2 # Serial device configuration
10 config SERIAL_EARLYCON
13 Support for early consoles with the earlycon parameter. This enables
14 the console before standard serial driver is probed. The console is
15 enabled when early_param is processed.
17 source "drivers/tty/serial/8250/Kconfig"
19 comment "Non-8250 serial port support"
21 config SERIAL_AMBA_PL010
22 tristate "ARM AMBA PL010 serial port support"
23 depends on ARM_AMBA && (BROKEN || !ARCH_VERSATILE)
26 This selects the ARM(R) AMBA(R) PrimeCell PL010 UART. If you have
27 an Integrator/AP or Integrator/PP2 platform, or if you have a
28 Cirrus Logic EP93xx CPU, say Y or M here.
32 config SERIAL_AMBA_PL010_CONSOLE
33 bool "Support for console on AMBA serial port"
34 depends on SERIAL_AMBA_PL010=y
35 select SERIAL_CORE_CONSOLE
37 Say Y here if you wish to use an AMBA PrimeCell UART as the system
38 console (the system console is the device which receives all kernel
39 messages and warnings and which allows logins in single user mode).
41 Even if you say Y here, the currently visible framebuffer console
42 (/dev/tty0) will still be used as the system console by default, but
43 you can alter that using a kernel command line option such as
44 "console=ttyAM0". (Try "man bootparam" or see the documentation of
45 your boot loader (lilo or loadlin) about how to pass options to the
48 config SERIAL_AMBA_PL011
49 tristate "ARM AMBA PL011 serial port support"
53 This selects the ARM(R) AMBA(R) PrimeCell PL011 UART. If you have
54 an Integrator/PP2, Integrator/CP or Versatile platform, say Y or M
59 config SERIAL_AMBA_PL011_CONSOLE
60 bool "Support for console on AMBA serial port"
61 depends on SERIAL_AMBA_PL011=y
62 select SERIAL_CORE_CONSOLE
63 select SERIAL_EARLYCON
65 Say Y here if you wish to use an AMBA PrimeCell UART as the system
66 console (the system console is the device which receives all kernel
67 messages and warnings and which allows logins in single user mode).
69 Even if you say Y here, the currently visible framebuffer console
70 (/dev/tty0) will still be used as the system console by default, but
71 you can alter that using a kernel command line option such as
72 "console=ttyAMA0". (Try "man bootparam" or see the documentation of
73 your boot loader (lilo or loadlin) about how to pass options to the
76 config SERIAL_SB1250_DUART
77 tristate "BCM1xxx on-chip DUART serial support"
78 depends on SIBYTE_SB1xxx_SOC=y
82 Support for the asynchronous serial interface (DUART) included in
83 the BCM1250 and derived System-On-a-Chip (SOC) devices. Note that
84 the letter D in DUART stands for "dual", which is how the device
85 is implemented. Depending on the SOC configuration there may be
86 one or more DUARTs available of which all are handled.
88 If unsure, say Y. To compile this driver as a module, choose M here:
89 the module will be called sb1250-duart.
91 config SERIAL_SB1250_DUART_CONSOLE
92 bool "Support for console on a BCM1xxx DUART serial port"
93 depends on SERIAL_SB1250_DUART=y
94 select SERIAL_CORE_CONSOLE
97 If you say Y here, it will be possible to use a serial port as the
98 system console (the system console is the device which receives all
99 kernel messages and warnings and which allows logins in single user
105 bool "AT91 / AT32 on-chip serial port support"
106 depends on ARCH_AT91 || AVR32
109 This enables the driver for the on-chip UARTs of the Atmel
110 AT91 and AT32 processors.
112 config SERIAL_ATMEL_CONSOLE
113 bool "Support for console on AT91 / AT32 serial port"
114 depends on SERIAL_ATMEL=y
115 select SERIAL_CORE_CONSOLE
117 Say Y here if you wish to use an on-chip UART on a Atmel
118 AT91 or AT32 processor as the system console (the system
119 console is the device which receives all kernel messages and
120 warnings and which allows logins in single user mode).
122 config SERIAL_ATMEL_PDC
123 bool "Support DMA transfers on AT91 / AT32 serial port"
124 depends on SERIAL_ATMEL
127 Say Y here if you wish to use the PDC to do DMA transfers to
128 and from the Atmel AT91 / AT32 serial port. In order to
129 actually use DMA transfers, make sure that the use_dma_tx
130 and use_dma_rx members in the atmel_uart_data struct is set
131 appropriately for each port.
133 Note that break and error handling currently doesn't work
134 properly when DMA is enabled. Make sure that ports where
135 this matters don't use DMA.
137 config SERIAL_ATMEL_TTYAT
138 bool "Install as device ttyATn instead of ttySn"
139 depends on SERIAL_ATMEL=y
141 Say Y here if you wish to have the internal AT91 / AT32 UARTs
142 appear as /dev/ttyATn (major 204, minor starting at 154)
143 instead of the normal /dev/ttySn (major 4, minor starting at
144 64). This is necessary if you also want other UARTs, such as
145 external 8250/16C550 compatible UARTs.
146 The ttySn nodes are legally reserved for the 8250 serial driver
147 but are often misused by other serial drivers.
149 To use this, you should create suitable ttyATn device nodes in
150 /dev/, and pass "console=ttyATn" to the kernel.
152 Say Y if you have an external 8250/16C550 UART. If unsure, say N.
154 config SERIAL_KGDB_NMI
155 bool "Serial console over KGDB NMI debugger port"
156 depends on KGDB_SERIAL_CONSOLE
158 This special driver allows you to temporary use NMI debugger port
159 as a normal console (assuming that the port is attached to KGDB).
161 Unlike KDB's disable_nmi command, with this driver you are always
162 able to go back to the debugger using KGDB escape sequence ($3#33).
163 This is because this console driver processes the input in NMI
164 context, and thus is able to intercept the magic sequence.
166 Note that since the console interprets input and uses polling
167 communication methods, for things like PPP you still must fully
168 detach debugger port from the KGDB NMI (i.e. disable_nmi), and
174 bool "Micrel KS8695 (Centaur) serial port support"
175 depends on ARCH_KS8695
178 This selects the Micrel Centaur KS8695 UART. Say Y here.
180 config SERIAL_KS8695_CONSOLE
181 bool "Support for console on KS8695 (Centaur) serial port"
182 depends on SERIAL_KS8695=y
183 select SERIAL_CORE_CONSOLE
185 Say Y here if you wish to use a KS8695 (Centaur) UART as the
186 system console (the system console is the device which
187 receives all kernel messages and warnings and which allows
188 logins in single user mode).
