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author | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2011-10-25 13:25:22 +0200 |
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committer | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2011-10-25 13:25:22 +0200 |
commit | 8a9ea3237e7eb5c25f09e429ad242ae5a3d5ea22 (patch) | |
tree | a0a63398a9983667d52cbbbf4e2405b4f22b1d83 /drivers/net/plip/Kconfig | |
parent | 1be025d3cb40cd295123af2c394f7229ef9b30ca (diff) | |
parent | 8b3408f8ee994973869d8ba32c5bf482bc4ddca4 (diff) |
Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-next
* git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-next: (1745 commits)
dp83640: free packet queues on remove
dp83640: use proper function to free transmit time stamping packets
ipv6: Do not use routes from locally generated RAs
|PATCH net-next] tg3: add tx_dropped counter
be2net: don't create multiple RX/TX rings in multi channel mode
be2net: don't create multiple TXQs in BE2
be2net: refactor VF setup/teardown code into be_vf_setup/clear()
be2net: add vlan/rx-mode/flow-control config to be_setup()
net_sched: cls_flow: use skb_header_pointer()
ipv4: avoid useless call of the function check_peer_pmtu
TCP: remove TCP_DEBUG
net: Fix driver name for mdio-gpio.c
ipv4: tcp: fix TOS value in ACK messages sent from TIME_WAIT
rtnetlink: Add missing manual netlink notification in dev_change_net_namespaces
ipv4: fix ipsec forward performance regression
jme: fix irq storm after suspend/resume
route: fix ICMP redirect validation
net: hold sock reference while processing tx timestamps
tcp: md5: add more const attributes
Add ethtool -g support to virtio_net
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Fix up conflicts in:
- drivers/net/Kconfig:
The split-up generated a trivial conflict with removal of a
stale reference to Documentation/networking/net-modules.txt.
Remove it from the new location instead.
- fs/sysfs/dir.c:
Fairly nasty conflicts with the sysfs rb-tree usage, conflicting
with Eric Biederman's changes for tagged directories.
Diffstat (limited to 'drivers/net/plip/Kconfig')
-rw-r--r-- | drivers/net/plip/Kconfig | 38 |
1 files changed, 38 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/net/plip/Kconfig b/drivers/net/plip/Kconfig new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..80c4a3373e5 --- /dev/null +++ b/drivers/net/plip/Kconfig @@ -0,0 +1,38 @@ +# +# Parallel Line Internet Protocol (PLIP) network device configuration +# + +config PLIP + tristate "PLIP (parallel port) support" + depends on PARPORT + ---help--- + PLIP (Parallel Line Internet Protocol) is used to create a + reasonably fast mini network consisting of two (or, rarely, more) + local machines. A PLIP link from a Linux box is a popular means to + install a Linux distribution on a machine which doesn't have a + CD-ROM drive (a minimal system has to be transferred with floppies + first). The kernels on both machines need to have this PLIP option + enabled for this to work. + + The PLIP driver has two modes, mode 0 and mode 1. The parallel + ports (the connectors at the computers with 25 holes) are connected + with "null printer" or "Turbo Laplink" cables which can transmit 4 + bits at a time (mode 0) or with special PLIP cables, to be used on + bidirectional parallel ports only, which can transmit 8 bits at a + time (mode 1); you can find the wiring of these cables in + <file:Documentation/networking/PLIP.txt>. The cables can be up to + 15m long. Mode 0 works also if one of the machines runs DOS/Windows + and has some PLIP software installed, e.g. the Crynwr PLIP packet + driver (<http://oak.oakland.edu/simtel.net/msdos/pktdrvr-pre.html>) + and winsock or NCSA's telnet. + + If you want to use PLIP, say Y and read the PLIP mini-HOWTO as well + as the NET-3-HOWTO, both available from + <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>. Note that the PLIP + protocol has been changed and this PLIP driver won't work together + with the PLIP support in Linux versions 1.0.x. This option enlarges + your kernel by about 8 KB. + + To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module + will be called plip. If unsure, say Y or M, in case you buy + a laptop later. |