.org/docs.html#howto , can also be of great
@@ -5526,10 +5657,10 @@ CONFIG_SCSI_AIC7XXX
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 aic7xxx.o.
+ called aic7xxx_old.o.
Enable or Disable Tagged Command Queueing by default
-CONFIG_AIC7XXX_TCQ_ON_BY_DEFAULT
+CONFIG_AIC7XXX_OLD_TCQ_ON_BY_DEFAULT
This option causes the aic7xxx driver to attempt to use Tagged
Command Queueing (TCQ) on all devices that claim to support it.
@@ -5563,7 +5694,7 @@ CONFIG_AIC7XXX_TCQ_ON_BY_DEFAULT
reduce performance.
Default number of TCQ commands per device
-CONFIG_AIC7XXX_CMDS_PER_DEVICE
+CONFIG_AIC7XXX_OLD_CMDS_PER_DEVICE
Specify the number of commands you would like to allocate per SCSI
device when Tagged Command Queueing (TCQ) is enabled on that device.
@@ -5584,7 +5715,7 @@ CONFIG_AIC7XXX_CMDS_PER_DEVICE
Default: 8
Collect statistics to report in /proc
-CONFIG_AIC7XXX_PROC_STATS
+CONFIG_AIC7XXX_OLD_PROC_STATS
This option tells the driver to keep track of how many commands have
been sent to each particular device and report that information to
the user via the /proc/scsi/aic7xxx/n file, where n is the number of
@@ -5596,21 +5727,6 @@ CONFIG_AIC7XXX_PROC_STATS
If unsure, say N.
-Delay in seconds after SCSI bus reset
-CONFIG_AIC7XXX_RESET_DELAY
- This sets how long the driver will wait after resetting the SCSI bus
- before attempting to communicate with the devices on the SCSI bus
- again. This delay will be used during the reset phase at bootup time
- as well as after any reset that might occur during normal operation.
- Reasonable numbers range anywhere from 5 to 15 seconds depending on
- your devices. DAT tape drives are notorious for needing more time
- after a bus reset to be ready for the next command, but most hard
- drives and CD-ROM devices are ready in only a few seconds. This
- option has a maximum upper limit of 20 seconds to avoid bad
- interactions between the aic7xxx driver and the rest of the Linux
- kernel. The default value has been reduced to 5 seconds. If this
- doesn't work with your hardware, try increasing this value.
-
IBM ServeRAID Support
CONFIG_SCSI_IPS
This is support for the IBM ServeRAID hardware RAID controllers.
@@ -7385,6 +7501,24 @@ CONFIG_NET_PCMCIA_RADIO
location). You also want to check out the PCMCIA-HOWTO, available
from http://www.linuxdoc.org/docs.html#howto .
+Hermes support (Orinoco/WavelanIEEE/PrismII/Symbol 802.11b cards)
+CONFIG_PCMCIA_HERMES
+ A driver for "Hermes" chipset based PCMCIA wireless adaptors, such
+ as the Lucent WavelanIEEE/Orinoco cards and their OEM (Cabletron/
+ EnteraSys RoamAbout 802.11, ELSA Airlancer, Melco Buffalo and others).
+ It should also be usable on various Prism II based cards such as the
+ Linksys, D-Link and Farallon Skyline. It should also work on Symbol
+ cards such as the 3Com AirConnect and Ericsson WLAN.
+
+ To use your PC-cards, you will need supporting software from David
+ Hinds' pcmcia-cs package (see the file Documentation/Changes for
+ location). You also want to check out the PCMCIA-HOWTO, available
+ from http://www.linuxdoc.org/docs.html#howto .
+
+ You will also very likely also need the Wireless Tools in order to
+ configure your card and that /etc/pcmcia/wireless.opts works :
+ http://www.hpl.hp.com/personal/Jean_Tourrilhes/Linux/Tools.html
+
Aviator/Raytheon 2.4MHz wireless support
CONFIG_PCMCIA_RAYCS
Say Y here if you intend to attach an Aviator/Raytheon PCMCIA
@@ -8417,22 +8551,6 @@ CONFIG_NI65
module, say M here and read Documentation/modules.txt as well as
Documentation/networking/net-modules.txt.
-RealTek 8129 (not 8019/8029/8139!) support (EXPERIMENTAL)
-CONFIG_RTL8129
- This is NOT for RTL-8139 cards. Instead, select the 8139too driver
- (CONFIG_8139TOO).
- This is a driver for the Fast Ethernet PCI network cards based on
- the RTL8129 chip. If you have one of those, say Y and
- read the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
- http://www.linuxdoc.org/docs.html#howto .
-
- Note: the 8029 is a NE2000 PCI clone, you can use the NE2K-PCI driver.
-
- 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. This is recommended.
- The module will be called rtl8129.o.
-
RealTek RTL-8139 PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter support
CONFIG_8139TOO
This is a driver for the Fast Ethernet PCI network cards based on
@@ -8445,6 +8563,26 @@ CONFIG_8139TOO
say M here and read Documentation/modules.txt. This is recommended.