190 config SERIAL_CLPS711X
191 tristate "CLPS711X serial port support"
192 depends on ARCH_CLPS711X || COMPILE_TEST
195 This enables the driver for the on-chip UARTs of the Cirrus
196 Logic EP711x/EP721x/EP731x processors.
198 config SERIAL_CLPS711X_CONSOLE
199 bool "Support for console on CLPS711X serial port"
200 depends on SERIAL_CLPS711X=y
201 select SERIAL_CORE_CONSOLE
203 Even if you say Y here, the currently visible virtual console
204 (/dev/tty0) will still be used as the system console by default, but
205 you can alter that using a kernel command line option such as
208 config SERIAL_SAMSUNG
209 tristate "Samsung SoC serial support"
210 depends on PLAT_SAMSUNG
213 Support for the on-chip UARTs on the Samsung S3C24XX series CPUs,
214 providing /dev/ttySAC0, 1 and 2 (note, some machines may not
215 provide all of these ports, depending on how the serial port
218 config SERIAL_SAMSUNG_UARTS_4
220 depends on PLAT_SAMSUNG
221 default y if !(CPU_S3C2410 || CPU_S3C2412 || CPU_S3C2440 || CPU_S3C2442)
223 Internal node for the common case of 4 Samsung compatible UARTs
225 config SERIAL_SAMSUNG_UARTS
227 depends on PLAT_SAMSUNG
228 default 6 if CPU_S5P6450
229 default 4 if SERIAL_SAMSUNG_UARTS_4 || CPU_S3C2416
232 Select the number of available UART ports for the Samsung S3C
235 config SERIAL_SAMSUNG_DEBUG
236 bool "Samsung SoC serial debug"
237 depends on SERIAL_SAMSUNG && DEBUG_LL
239 Add support for debugging the serial driver. Since this is
240 generally being used as a console, we use our own output
241 routines that go via the low-level debug printascii()
244 config SERIAL_SAMSUNG_CONSOLE
245 bool "Support for console on Samsung SoC serial port"
246 depends on SERIAL_SAMSUNG=y
247 select SERIAL_CORE_CONSOLE
249 Allow selection of the S3C24XX on-board serial ports for use as
252 Even if you say Y here, the currently visible virtual console
253 (/dev/tty0) will still be used as the system console by default, but
254 you can alter that using a kernel command line option such as
255 "console=ttySACx". (Try "man bootparam" or see the documentation of
256 your boot loader about how to pass options to the kernel at
259 config SERIAL_SIRFSOC
260 tristate "SiRF SoC Platform Serial port support"
264 Support for the on-chip UART on the CSR SiRFprimaII series,
265 providing /dev/ttySiRF0, 1 and 2 (note, some machines may not
266 provide all of these ports, depending on how the serial port
267 pins are configured).
269 config SERIAL_SIRFSOC_CONSOLE
270 bool "Support for console on SiRF SoC serial port"
271 depends on SERIAL_SIRFSOC=y
272 select SERIAL_CORE_CONSOLE
274 Even if you say Y here, the currently visible virtual console
275 (/dev/tty0) will still be used as the system console by default, but
276 you can alter that using a kernel command line option such as
277 "console=ttySiRFx". (Try "man bootparam" or see the documentation of
278 your boot loader about how to pass options to the kernel at
282 tristate "NVIDIA Tegra20/30 SoC serial controller"
283 depends on ARCH_TEGRA && TEGRA20_APB_DMA
286 Support for the on-chip UARTs on the NVIDIA Tegra series SOCs
287 providing /dev/ttyTHS0, 1, 2, 3 and 4 (note, some machines may not
288 provide all of these ports, depending on how the serial port
289 are enabled). This driver uses the APB DMA to achieve higher baudrate
290 and better performance.
292 config SERIAL_MAX3100
293 tristate "MAX3100 support"
299 config SERIAL_MAX310X
300 tristate "MAX310X support"
301 depends on SPI_MASTER
303 select REGMAP_SPI if SPI_MASTER
306 This selects support for an advanced UART from Maxim (Dallas).
307 Supported ICs are MAX3107, MAX3108, MAX3109, MAX14830.
308 Each IC contains 128 words each of receive and transmit FIFO
309 that can be controlled through I2C or high-speed SPI.
311 Say Y here if you want to support this ICs.
314 bool "DECstation DZ serial driver"
315 depends on MACH_DECSTATION && 32BIT
319 DZ11-family serial controllers for DECstations and VAXstations,
320 including the DC7085, M7814, and M7819.
322 config SERIAL_DZ_CONSOLE
323 bool "Support console on DECstation DZ serial driver"
324 depends on SERIAL_DZ=y
325 select SERIAL_CORE_CONSOLE
328 If you say Y here, it will be possible to use a serial port as the
329 system console (the system console is the device which receives all
330 kernel messages and warnings and which allows logins in single user
333 Note that the firmware uses ttyS3 as the serial console on
334 DECstations that use this driver.
339 tristate "DECstation Z85C30 serial support"
340 depends on MACH_DECSTATION
344 Support for the Zilog 85C350 serial communications controller used
345 for serial ports in newer DECstation systems. These include the
346 DECsystem 5900 and all models of the DECstation and DECsystem 5000
347 systems except from model 200.
349 If unsure, say Y. To compile this driver as a module, choose M here:
350 the module will be called zs.
352 config SERIAL_ZS_CONSOLE
353 bool "Support for console on a DECstation Z85C30 serial port"
354 depends on SERIAL_ZS=y
355 select SERIAL_CORE_CONSOLE
358 If you say Y here, it will be possible to use a serial port as the
359 system console (the system console is the device which receives all
360 kernel messages and warnings and which allows logins in single user
363 Note that the firmware uses ttyS1 as the serial console on the
364 Maxine and ttyS3 on the others using this driver.
369 tristate "DC21285 serial port support"
370 depends on FOOTBRIDGE
373 If you have a machine based on a 21285 (Footbridge) StrongARM(R)/
374 PCI bridge you can enable its onboard serial port by enabling this
377 config SERIAL_21285_CONSOLE
378 bool "Console on DC21285 serial port"
379 depends on SERIAL_21285=y
380 select SERIAL_CORE_CONSOLE
382 If you have enabled the serial port on the 21285 footbridge you can
383 make it the console by answering Y to this option.
