1 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
3 bool "Enable TTY" if EXPERT
6 Allows you to remove TTY support which can save space, and
7 blocks features that require TTY from inclusion in the kernel.
8 TTY is required for any text terminals or serial port
9 communication. Most users should leave this enabled.
14 bool "Virtual terminal" if EXPERT
18 If you say Y here, you will get support for terminal devices with
19 display and keyboard devices. These are called "virtual" because you
20 can run several virtual terminals (also called virtual consoles) on
21 one physical terminal. This is rather useful, for example one
22 virtual terminal can collect system messages and warnings, another
23 one can be used for a text-mode user session, and a third could run
24 an X session, all in parallel. Switching between virtual terminals
25 is done with certain key combinations, usually Alt-<function key>.
27 The setterm command ("man setterm") can be used to change the
28 properties (such as colors or beeping) of a virtual terminal. The
29 man page console_codes(4) ("man console_codes") contains the special
30 character sequences that can be used to change those properties
31 directly. The fonts used on virtual terminals can be changed with
32 the setfont ("man setfont") command and the key bindings are defined
33 with the loadkeys ("man loadkeys") command.
35 You need at least one virtual terminal device in order to make use
36 of your keyboard and monitor. Therefore, only people configuring an
37 embedded system would want to say N here in order to save some
38 memory; the only way to log into such a system is then via a serial
39 or network connection.
41 If unsure, say Y, or else you won't be able to do much with your new
42 shiny Linux system :-)
44 config CONSOLE_TRANSLATIONS
47 bool "Enable character translations in console" if EXPERT
49 This enables support for font mapping and Unicode translation
53 bool "Support for console on virtual terminal" if EXPERT
57 The system console is the device which receives all kernel messages
58 and warnings and which allows logins in single user mode. If you
59 answer Y here, a virtual terminal (the device used to interact with
60 a physical terminal) can be used as system console. This is the most
61 common mode of operations, so you should say Y here unless you want
62 the kernel messages be output only to a serial port (in which case
63 you should say Y to "Console on serial port", below).
65 If you do say Y here, by default the currently visible virtual
66 terminal (/dev/tty0) will be used as system console. You can change
67 that with a kernel command line option such as "console=tty3" which
68 would use the third virtual terminal as system console. (Try "man
69 bootparam" or see the documentation of your boot loader (lilo or
70 loadlin) about how to pass options to the kernel at boot time.)
74 config VT_CONSOLE_SLEEP
76 depends on VT_CONSOLE && PM_SLEEP
78 config VT_HW_CONSOLE_BINDING
79 bool "Support for binding and unbinding console drivers"
82 The virtual terminal is the device that interacts with the physical
83 terminal through console drivers. On these systems, at least one
84 console driver is loaded. In other configurations, additional console
85 drivers may be enabled, such as the framebuffer console. If more than
86 1 console driver is enabled, setting this to 'y' will allow you to
87 select the console driver that will serve as the backend for the
90 See <file:Documentation/driver-api/console.rst> for more
91 information. For framebuffer console users, please refer to
92 <file:Documentation/fb/fbcon.rst>.
95 bool "Unix98 PTY support" if EXPERT
98 A pseudo terminal (PTY) is a software device consisting of two
99 halves: a master and a slave. The slave device behaves identical to
100 a physical terminal; the master device is used by a process to
101 read data from and write data to the slave, thereby emulating a
102 terminal. Typical programs for the master side are telnet servers
105 Linux has traditionally used the BSD-like names /dev/ptyxx for
106 masters and /dev/ttyxx for slaves of pseudo terminals. This scheme
107 has a number of problems. The GNU C library glibc 2.1 and later,
108 however, supports the Unix98 naming standard: in order to acquire a
109 pseudo terminal, a process opens /dev/ptmx; the number of the pseudo
110 terminal is then made available to the process and the pseudo
111 terminal slave can be accessed as /dev/pts/<number>. What was
112 traditionally /dev/ttyp2 will then be /dev/pts/2, for example.
114 All modern Linux systems use the Unix98 ptys. Say Y unless
115 you're on an embedded system and want to conserve memory.
118 bool "Legacy (BSD) PTY support"
121 A pseudo terminal (PTY) is a software device consisting of two
122 halves: a master and a slave. The slave device behaves identical to
123 a physical terminal; the master device is used by a process to
124 read data from and write data to the slave, thereby emulating a
125 terminal. Typical programs for the master side are telnet servers
128 Linux has traditionally used the BSD-like names /dev/ptyxx
129 for masters and /dev/ttyxx for slaves of pseudo
130 terminals. This scheme has a number of problems, including
131 security. This option enables these legacy devices; on most
132 systems, it is safe to say N.
