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Diffstat (limited to 'drivers/net/mctp/Kconfig')
| -rw-r--r-- | drivers/net/mctp/Kconfig | 18 |
1 files changed, 18 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/net/mctp/Kconfig b/drivers/net/mctp/Kconfig index d8f966cedc89..2929471395ae 100644 --- a/drivers/net/mctp/Kconfig +++ b/drivers/net/mctp/Kconfig @@ -3,6 +3,24 @@ if MCTP menu "MCTP Device Drivers" +config MCTP_SERIAL + tristate "MCTP serial transport" + depends on TTY + select CRC_CCITT + help + This driver provides an MCTP-over-serial interface, through a + serial line-discipline, as defined by DMTF specification "DSP0253 - + MCTP Serial Transport Binding". By attaching the ldisc to a serial + device, we get a new net device to transport MCTP packets. + + This allows communication with external MCTP endpoints which use + serial as their transport. It can also be used as an easy way to + provide MCTP connectivity between virtual machines, by forwarding + data between simple virtual serial devices. + + Say y here if you need to connect to MCTP endpoints over serial. To + compile as a module, use m; the module will be called mctp-serial. + endmenu endif |