385 Even if you say Y here, the currently visible virtual console
386 (/dev/tty0) will still be used as the system console by default, but
387 you can alter that using a kernel command line option such as
388 "console=ttyFB". (Try "man bootparam" or see the documentation of
389 your boot loader (lilo or loadlin) about how to pass options to the
390 kernel at boot time.)
393 bool "Marvell MPSC serial port support"
397 Say Y here if you want to use the Marvell MPSC serial controller.
399 config SERIAL_MPSC_CONSOLE
400 bool "Support for console on Marvell MPSC serial port"
401 depends on SERIAL_MPSC
402 select SERIAL_CORE_CONSOLE
404 Say Y here if you want to support a serial console on a Marvell MPSC.
407 bool "PXA serial port support"
408 depends on ARCH_PXA || ARCH_MMP
411 If you have a machine based on an Intel XScale PXA2xx CPU you
412 can enable its onboard serial ports by enabling this option.
414 config SERIAL_PXA_CONSOLE
415 bool "Console on PXA serial port"
416 depends on SERIAL_PXA
417 select SERIAL_CORE_CONSOLE
419 If you have enabled the serial port on the Intel XScale PXA
420 CPU you can make it the console by answering Y to this option.
422 Even if you say Y here, the currently visible virtual console
423 (/dev/tty0) will still be used as the system console by default, but
424 you can alter that using a kernel command line option such as
425 "console=ttySA0". (Try "man bootparam" or see the documentation of
426 your boot loader (lilo or loadlin) about how to pass options to the
427 kernel at boot time.)
430 bool "SA1100 serial port support"
431 depends on ARCH_SA1100
434 If you have a machine based on a SA1100/SA1110 StrongARM(R) CPU you
435 can enable its onboard serial port by enabling this option.
436 Please read <file:Documentation/arm/SA1100/serial_UART> for further
439 config SERIAL_SA1100_CONSOLE
440 bool "Console on SA1100 serial port"
441 depends on SERIAL_SA1100
442 select SERIAL_CORE_CONSOLE
444 If you have enabled the serial port on the SA1100/SA1110 StrongARM
445 CPU you can make it the console by answering Y to this option.
447 Even if you say Y here, the currently visible virtual console
448 (/dev/tty0) will still be used as the system console by default, but
449 you can alter that using a kernel command line option such as
450 "console=ttySA0". (Try "man bootparam" or see the documentation of
451 your boot loader (lilo or loadlin) about how to pass options to the
452 kernel at boot time.)
454 config SERIAL_MRST_MAX3110
455 tristate "SPI UART driver for Max3110"
456 depends on SPI_DW_PCI
458 select SERIAL_CORE_CONSOLE
460 This is the UART protocol driver for the MAX3110 device on
461 the Intel Moorestown platform. On other systems use the max3100
464 config SERIAL_MFD_HSU
465 tristate "Medfield High Speed UART support"
469 config SERIAL_MFD_HSU_CONSOLE
470 boolean "Medfile HSU serial console support"
471 depends on SERIAL_MFD_HSU=y
472 select SERIAL_CORE_CONSOLE
475 tristate "Blackfin serial port support"
478 select SERIAL_BFIN_UART0 if (BF531 || BF532 || BF533 || BF561)
480 Add support for the built-in UARTs on the Blackfin.
482 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
483 module is named bfin_uart.ko.
485 config SERIAL_BFIN_CONSOLE
486 bool "Console on Blackfin serial port"
487 depends on SERIAL_BFIN=y
488 select SERIAL_CORE_CONSOLE
492 depends on SERIAL_BFIN
493 default SERIAL_BFIN_DMA
495 This driver supports the built-in serial ports of the Blackfin family
498 config SERIAL_BFIN_DMA
500 depends on !DMA_UNCACHED_NONE && KGDB_SERIAL_CONSOLE=n
502 This driver works under DMA mode. If this option is selected, the
503 blackfin simple dma driver is also enabled.
505 config SERIAL_BFIN_PIO
508 This driver works under PIO mode.
512 config SERIAL_BFIN_UART0
514 depends on SERIAL_BFIN
518 config BFIN_UART0_CTSRTS
519 bool "Enable UART0 hardware flow control"
520 depends on SERIAL_BFIN_UART0
522 Enable hardware flow control in the driver.
524 config SERIAL_BFIN_UART1
526 depends on SERIAL_BFIN && (!BF531 && !BF532 && !BF533 && !BF561)
530 config BFIN_UART1_CTSRTS
531 bool "Enable UART1 hardware flow control"
532 depends on SERIAL_BFIN_UART1
534 Enable hardware flow control in the driver.
536 config SERIAL_BFIN_UART2
538 depends on SERIAL_BFIN && (BF54x || BF538 || BF539)
542 config BFIN_UART2_CTSRTS
543 bool "Enable UART2 hardware flow control"
544 depends on SERIAL_BFIN_UART2
546 Enable hardware flow control in the driver.
548 config SERIAL_BFIN_UART3
550 depends on SERIAL_BFIN && (BF54x)
554 config BFIN_UART3_CTSRTS
555 bool "Enable UART3 hardware flow control"
556 depends on SERIAL_BFIN_UART3
558 Enable hardware flow control in the driver.
561 tristate "IMX serial port support"
566 If you have a machine based on a Motorola IMX CPU you
567 can enable its onboard serial port by enabling this option.
569 config SERIAL_IMX_CONSOLE
570 bool "Console on IMX serial port"
571 depends on SERIAL_IMX=y
572 select SERIAL_CORE_CONSOLE
574 If you have enabled the serial port on the Freescale IMX
575 CPU you can make it the console by answering Y to this option.
577 Even if you say Y here, the currently visible virtual console
578 (/dev/tty0) will still be used as the system console by default, but
579 you can alter that using a kernel command line option such as
580 "console=ttymxc0". (Try "man bootparam" or see the documentation of
581 your bootloader about how to pass options to the kernel at boot time.)
583 config SERIAL_UARTLITE
584 tristate "Xilinx uartlite serial port support"
585 depends on PPC32 || MICROBLAZE || MFD_TIMBERDALE || ARCH_ZYNQ
588 Say Y here if you want to use the Xilinx uartlite serial controller.
590 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
591 module will be called uartlite.