134 config LEGACY_PTY_COUNT
135 int "Maximum number of legacy PTY in use"
136 depends on LEGACY_PTYS
140 The maximum number of legacy PTYs that can be used at any one time.
141 The default is 256, and should be more than enough. Embedded
142 systems may want to reduce this to save memory.
144 When not in use, each legacy PTY occupies 12 bytes on 32-bit
145 architectures and 24 bytes on 64-bit architectures.
147 config LEGACY_TIOCSTI
148 bool "Allow legacy TIOCSTI usage"
151 Historically the kernel has allowed TIOCSTI, which will push
152 characters into a controlling TTY. This continues to be used
153 as a malicious privilege escalation mechanism, and provides no
154 meaningful real-world utility any more. Its use is considered
155 a dangerous legacy operation, and can be disabled on most
158 Say Y here only if you have confirmed that your system's
159 userspace depends on this functionality to continue operating
162 Processes which run with CAP_SYS_ADMIN, such as BRLTTY, can
163 use TIOCSTI even when this is set to N.
165 This functionality can be changed at runtime with the
166 dev.tty.legacy_tiocsti sysctl. This configuration option sets
167 the default value of the sysctl.
169 config LDISC_AUTOLOAD
170 bool "Automatically load TTY Line Disciplines"
173 Historically the kernel has always automatically loaded any
174 line discipline that is in a kernel module when a user asks
175 for it to be loaded with the TIOCSETD ioctl, or through other
176 means. This is not always the best thing to do on systems
177 where you know you will not be using some of the more
178 "ancient" line disciplines, so prevent the kernel from doing
179 this unless the request is coming from a process with the
180 CAP_SYS_MODULE permissions.
182 Say 'Y' here if you trust your userspace users to do the right
183 thing, or if you have only provided the line disciplines that
184 you know you will be using, or if you wish to continue to use
185 the traditional method of on-demand loading of these modules
188 This functionality can be changed at runtime with the
189 dev.tty.ldisc_autoload sysctl, this configuration option will
190 only set the default value of this functionality.
192 source "drivers/tty/serial/Kconfig"
194 config SERIAL_NONSTANDARD
195 bool "Non-standard serial port support"
198 Say Y here if you have any non-standard serial boards -- boards
199 which aren't supported using the standard "dumb" serial driver.
200 This includes intelligent serial boards such as
201 Digiboards, etc. These are usually used for systems that need many
202 serial ports because they serve many terminals or dial-in
205 Note that the answer to this question won't directly affect the
206 kernel: saying N will just cause the configurator to skip all
207 the questions about non-standard serial boards.
209 Most people can say N here.
212 tristate "Moxa Intellio support"
213 depends on SERIAL_NONSTANDARD && (ISA || EISA || PCI)
216 Say Y here if you have a Moxa Intellio multiport serial card.
218 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
219 module will be called moxa.
222 tristate "Moxa SmartIO support v. 2.0"
223 depends on SERIAL_NONSTANDARD && PCI && HAS_IOPORT
225 Say Y here if you have a Moxa SmartIO multiport serial card and/or
226 want to help develop a new version of this driver.
228 This is upgraded (1.9.1) driver from original Moxa drivers with
229 changes finally resulting in PCI probing.
231 This driver can also be built as a module. The module will be called
232 mxser. If you want to do that, say M here.
235 tristate "SyncLink GT/AC support"
236 depends on SERIAL_NONSTANDARD && PCI
239 Support for SyncLink GT and SyncLink AC families of
240 synchronous and asynchronous serial adapters
241 manufactured by Microgate Systems, Ltd. (www.microgate.com)
244 tristate "HDLC line discipline support"
245 depends on SERIAL_NONSTANDARD
247 Allows synchronous HDLC communications with tty device drivers that
248 support synchronous HDLC such as the Microgate SyncLink adapter.
250 This driver can be built as a module ( = code which can be
251 inserted in and removed from the running kernel whenever you want).
252 The module will be called n_hdlc. If you want to do that, say M
255 config PPC_EPAPR_HV_BYTECHAN
256 bool "ePAPR hypervisor byte channel driver"
258 select EPAPR_PARAVIRT
260 This driver creates /dev entries for each ePAPR hypervisor byte
261 channel, thereby allowing applications to communicate with byte
262 channels as if they were serial ports.