The module will be called 8139too.o.
+Use PIO instead of MMIO
+CONFIG_8139TOO_PIO
+ This instructs the driver to use programmed I/O ports (PIO) instead
+ of PCI shared memory (MMIO). This can possibly solve some problems in
+ case your mainboard has memory consistency issues. If unsure, say N.
+
+Support for automatic channel equalization (EXPERIMENTAL)
+CONFIG_8139TOO_TUNE_TWISTER
+ This implements a function which might come in handy in case you are
+ using low quality on long cabling. It tries to match the transceiver
+ to the cable characteristics. This is experimental since hardly
+ documented by the manufacturer. If unsure, say N.
+
+Support for older RTL-8129/8130 boards
+CONFIG_8139TOO_8129
+ This enables support for the older and uncommon RTL-8129 and
+ RTL-8130 chips, which support MII via an external transceiver, instead
+ of an internal one. Disabling this option will save some memory
+ by making the code size smaller. If unsure, say Y.
+
SiS 900 PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter support
CONFIG_SIS900
This is a driver for the Fast Ethernet PCI network cards based on
@@ -8508,7 +8646,7 @@ CONFIG_ADAPTEC_STARFIRE
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. This is recommended.
- The module will be called starfile.o.
+ The module will be called starfire.o.
Alteon AceNIC/3Com 3C985/NetGear GA620 Gigabit support
CONFIG_ACENIC
@@ -9426,7 +9564,7 @@ CONFIG_IBMOL
This driver is also available as a module ( = code which can be
inserted in and removed from the running kernel whenever you want).
- The module will will be called olympic.o. If you want to compile it
+ The module will be called olympic.o. If you want to compile it
as a module, say M here and read Documentation/modules.txt.
Also read the file Documentation/networking/olympic.txt or check the
@@ -9466,7 +9604,7 @@ CONFIG_TMS380TR
This driver is also available as a module ( = code which can be
inserted in and removed from the running kernel whenever you want).
- The module will will be called tms380tr.o. If you want to compile it
+ The module will be called tms380tr.o. If you want to compile it
as a module, say M here and read Documentation/modules.txt.
Generic TMS380 PCI support
@@ -9481,7 +9619,7 @@ CONFIG_TMSPCI
This driver is available as a module ( = code which can be
inserted in and removed from the running kernel whenever you want).
- The module will will be called tmspci.o. If you want to compile it
+ The module will be called tmspci.o. If you want to compile it
as a module, say M here and read Documentation/modules.txt.
Madge Smart 16/4 PCI Mk2 support
@@ -9491,7 +9629,7 @@ CONFIG_ABYSS
This driver is available as a module ( = code which can be
inserted in and removed from the running kernel whenever you want).
- The module will will be called abyss.o. If you want to compile it
+ The module will be called abyss.o. If you want to compile it
as a module, say M here and read Documentation/modules.txt.
Madge Smart 16/4 Ringode MicroChannel
@@ -9501,7 +9639,7 @@ CONFIG_MADGEMC
This driver is available as a module ( = code which can be
inserted in and removed from the running kernel whenever you want).
- The module will will be called madgemc.o. If you want to compile it
+ The module will be called madgemc.o. If you want to compile it
as a module, say M here and read Documentation/modules.txt.
SMC ISA TokenRing adapter support
@@ -9517,7 +9655,7 @@ CONFIG_SMCTR
This driver is also available as a module ( = code which can be
inserted in and removed from the running kernel whenever you want).
- The module will will be called smctr.o. If you want to compile it
+ The module will be called smctr.o. If you want to compile it
as a module, say M here and read Documentation/modules.txt.
Sun Happy Meal 10/100baseT support
@@ -10542,6 +10680,32 @@ CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_MCT_U232
The module will be called mct_u232.o. If you want to compile it as
a module, say M here and read Documentation/modules.txt.
+USB Edgeport Serial Driver
+CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_EDGEPORT
+ Say Y here if you want to use any of the following devices from
+ Inside Out Networks (Digi):
+ Edgeport/4
+ Rapidport/4
+ Edgeport/4t
+ Edgeport/2
+ Edgeport/4i
+ Edgeport/2i
+ Edgeport/421
+ Edgeport/21
+ Edgeport/8
+ Edgeport/8 Dual
+ Edgeport/2D8
+ Edgeport/4D8
+ Edgeport/8i
+ Edgeport/2 DIN
+ Edgeport/4 DIN
+ Edgeport/16 Dual
+
+ This code is also available as a module ( = code which can be
+ inserted in and removed from the running kernel whenever you want).
+ The module will be called io_edgeport.o. If you want to compile it
+ as a module, say M here and read Documentation/modules.txt.
+
USB Serial Converter verbose debug
CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_DEBUG
Say Y here if you want verbose debug messages from the USB Serial