593 config SERIAL_UARTLITE_CONSOLE
594 bool "Support for console on Xilinx uartlite serial port"
595 depends on SERIAL_UARTLITE=y
596 select SERIAL_CORE_CONSOLE
598 Say Y here if you wish to use a Xilinx uartlite as the system
599 console (the system console is the device which receives all kernel
600 messages and warnings and which allows logins in single user mode).
602 config SERIAL_SUNCORE
606 select SERIAL_CORE_CONSOLE
609 config SERIAL_SUNZILOG
610 tristate "Sun Zilog8530 serial support"
613 This driver supports the Zilog8530 serial ports found on many Sparc
614 systems. Say Y or M if you want to be able to these serial ports.
616 config SERIAL_SUNZILOG_CONSOLE
617 bool "Console on Sun Zilog8530 serial port"
618 depends on SERIAL_SUNZILOG=y
620 If you would like to be able to use the Zilog8530 serial port
621 on your Sparc system as the console, you can do so by answering
625 tristate "Sun SU serial support"
626 depends on SPARC && PCI
628 This driver supports the 8250 serial ports that run the keyboard and
629 mouse on (PCI) UltraSPARC systems. Say Y or M if you want to be able
630 to these serial ports.
632 config SERIAL_SUNSU_CONSOLE
633 bool "Console on Sun SU serial port"
634 depends on SERIAL_SUNSU=y
636 If you would like to be able to use the SU serial port
637 on your Sparc system as the console, you can do so by answering
641 tristate "Serial MUX support"
646 Saying Y here will enable the hardware MUX serial driver for
647 the Nova, K class systems and D class with a 'remote control card'.
648 The hardware MUX is not 8250/16550 compatible therefore the
649 /dev/ttyB0 device is shared between the Serial MUX and the PDC
650 software console. The following steps need to be completed to use
653 1. create the device entry (mknod /dev/ttyB0 c 11 0)
654 2. Edit the /etc/inittab to start a getty listening on /dev/ttyB0
655 3. Add device ttyB0 to /etc/securetty (if you want to log on as
656 root on this console.)
657 4. Change the kernel command console parameter to: console=ttyB0
659 config SERIAL_MUX_CONSOLE
660 bool "Support for console on serial MUX"
661 depends on SERIAL_MUX=y
662 select SERIAL_CORE_CONSOLE
666 bool "PDC software console support"
667 depends on PARISC && !SERIAL_MUX && VT
670 Saying Y here will enable the software based PDC console to be
671 used as the system console. This is useful for machines in
672 which the hardware based console has not been written yet. The
673 following steps must be competed to use the PDC console:
675 1. create the device entry (mknod /dev/ttyB0 c 11 0)
676 2. Edit the /etc/inittab to start a getty listening on /dev/ttyB0
677 3. Add device ttyB0 to /etc/securetty (if you want to log on as
678 root on this console.)
679 4. Change the kernel command console parameter to: console=ttyB0
682 tristate "Sun Siemens SAB82532 serial support"
683 depends on SPARC && PCI
685 This driver supports the Siemens SAB82532 DUSCC serial ports on newer
686 (PCI) UltraSPARC systems. Say Y or M if you want to be able to these
689 config SERIAL_SUNSAB_CONSOLE
690 bool "Console on Sun Siemens SAB82532 serial port"
691 depends on SERIAL_SUNSAB=y
693 If you would like to be able to use the SAB82532 serial port
694 on your Sparc system as the console, you can do so by answering
698 bool "Sun4v Hypervisor Console support"
701 This driver supports the console device found on SUN4V Sparc
702 systems. Say Y if you want to be able to use this device.
704 config SERIAL_IP22_ZILOG
705 tristate "SGI Zilog8530 serial support"
706 depends on SGI_HAS_ZILOG
709 This driver supports the Zilog8530 serial ports found on SGI
710 systems. Say Y or M if you want to be able to these serial ports.
712 config SERIAL_IP22_ZILOG_CONSOLE
713 bool "Console on SGI Zilog8530 serial port"
714 depends on SERIAL_IP22_ZILOG=y
715 select SERIAL_CORE_CONSOLE
718 tristate "SuperH SCI(F) serial port support"
719 depends on SUPERH || ARCH_SHMOBILE || COMPILE_TEST
722 config SERIAL_SH_SCI_NR_UARTS
723 int "Maximum number of SCI(F) serial ports"
724 depends on SERIAL_SH_SCI
727 config SERIAL_SH_SCI_CONSOLE
728 bool "Support for console on SuperH SCI(F)"
729 depends on SERIAL_SH_SCI=y
730 select SERIAL_CORE_CONSOLE
732 config SERIAL_SH_SCI_DMA
734 depends on SERIAL_SH_SCI && SH_DMAE
736 config SERIAL_PNX8XXX
737 bool "Enable PNX8XXX SoCs' UART Support"
738 depends on SOC_PNX833X
741 If you have a MIPS-based Philips SoC such as PNX8330 and you want
742 to use serial ports, say Y. Otherwise, say N.
744 config SERIAL_PNX8XXX_CONSOLE
745 bool "Enable PNX8XX0 serial console"
746 depends on SERIAL_PNX8XXX
747 select SERIAL_CORE_CONSOLE
749 If you have a MIPS-based Philips SoC such as PNX8330 and you want
750 to use serial console, say Y. Otherwise, say N.
752 config SERIAL_HS_LPC32XX
753 tristate "LPC32XX high speed serial port support"
754 depends on ARCH_LPC32XX && OF
757 Support for the LPC32XX high speed serial ports (up to 900kbps).
758 Those are UARTs completely different from the Standard UARTs on the
760 Choose M or Y here to build this driver.
762 config SERIAL_HS_LPC32XX_CONSOLE
763 bool "Enable LPC32XX high speed UART serial console"
764 depends on SERIAL_HS_LPC32XX
765 select SERIAL_CORE_CONSOLE
767 If you would like to be able to use one of the high speed serial
768 ports on the LPC32XX as the console, you can do so by answering
774 config SERIAL_CORE_CONSOLE
781 bool "68328 serial support"
782 depends on M68328 || M68EZ328 || M68VZ328
784 This driver supports the built-in serial port of the Motorola 68328
785 (standard, EZ and VZ varieties).
