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-rw-r--r--drivers/Kconfig2
-rw-r--r--drivers/firewire/Kconfig44
-rw-r--r--drivers/ieee1394/Kconfig59
3 files changed, 56 insertions, 49 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/Kconfig b/drivers/Kconfig
index 8a07363417e..368ae6d3a09 100644
--- a/drivers/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/Kconfig
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ source "drivers/md/Kconfig"
source "drivers/message/fusion/Kconfig"
-source "drivers/ieee1394/Kconfig"
+source "drivers/firewire/Kconfig"
source "drivers/message/i2o/Kconfig"
diff --git a/drivers/firewire/Kconfig b/drivers/firewire/Kconfig
index 13efcd36207..a9371b36a9b 100644
--- a/drivers/firewire/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/firewire/Kconfig
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
+menu "IEEE 1394 (FireWire) support"
+ depends on PCI || BROKEN
+ # firewire-core does not depend on PCI but is
+ # not useful without PCI controller driver
+
comment "You can enable one or both FireWire driver stacks."
-comment "See the help texts for more information."
+comment "The newer stack is recommended."
config FIREWIRE
tristate "FireWire driver stack"
@@ -15,16 +20,6 @@ config FIREWIRE
To compile this driver as a module, say M here: the module will be
called firewire-core.
- This module functionally replaces ieee1394, raw1394, and video1394.
- To access it from application programs, you generally need at least
- libraw1394 v2. IIDC/DCAM applications need libdc1394 v2.
- No libraries are required to access storage devices through the
- firewire-sbp2 driver.
-
- NOTE:
- FireWire audio devices currently require the old drivers (ieee1394,
- ohci1394, raw1394).
-
config FIREWIRE_OHCI
tristate "OHCI-1394 controllers"
depends on PCI && FIREWIRE
@@ -34,22 +29,7 @@ config FIREWIRE_OHCI
is the only chipset in use, so say Y here.
To compile this driver as a module, say M here: The module will be
- called firewire-ohci. It replaces ohci1394 of the classic IEEE 1394
- stack.
-
- NOTE:
- If you want to install firewire-ohci and ohci1394 together, you
- should configure them only as modules and blacklist the driver(s)
- which you don't want to have auto-loaded. Add either
-
- blacklist firewire-ohci
- or
- blacklist ohci1394
- blacklist video1394
- blacklist dv1394
-
- to /etc/modprobe.conf or /etc/modprobe.d/* and update modprobe.conf
- depending on your distribution.
+ called firewire-ohci.
config FIREWIRE_OHCI_DEBUG
bool
@@ -66,8 +46,7 @@ config FIREWIRE_SBP2
like scanners.
To compile this driver as a module, say M here: The module will be
- called firewire-sbp2. It replaces sbp2 of the classic IEEE 1394
- stack.
+ called firewire-sbp2.
You should also enable support for disks, CD-ROMs, etc. in the SCSI
configuration section.
@@ -83,5 +62,8 @@ config FIREWIRE_NET
NOTE, this driver is not stable yet!
To compile this driver as a module, say M here: The module will be
- called firewire-net. It replaces eth1394 of the classic IEEE 1394
- stack.
+ called firewire-net.
+
+source "drivers/ieee1394/Kconfig"
+
+endmenu
diff --git a/drivers/ieee1394/Kconfig b/drivers/ieee1394/Kconfig
index f102fcc7e52..e02096cf7d9 100644
--- a/drivers/ieee1394/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/ieee1394/Kconfig
@@ -1,8 +1,3 @@
-menu "IEEE 1394 (FireWire) support"
- depends on PCI || BROKEN
-
-source "drivers/firewire/Kconfig"
-
config IEEE1394
tristate "Legacy alternative FireWire driver stack"
depends on PCI || BROKEN
@@ -16,8 +11,13 @@ config IEEE1394
is the core support only, you will also need to select a driver for
your IEEE 1394 adapter.
- To compile this driver as a module, say M here: the
- module will be called ieee1394.
+ To compile this driver as a module, say M here: the module will be
+ called ieee1394.
