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diff --git a/drivers/char/ipmi/Kconfig b/drivers/char/ipmi/Kconfig new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..a6dcb2918157 --- /dev/null +++ b/drivers/char/ipmi/Kconfig @@ -0,0 +1,67 @@ +# +# IPMI device configuration +# + +menu "IPMI" +config IPMI_HANDLER + tristate 'IPMI top-level message handler' + help + This enables the central IPMI message handler, required for IPMI + to work. + + IPMI is a standard for managing sensors (temperature, + voltage, etc.) in a system. + + See <file:Documentation/IPMI.txt> for more details on the driver. + + If unsure, say N. + +config IPMI_PANIC_EVENT + bool 'Generate a panic event to all BMCs on a panic' + depends on IPMI_HANDLER + help + When a panic occurs, this will cause the IPMI message handler to + generate an IPMI event describing the panic to each interface + registered with the message handler. + +config IPMI_PANIC_STRING + bool 'Generate OEM events containing the panic string' + depends on IPMI_PANIC_EVENT + help + When a panic occurs, this will cause the IPMI message handler to + generate IPMI OEM type f0 events holding the IPMB address of the + panic generator (byte 4 of the event), a sequence number for the + string (byte 5 of the event) and part of the string (the rest of the + event). Bytes 1, 2, and 3 are the normal usage for an OEM event. + You can fetch these events and use the sequence numbers to piece the + string together. + +config IPMI_DEVICE_INTERFACE + tristate 'Device interface for IPMI' + depends on IPMI_HANDLER + help + This provides an IOCTL interface to the IPMI message handler so + userland processes may use IPMI. It supports poll() and select(). + +config IPMI_SI + tristate 'IPMI System Interface handler' + depends on IPMI_HANDLER + help + Provides a driver for System Interfaces (KCS, SMIC, BT). + Currently, only KCS and SMIC are supported. If + you are using IPMI, you should probably say "y" here. + +config IPMI_WATCHDOG + tristate 'IPMI Watchdog Timer' + depends on IPMI_HANDLER + help + This enables the IPMI watchdog timer. + +config IPMI_POWEROFF + tristate 'IPMI Poweroff' + depends on IPMI_HANDLER + help + This enables a function to power off the system with IPMI if + the IPMI management controller is capable of this. + +endmenu |