787 config SERIAL_68328_RTS_CTS
788 bool "Support RTS/CTS on 68328 serial port"
789 depends on SERIAL_68328
792 bool "Coldfire serial support"
796 This serial driver supports the Freescale Coldfire serial ports.
798 config SERIAL_MCF_BAUDRATE
799 int "Default baudrate for Coldfire serial ports"
800 depends on SERIAL_MCF
803 This setting lets you define what the default baudrate is for the
804 ColdFire serial ports. The usual default varies from board to board,
805 and this setting is a way of catering for that.
807 config SERIAL_MCF_CONSOLE
808 bool "Coldfire serial console support"
809 depends on SERIAL_MCF
810 select SERIAL_CORE_CONSOLE
812 Enable a ColdFire internal serial port to be the system console.
814 config SERIAL_PMACZILOG
815 tristate "Mac or PowerMac z85c30 ESCC support"
816 depends on (M68K && MAC) || (PPC_OF && PPC_PMAC)
819 This driver supports the Zilog z85C30 serial ports found on
821 Say Y or M if you want to be able to these serial ports.
823 config SERIAL_PMACZILOG_TTYS
824 bool "Use ttySn device nodes for Zilog z85c30"
825 depends on SERIAL_PMACZILOG
827 The pmac_zilog driver for the z85C30 chip on many powermacs
828 historically used the device numbers for /dev/ttySn. The
829 8250 serial port driver also uses these numbers, which means
830 the two drivers being unable to coexist; you could not use
831 both z85C30 and 8250 type ports at the same time.
833 If this option is not selected, the pmac_zilog driver will
834 use the device numbers allocated for /dev/ttyPZn. This allows
835 the pmac_zilog and 8250 drivers to co-exist, but may cause
836 existing userspace setups to break. Programs that need to
837 access the built-in serial ports on powermacs will need to
838 be reconfigured to use /dev/ttyPZn instead of /dev/ttySn.
840 If you enable this option, any z85c30 ports in the system will
841 be registered as ttyS0 onwards as in the past, and you will be
842 unable to use the 8250 module for PCMCIA or other 16C550-style
845 Say N unless you need the z85c30 ports on your (Power)Mac
846 to appear as /dev/ttySn.
848 config SERIAL_PMACZILOG_CONSOLE
849 bool "Console on Mac or PowerMac z85c30 serial port"
850 depends on SERIAL_PMACZILOG=y
851 select SERIAL_CORE_CONSOLE
853 If you would like to be able to use the z85c30 serial port
854 on your (Power)Mac as the console, you can do so by answering
858 tristate "CPM SCC/SMC serial port support"
859 depends on CPM2 || 8xx
862 This driver supports the SCC and SMC serial ports on Motorola
863 embedded PowerPC that contain a CPM1 (8xx) or CPM2 (8xxx)
865 config SERIAL_CPM_CONSOLE
866 bool "Support for console on CPM SCC/SMC serial port"
867 depends on SERIAL_CPM=y
868 select SERIAL_CORE_CONSOLE
870 Say Y here if you wish to use a SCC or SMC CPM UART as the system
871 console (the system console is the device which receives all kernel
872 messages and warnings and which allows logins in single user mode).
874 Even if you say Y here, the currently visible framebuffer console
875 (/dev/tty0) will still be used as the system console by default, but
876 you can alter that using a kernel command line option such as
877 "console=ttyCPM0". (Try "man bootparam" or see the documentation of
878 your boot loader (lilo or loadlin) about how to pass options to the
879 kernel at boot time.)
881 config SERIAL_SGI_L1_CONSOLE
882 bool "SGI Altix L1 serial console support"
883 depends on IA64_GENERIC || IA64_SGI_SN2
885 select SERIAL_CORE_CONSOLE
887 If you have an SGI Altix and you would like to use the system
888 controller serial port as your console (you want this!),
889 say Y. Otherwise, say N.
891 config SERIAL_MPC52xx
892 tristate "Freescale MPC52xx/MPC512x family PSC serial support"
893 depends on PPC_MPC52xx || PPC_MPC512x
896 This driver supports MPC52xx and MPC512x PSC serial ports. If you would
897 like to use them, you must answer Y or M to this option. Note that
898 for use as console, it must be included in kernel and not as a
901 config SERIAL_MPC52xx_CONSOLE
902 bool "Console on a Freescale MPC52xx/MPC512x family PSC serial port"
903 depends on SERIAL_MPC52xx=y
904 select SERIAL_CORE_CONSOLE
906 Select this options if you'd like to use one of the PSC serial port
907 of the Freescale MPC52xx family as a console.
909 config SERIAL_MPC52xx_CONSOLE_BAUD
910 int "Freescale MPC52xx/MPC512x family PSC serial port baud"
911 depends on SERIAL_MPC52xx_CONSOLE=y
914 Select the MPC52xx console baud rate.
915 This value is only used if the bootloader doesn't pass in the
919 tristate "IBM Multiport Serial Adapter"
920 depends on PCI && PPC_PSERIES
924 This driver is for a family of multiport serial adapters
925 including 2 port RVX, 2 port internal modem, 4 port internal
926 modem and a split 1 port RVX and 1 port internal modem.
928 This driver can also be built as a module. If so, the module
931 config SERIAL_M32R_SIO
937 Say Y here if you want to use the M32R serial controller.
939 config SERIAL_M32R_SIO_CONSOLE
940 bool "use SIO console"
941 depends on SERIAL_M32R_SIO=y
942 select SERIAL_CORE_CONSOLE
944 Say Y here if you want to support a serial console.
946 If you use an M3T-M32700UT or an OPSPUT platform,
947 please say also y for SERIAL_M32R_PLDSIO.
949 config SERIAL_M32R_PLDSIO
950 bool "M32R SIO I/F on a PLD"
951 depends on SERIAL_M32R_SIO=y && (PLAT_OPSPUT || PLAT_USRV || PLAT_M32700UT)
954 Say Y here if you want to use the M32R serial controller
955 on a PLD (Programmable Logic Device).