+
+ NOTE:
+ ieee1394 is superseded by the newer firewire-core driver. See
+ http://ieee1394.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/Juju_Migration for
+ further information on how to switch to the new FireWire drivers.
config IEEE1394_OHCI1394
tristate "OHCI-1394 controllers"
@@ -29,19 +29,23 @@ config IEEE1394_OHCI1394
use one of these chipsets. It should work with any OHCI-1394
compliant card, however.
- To compile this driver as a module, say M here: the
- module will be called ohci1394.
+ To compile this driver as a module, say M here: the module will be
+ called ohci1394.
NOTE:
+ ohci1394 is superseded by the newer firewire-ohci driver. See
+ http://ieee1394.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/Juju_Migration for
+ further information on how to switch to the new FireWire drivers.
+
If you want to install firewire-ohci and ohci1394 together, you
should configure them only as modules and blacklist the driver(s)
which you don't want to have auto-loaded. Add either
- blacklist firewire-ohci
- or
blacklist ohci1394
blacklist video1394
blacklist dv1394
+ or
+ blacklist firewire-ohci
to /etc/modprobe.conf or /etc/modprobe.d/* and update modprobe.conf
depending on your distribution.
@@ -58,8 +62,8 @@ config IEEE1394_PCILYNX
Instruments PCILynx chip. Note: this driver is written for revision
2 of this chip and may not work with revision 0.
- To compile this driver as a module, say M here: the
- module will be called pcilynx.
+ To compile this driver as a module, say M here: the module will be
+ called pcilynx.
Only some old and now very rare PCI and CardBus cards and
PowerMacs G3 B&W contain the PCILynx controller. Therefore
@@ -79,6 +83,14 @@ config IEEE1394_SBP2
You should also enable support for disks, CD-ROMs, etc. in the SCSI
configuration section.
+ To compile this driver as a module, say M here: the module will be
+ called sbp2.
+
+ NOTE:
+ sbp2 is superseded by the newer firewire-sbp2 driver. See
+ http://ieee1394.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/Juju_Migration for
+ further information on how to switch to the new FireWire drivers.
+
config IEEE1394_SBP2_PHYS_DMA
bool "Enable replacement for physical DMA in SBP2"
depends on IEEE1394_SBP2 && VIRT_TO_BUS && EXPERIMENTAL
@@ -111,6 +123,11 @@ config IEEE1394_ETH1394
The module is called eth1394 although it does not emulate Ethernet.
+ NOTE:
+ eth1394 is superseded by the newer firewire-net driver. See
+ http://ieee1394.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/Juju_Migration for
+ further information on how to switch to the new FireWire drivers.
+
config IEEE1394_RAWIO
tristate "raw1394 userspace interface"
depends on IEEE1394
@@ -123,6 +140,11 @@ config IEEE1394_RAWIO
To compile this driver as a module, say M here: the module will be
called raw1394.
+ NOTE:
+ raw1394 is superseded by the newer firewire-core driver. See
+ http://ieee1394.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/Juju_Migration for
+ further information on how to switch to the new FireWire drivers.
+
config IEEE1394_VIDEO1394
tristate "video1394 userspace interface"
depends on IEEE1394 && IEEE1394_OHCI1394
@@ -136,13 +158,18 @@ config IEEE1394_VIDEO1394
To compile this driver as a module, say M here: the module will be
called video1394.
+ NOTE:
+ video1394 is superseded by the newer firewire-core driver. See
+ http://ieee1394.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/Juju_Migration for
+ further information on how to switch to the new FireWire drivers.
+
config IEEE1394_DV1394
tristate "dv1394 userspace interface (deprecated)"
depends on IEEE1394 && IEEE1394_OHCI1394
help
The dv1394 driver is unsupported and may be removed from Linux in a
- future release. Its functionality is now provided by raw1394 together
- with libraries such as libiec61883.
+ future release. Its functionality is now provided by either
+ raw1394 or firewire-core together with libraries such as libiec61883.
config IEEE1394_VERBOSEDEBUG
bool "Excessive debugging output"
@@ -153,5 +180,3 @@ config IEEE1394_VERBOSEDEBUG
will quickly result in large amounts of data sent to the system log.
Say Y if you really need the debugging output. Everyone else says N.
-
-endmenu