264 config PPC_EARLY_DEBUG_EHV_BC
265 bool "Early console (udbg) support for ePAPR hypervisors"
266 depends on PPC_EPAPR_HV_BYTECHAN=y
268 Select this option to enable early console (a.k.a. "udbg") support
269 via an ePAPR byte channel. You also need to choose the byte channel
272 config PPC_EARLY_DEBUG_EHV_BC_HANDLE
273 int "Byte channel handle for early console (udbg)"
274 depends on PPC_EARLY_DEBUG_EHV_BC
277 If you want early console (udbg) output through a byte channel,
278 specify the handle of the byte channel to use.
280 For this to work, the byte channel driver must be compiled
281 in-kernel, not as a module.
283 Note that only one early console driver can be enabled, so don't
284 enable any others if you enable this one.
286 If the number you specify is not a valid byte channel handle, then
287 there simply will be no early console output. This is true also
288 if you don't boot under a hypervisor at all.
291 tristate "Goldfish TTY Driver"
294 select SERIAL_CORE_CONSOLE
296 Console and system TTY driver for the Goldfish virtual platform.
298 config GOLDFISH_TTY_EARLY_CONSOLE
300 default y if GOLDFISH_TTY=y
301 select SERIAL_EARLYCON
304 tristate "IPWireless 3G UMTS PCMCIA card support"
305 depends on PCMCIA && NETDEVICES && HAS_IOPORT
308 This is a driver for 3G UMTS PCMCIA card from IPWireless company. In
309 some countries (for example Czech Republic, T-Mobile ISP) this card
310 is shipped for service called UMTS 4G.
313 tristate "GSM MUX line discipline support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
316 This line discipline provides support for the GSM MUX protocol and
317 presents the mux as a set of 61 individual tty devices.
320 tristate "HSDPA Broadband Wireless Data Card - Globe Trotter"
323 If you have a HSDPA driver Broadband Wireless Data Card -
324 Globe Trotter PCMCIA card, say Y here.
326 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here, the module
327 will be called nozomi.
329 config MIPS_EJTAG_FDC_TTY
330 bool "MIPS EJTAG Fast Debug Channel TTY"
333 This enables a TTY and console on the MIPS EJTAG Fast Debug Channels,
334 if they are present. This can be useful when working with an EJTAG
335 probe which supports it, to get console output and a login prompt via
336 EJTAG without needing to connect a serial cable.
338 TTY devices are named e.g. ttyFDC3c2 (for FDC channel 2 of the FDC on
341 The console can be enabled with console=fdc1 (for FDC channel 1 on all
342 CPUs). Do not use the console unless there is a debug probe attached
343 to drain the FDC TX FIFO.
347 config MIPS_EJTAG_FDC_EARLYCON
348 bool "Early FDC console"
349 depends on MIPS_EJTAG_FDC_TTY
351 This registers a console on FDC channel 1 very early during boot (from
352 MIPS arch code). This is useful for bring-up and debugging early boot
355 Do not enable unless there is a debug probe attached to drain the FDC
360 config MIPS_EJTAG_FDC_KGDB
361 bool "Use KGDB over an FDC channel"
362 depends on MIPS_EJTAG_FDC_TTY && KGDB
365 This enables the use of KGDB over an FDC channel, allowing KGDB to be
366 used remotely or when a serial port isn't available.
368 config MIPS_EJTAG_FDC_KGDB_CHAN
369 int "KGDB FDC channel"
370 depends on MIPS_EJTAG_FDC_KGDB
374 FDC channel number to use for KGDB.
377 tristate "NULL TTY driver"
379 Say Y here if you want a NULL TTY which simply discards messages.
381 This is useful to allow userspace applications which expect a console
382 device to work without modifications even when no console is
383 available or desired.
385 In order to use this driver, you should redirect the console to this
386 TTY, or boot the kernel with console=ttynull.
391 tristate "Sun Virtual Console Concentrator"
394 Support for Sun logical domain consoles.
396 source "drivers/tty/hvc/Kconfig"
399 tristate "RPMSG tty driver"
402 Say y here to export rpmsg endpoints as tty devices, usually found
404 This makes it possible for user-space programs to send and receive
405 rpmsg messages as a standard tty protocol.
407 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module will be
412 source "drivers/tty/serdev/Kconfig"