957 If you use an M3T-M32700UT or an OPSPUT platform,
961 bool "TMPTX39XX/49XX SIO support"
962 depends on HAS_TXX9_SERIAL
966 config HAS_TXX9_SERIAL
969 config SERIAL_TXX9_NR_UARTS
970 int "Maximum number of TMPTX39XX/49XX SIO ports"
971 depends on SERIAL_TXX9
974 config SERIAL_TXX9_CONSOLE
975 bool "TMPTX39XX/49XX SIO Console support"
976 depends on SERIAL_TXX9=y
977 select SERIAL_CORE_CONSOLE
979 config SERIAL_TXX9_STDSERIAL
980 bool "TX39XX/49XX SIO act as standard serial"
981 depends on !SERIAL_8250 && SERIAL_TXX9
984 tristate "NEC VR4100 series Serial Interface Unit support"
985 depends on CPU_VR41XX
988 If you have a NEC VR4100 series processor and you want to use
989 Serial Interface Unit(SIU) or Debug Serial Interface Unit(DSIU)
990 (not include VR4111/VR4121 DSIU), say Y. Otherwise, say N.
992 config SERIAL_VR41XX_CONSOLE
993 bool "Enable NEC VR4100 series Serial Interface Unit console"
994 depends on SERIAL_VR41XX=y
995 select SERIAL_CORE_CONSOLE
997 If you have a NEC VR4100 series processor and you want to use
998 a console on a serial port, say Y. Otherwise, say N.
1001 tristate "Digi International NEO PCI Support"
1005 This is a driver for Digi International's Neo series
1006 of cards which provide multiple serial ports. You would need
1007 something like this to connect more than two modems to your Linux
1008 box, for instance in order to become a dial-in server. This driver
1009 supports PCI boards only.
1011 If you have a card like this, say Y here, otherwise say N.
1013 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
1014 module will be called jsm.
1016 config SERIAL_SGI_IOC4
1017 tristate "SGI IOC4 controller serial support"
1018 depends on (IA64_GENERIC || IA64_SGI_SN2) && SGI_IOC4
1021 If you have an SGI Altix with an IOC4 based Base IO card
1022 and wish to use the serial ports on this card, say Y.
1025 config SERIAL_SGI_IOC3
1026 tristate "SGI Altix IOC3 serial support"
1027 depends on (IA64_GENERIC || IA64_SGI_SN2) && SGI_IOC3
1030 If you have an SGI Altix with an IOC3 serial card,
1031 say Y or M. Otherwise, say N.
1034 bool "MSM on-chip serial port support"
1035 depends on ARCH_MSM || ARCH_QCOM
1038 config SERIAL_MSM_CONSOLE
1039 bool "MSM serial console support"
1040 depends on SERIAL_MSM=y
1041 select SERIAL_CORE_CONSOLE
1043 config SERIAL_MSM_HS
1044 tristate "MSM UART High Speed: Serial Driver"
1045 depends on ARCH_MSM7X00A || ARCH_MSM7X30 || ARCH_QSD8X50
1048 If you have a machine based on MSM family of SoCs, you
1049 can enable its onboard high speed serial port by enabling
1052 Choose M here to compile it as a module. The module will be
1053 called msm_serial_hs.
1055 config SERIAL_VT8500
1056 bool "VIA VT8500 on-chip serial port support"
1057 depends on ARCH_VT8500
1060 config SERIAL_VT8500_CONSOLE
1061 bool "VIA VT8500 serial console support"
1062 depends on SERIAL_VT8500=y
1063 select SERIAL_CORE_CONSOLE
1066 tristate "NetX serial port support"
1067 depends on ARCH_NETX
1070 If you have a machine based on a Hilscher NetX SoC you
1071 can enable its onboard serial port by enabling this option.
1073 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
1074 module will be called netx-serial.
1076 config SERIAL_NETX_CONSOLE
1077 bool "Console on NetX serial port"
1078 depends on SERIAL_NETX=y
1079 select SERIAL_CORE_CONSOLE
1081 If you have enabled the serial port on the Hilscher NetX SoC
1082 you can make it the console by answering Y to this option.
1084 config SERIAL_OF_PLATFORM
1085 tristate "Serial port on Open Firmware platform bus"
1087 depends on SERIAL_8250 || SERIAL_OF_PLATFORM_NWPSERIAL
1089 If you have a PowerPC based system that has serial ports
1090 on a platform specific bus, you should enable this option.
1091 Currently, only 8250 compatible ports are supported, but
1092 others can easily be added.
1095 tristate "OMAP serial port support"
1096 depends on ARCH_OMAP2PLUS
1099 If you have a machine based on an Texas Instruments OMAP CPU you
1100 can enable its onboard serial ports by enabling this option.
1102 By enabling this option you take advantage of dma feature available
1103 with the omap-serial driver. DMA support can be enabled from platform
1106 config SERIAL_OMAP_CONSOLE
1107 bool "Console on OMAP serial port"
1108 depends on SERIAL_OMAP=y
1109 select SERIAL_CORE_CONSOLE
1111 Select this option if you would like to use omap serial port as
1114 Even if you say Y here, the currently visible virtual console
1115 (/dev/tty0) will still be used as the system console by default, but
1116 you can alter that using a kernel command line option such as
1117 "console=ttyOx". (Try "man bootparam" or see the documentation of
1118 your boot loader about how to pass options to the kernel at
1121 config SERIAL_OF_PLATFORM_NWPSERIAL
1122 tristate "NWP serial port driver"
1123 depends on PPC_OF && PPC_DCR
1124 select SERIAL_OF_PLATFORM
1125 select SERIAL_CORE_CONSOLE
1128 This driver supports the cell network processor nwp serial
1131 config SERIAL_OF_PLATFORM_NWPSERIAL_CONSOLE
1132 bool "Console on NWP serial port"
1133 depends on SERIAL_OF_PLATFORM_NWPSERIAL=y
1134 select SERIAL_CORE_CONSOLE
1136 Support for Console on the NWP serial ports.
1138 config SERIAL_LANTIQ
1139 bool "Lantiq serial driver"
1142 select SERIAL_CORE_CONSOLE
1144 Support for console and UART on Lantiq SoCs.
1147 tristate "Freescale QUICC Engine serial port support"
1148 depends on QUICC_ENGINE
1153 This driver supports the QE serial ports on Freescale embedded
1154 PowerPC that contain a QUICC Engine.
1156 config SERIAL_SCCNXP
1157 tristate "SCCNXP serial port support"
1160 This selects support for an advanced UART from NXP (Philips).
1161 Supported ICs are SCC2681, SCC2691, SCC2692, SC28L91, SC28L92,
1162 SC28L202, SCC68681 and SCC68692.
1164 config SERIAL_SCCNXP_CONSOLE
1165 bool "Console on SCCNXP serial port"
1166 depends on SERIAL_SCCNXP=y
1167 select SERIAL_CORE_CONSOLE
1169 Support for console on SCCNXP serial ports.
1171 config SERIAL_BFIN_SPORT
1172 tristate "Blackfin SPORT emulate UART"
1176 Enable SPORT emulate UART on Blackfin series.
1178 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
1179 module will be called bfin_sport_uart.
