Resent-Date: Sun, 20 Dec 1998 23:39:03 +0100 (MET) Date: Sun, 20 Dec 1998 22:38:02 +0000 From: Richard Hirst To: Jes Sorensen , linux-m68k@lists.linux-m68k.org Subject: Re: 2.1.131 References: <199812161730.SAA16432@valhall.cern.ch> In-Reply-To: <199812161730.SAA16432@valhall.cern.ch>; from Jes Sorensen on Wed, Dec 16, 1998 at 06:30:57PM +0100 Resent-From: linux-m68k@phil.uni-sb.de Here are a few of the missing Configure.help entries. Richard. --- linux68k-2.1.131/Documentation/Configure.help- Sun Dec 20 21:42:45 1998 +++ linux68k-2.1.131/Documentation/Configure.help Sun Dec 20 22:19:55 1998 @@ -10308,6 +10308,84 @@ it will give useful debugging/error results. If you don't debug the kernel, you can say N. +VME (Motorola and BVM) support +CONFIG_VME + Say Y here if you want to build a kernel for a 680x0 based VME + board. Boards currently supported include Motorola boards MVME162, + MVME166, MVME167, MVME172, and MVME177. BVME4000 and BVME6000 + boards from BVM Ltd are also supported. + +MVME162, 166 and 167 support +CONFIG_MVME16x + Say Y to include support for Motorola VME boards. This will build a + kernel which can run on MVME162, MVME166, MVME167, MVME172, and + MVME177 boards. If you select this option you will have to select + the appropriate drivers for SCSI, Ethernet and serial ports later + on. + +BVME4000 and BVME6000 support +CONFIG_BVME6000 + Say Y to include support for VME boards from BVM Ltd. This will + build a kernel which can run on BVME4000 and BVME6000 boards. If + you select this option you will have to select the appropriate + drivers for SCSI, Ethernet and serial ports later on. + +Use write-through caching for 68060 supervisor accesses +CONFIG_060_WRITETHROUGH + The 68060 generally uses copyback caching of recently accessed data. + Copyback caching means that memory writes will be held in an on-chip + cache and only written back to memory some time later. Saying Y + here will force supervisor (kernel) accesses to use writethrough + caching. Writethrough caching means that data is written to memory + straight away, so that cache and memory data always agree. + Writethrough caching is less efficient, but is needed for some + drivers on 68060 based systems where the 68060 bus snooping signal + is hardwired on. The 53c710 SCSI driver is known to suffer from + this problem. + +NCR53C710 SCSI driver for MVME16x +CONFIG_MVME16x_SCSI + The Motorola MVME162, 166, 167, 172 and 177 boards use the NCR53C710 + SCSI controller chip. Almost everyone using one of these boards + will want to say Y to this question. + +NCR53C710 SCSI driver for BVME6000 +CONFIG_BVME6000_SCSI + The BVME4000 and BVME6000 boards from BVM Ltd use the NCR53C710 + SCSI controller chip. Almost everyone using one of these boards + will want to say Y to this question. + +MVME16x Ethernet support +CONFIG_MVME16x_NET + This is the driver for the Ethernet interface on the Motorola + MVME162, 166, 167, 172 and 177 boards. Say Y here to include the + driver for this chip in your kernel. If you want to compile it as + a module, say M here and read Documentation/modules.txt. + +BVME6000 Ethernet support +CONFIG_BVME6000_NET + This is the driver for the Ethernet interface on BVME4000 and + BVME6000 VME boards. Say Y here to include the driver for this chip + in your kernel. If you want to compile it as a module, say M here + and read Documentation/modules.txt. + +CD2401 support for MVME166/7 serial ports +CONFIG_SERIAL167 + This is the driver for the serial ports on the Motorola MVME166, + 167, and 172 boards. Everyone using one of these boards should say + Y here. + +SCC support for MVME162 serial ports +CONFIG_MVME162_SCC + This is the driver for the serial ports on the Motorola MVME162 and + 172 boards. Everyone using one of these boards should say Y here. + +SCC support for BVME6000 serial ports +CONFIG_BVME6000_SCC + This is the driver for the serial ports on the BVME4000 and BVME6000 + boards from BVM Ltd. Everyone using one of these boards should say + Y here. + # # A couple of things I keep forgetting: # capitalize: AppleTalk, Ethernet, DMA, FTP, Internet, Intel, IRQ,