1181 config SERIAL_BFIN_SPORT_CONSOLE
1182 bool "Console on Blackfin sport emulated uart"
1183 depends on SERIAL_BFIN_SPORT=y
1184 select SERIAL_CORE_CONSOLE
1186 config SERIAL_BFIN_SPORT0_UART
1187 bool "Enable UART over SPORT0"
1188 depends on SERIAL_BFIN_SPORT && !(BF542 || BF544)
1190 Enable UART over SPORT0
1192 config SERIAL_BFIN_SPORT0_UART_CTSRTS
1193 bool "Enable UART over SPORT0 hardware flow control"
1194 depends on SERIAL_BFIN_SPORT0_UART
1196 Enable hardware flow control in the driver.
1198 config SERIAL_BFIN_SPORT1_UART
1199 bool "Enable UART over SPORT1"
1200 depends on SERIAL_BFIN_SPORT
1202 Enable UART over SPORT1
1204 config SERIAL_BFIN_SPORT1_UART_CTSRTS
1205 bool "Enable UART over SPORT1 hardware flow control"
1206 depends on SERIAL_BFIN_SPORT1_UART
1208 Enable hardware flow control in the driver.
1210 config SERIAL_BFIN_SPORT2_UART
1211 bool "Enable UART over SPORT2"
1212 depends on SERIAL_BFIN_SPORT && (BF54x || BF538 || BF539)
1214 Enable UART over SPORT2
1216 config SERIAL_BFIN_SPORT2_UART_CTSRTS
1217 bool "Enable UART over SPORT2 hardware flow control"
1218 depends on SERIAL_BFIN_SPORT2_UART
1220 Enable hardware flow control in the driver.
1222 config SERIAL_BFIN_SPORT3_UART
1223 bool "Enable UART over SPORT3"
1224 depends on SERIAL_BFIN_SPORT && (BF54x || BF538 || BF539)
1226 Enable UART over SPORT3
1228 config SERIAL_BFIN_SPORT3_UART_CTSRTS
1229 bool "Enable UART over SPORT3 hardware flow control"
1230 depends on SERIAL_BFIN_SPORT3_UART
1232 Enable hardware flow control in the driver.
1234 config SERIAL_TIMBERDALE
1235 tristate "Support for timberdale UART"
1237 depends on X86_32 || COMPILE_TEST
1239 Add support for UART controller on timberdale.
1241 config SERIAL_BCM63XX
1242 tristate "bcm63xx serial port support"
1246 If you have a bcm63xx CPU, you can enable its onboard
1247 serial port by enabling this options.
1249 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
1250 module will be called bcm963xx_uart.
1252 config SERIAL_BCM63XX_CONSOLE
1253 bool "Console on bcm63xx serial port"
1254 depends on SERIAL_BCM63XX=y
1255 select SERIAL_CORE_CONSOLE
1257 If you have enabled the serial port on the bcm63xx CPU
1258 you can make it the console by answering Y to this option.
1260 config SERIAL_GRLIB_GAISLER_APBUART
1261 tristate "GRLIB APBUART serial support"
1262 depends on OF && SPARC
1265 Add support for the GRLIB APBUART serial port.
1267 config SERIAL_GRLIB_GAISLER_APBUART_CONSOLE
1268 bool "Console on GRLIB APBUART serial port"
1269 depends on SERIAL_GRLIB_GAISLER_APBUART=y
1270 select SERIAL_CORE_CONSOLE
1272 Support for running a console on the GRLIB APBUART
1274 config SERIAL_ALTERA_JTAGUART
1275 tristate "Altera JTAG UART support"
1278 This driver supports the Altera JTAG UART port.
1280 config SERIAL_ALTERA_JTAGUART_CONSOLE
1281 bool "Altera JTAG UART console support"
1282 depends on SERIAL_ALTERA_JTAGUART=y
1283 select SERIAL_CORE_CONSOLE
1285 Enable a Altera JTAG UART port to be the system console.
1287 config SERIAL_ALTERA_JTAGUART_CONSOLE_BYPASS
1288 bool "Bypass output when no connection"
1289 depends on SERIAL_ALTERA_JTAGUART_CONSOLE
1290 select SERIAL_CORE_CONSOLE
1292 Bypass console output and keep going even if there is no
1293 JTAG terminal connection with the host.
1295 config SERIAL_ALTERA_UART
1296 tristate "Altera UART support"
1299 This driver supports the Altera softcore UART port.
1301 config SERIAL_ALTERA_UART_MAXPORTS
1302 int "Maximum number of Altera UART ports"
1303 depends on SERIAL_ALTERA_UART
1306 This setting lets you define the maximum number of the Altera
1307 UART ports. The usual default varies from board to board, and
1308 this setting is a way of catering for that.
1310 config SERIAL_ALTERA_UART_BAUDRATE
1311 int "Default baudrate for Altera UART ports"
1312 depends on SERIAL_ALTERA_UART
1315 This setting lets you define what the default baudrate is for the
1316 Altera UART ports. The usual default varies from board to board,
1317 and this setting is a way of catering for that.
1319 config SERIAL_ALTERA_UART_CONSOLE
1320 bool "Altera UART console support"
1321 depends on SERIAL_ALTERA_UART=y
1322 select SERIAL_CORE_CONSOLE
1324 Enable a Altera UART port to be the system console.
1326 config SERIAL_IFX6X60
1327 tristate "SPI protocol driver for Infineon 6x60 modem (EXPERIMENTAL)"
1328 depends on GPIOLIB && SPI
1330 Support for the IFX6x60 modem devices on Intel MID platforms.
1332 config SERIAL_PCH_UART
1333 tristate "Intel EG20T PCH/LAPIS Semicon IOH(ML7213/ML7223/ML7831) UART"
1337 This driver is for PCH(Platform controller Hub) UART of Intel EG20T
1338 which is an IOH(Input/Output Hub) for x86 embedded processor.
1339 Enabling PCH_DMA, this PCH UART works as DMA mode.
1341 This driver also can be used for LAPIS Semiconductor IOH(Input/
1342 Output Hub), ML7213, ML7223 and ML7831.
1343 ML7213 IOH is for IVI(In-Vehicle Infotainment) use, ML7223 IOH is
1344 for MP(Media Phone) use and ML7831 IOH is for general purpose use.
1345 ML7213/ML7223/ML7831 is companion chip for Intel Atom E6xx series.
1346 ML7213/ML7223/ML7831 is completely compatible for Intel EG20T PCH.
1348 config SERIAL_PCH_UART_CONSOLE
1349 bool "Support for console on Intel EG20T PCH UART/OKI SEMICONDUCTOR ML7213 IOH"
1350 depends on SERIAL_PCH_UART=y
1351 select SERIAL_CORE_CONSOLE
1353 Say Y here if you wish to use the PCH UART as the system console
1354 (the system console is the device which receives all kernel messages and
1355 warnings and which allows logins in single user mode).
1357 config SERIAL_MSM_SMD
1358 bool "Enable tty device interface for some SMD ports"
1362 Enables userspace clients to read and write to some streaming SMD
1363 ports via tty device interface for MSM chipset.
1365 config SERIAL_MXS_AUART
1367 tristate "MXS AUART support"
1370 This driver supports the MXS Application UART (AUART) port.
1372 config SERIAL_MXS_AUART_CONSOLE
1373 bool "MXS AUART console support"
1374 depends on SERIAL_MXS_AUART=y
1375 select SERIAL_CORE_CONSOLE
1377 Enable a MXS AUART port to be the system console.
1379 config SERIAL_XILINX_PS_UART
1380 tristate "Cadence (Xilinx Zynq) UART support"
1384 This driver supports the Cadence UART. It is found e.g. in Xilinx
1387 config SERIAL_XILINX_PS_UART_CONSOLE
1388 bool "Cadence UART console support"
1389 depends on SERIAL_XILINX_PS_UART=y
1390 select SERIAL_CORE_CONSOLE
1392 Enable a Cadence UART port to be the system console.
1394 config SERIAL_AR933X
1395 tristate "AR933X serial port support"
1396 depends on HAVE_CLK && SOC_AR933X
1399 If you have an Atheros AR933X SOC based board and want to use the
1400 built-in UART of the SoC, say Y to this option.
1402 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
1403 module will be called ar933x_uart.
1405 config SERIAL_AR933X_CONSOLE
1406 bool "Console on AR933X serial port"
1407 depends on SERIAL_AR933X=y
1408 select SERIAL_CORE_CONSOLE
1410 Enable a built-in UART port of the AR933X to be the system console.
1412 config SERIAL_AR933X_NR_UARTS
1413 int "Maximum number of AR933X serial ports"
1414 depends on SERIAL_AR933X
1417 Set this to the number of serial ports you want the driver
1420 config SERIAL_EFM32_UART
1421 tristate "EFM32 UART/USART port"
1422 depends on ARM && (ARCH_EFM32 || COMPILE_TEST)
1425 This driver support the USART and UART ports on
1426 Energy Micro's efm32 SoCs.
1428 config SERIAL_EFM32_UART_CONSOLE
1429 bool "EFM32 UART/USART console support"
1430 depends on SERIAL_EFM32_UART=y
1431 select SERIAL_CORE_CONSOLE
1433 config SERIAL_TILEGX
1434 tristate "TILE-Gx on-chip serial port support"
1436 select TILE_GXIO_UART
1439 This device provides access to the on-chip UARTs on the TILE-Gx
1443 tristate "ARC UART driver support"
1446 Driver for on-chip UART for ARC(Synopsys) for the legacy
1447 FPGA Boards (ML50x/ARCAngel4)
1449 config SERIAL_ARC_CONSOLE
1450 bool "Console on ARC UART"
1451 depends on SERIAL_ARC=y
1452 select SERIAL_CORE_CONSOLE
1454 Enable system Console on ARC UART
1456 config SERIAL_ARC_NR_PORTS
1457 int "Number of ARC UART ports"
1458 depends on SERIAL_ARC
1462 Set this to the number of serial ports you want the driver
1466 tristate "Comtrol RocketPort EXPRESS/INFINITY support"
1470 This driver supports the Comtrol RocketPort EXPRESS and
1471 RocketPort INFINITY families of PCI/PCIe multiport serial adapters.
1472 These adapters use a "RocketPort 2" ASIC that is not compatible
1473 with the original RocketPort driver (CONFIG_ROCKETPORT).
1475 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
1476 module will be called rp2.
1478 If you want to compile this driver into the kernel, say Y here. If
1479 you don't have a suitable RocketPort card installed, say N.
1481 config SERIAL_RP2_NR_UARTS
1482 int "Maximum number of RocketPort EXPRESS/INFINITY ports"
1483 depends on SERIAL_RP2
1486 If multiple cards are present, the default limit of 32 ports may
1487 need to be increased.
1489 config SERIAL_FSL_LPUART
1490 tristate "Freescale lpuart serial port support"
1493 Support for the on-chip lpuart on some Freescale SOCs.
1495 config SERIAL_FSL_LPUART_CONSOLE
1496 bool "Console on Freescale lpuart serial port"
1497 depends on SERIAL_FSL_LPUART=y
1498 select SERIAL_CORE_CONSOLE
1500 If you have enabled the lpuart serial port on the Freescale SoCs,
1501 you can make it the console by answering Y to this option.
1503 config SERIAL_ST_ASC
1504 tristate "ST ASC serial port support"
1506 depends on ARM || COMPILE_TEST
1508 This driver is for the on-chip Asychronous Serial Controller on
1509 STMicroelectronics STi SoCs.
1510 ASC is embedded in ST COMMS IP block. It supports Rx & Tx functionality.
1511 It support all industry standard baud rates.
1515 config SERIAL_ST_ASC_CONSOLE
1516 bool "Support for console on ST ASC"
1517 depends on SERIAL_ST_ASC=y
1518 select SERIAL_CORE_CONSOLE
1520 config SERIAL_MEN_Z135
1521 tristate "MEN 16z135 Support"
1524 Say yes here to enable support for the MEN 16z135 High Speed UART IP-Core
1527 This driver can also be build as a module. If so, the module will be called