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diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/b43/Kconfig b/drivers/net/wireless/b43/Kconfig new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..4620119891f --- /dev/null +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/b43/Kconfig @@ -0,0 +1,119 @@ +config B43 + tristate "Broadcom 43xx wireless support (mac80211 stack)" + depends on SSB_POSSIBLE && MAC80211 && WLAN_80211 + select SSB + select FW_LOADER + select HW_RANDOM + ---help--- + b43 is a driver for the Broadcom 43xx series wireless devices. + + Check "lspci" for something like + "Broadcom Corporation BCM43XX 802.11 Wireless LAN Controller" + to determine whether you own such a device. + + This driver supports the new BCM43xx IEEE 802.11G devices, but not + the old IEEE 802.11B devices. Old devices are supported by + the b43legacy driver. + Note that this has nothing to do with the standard that your AccessPoint + supports (A, B, G or a combination). + IEEE 802.11G devices can talk to IEEE 802.11B AccessPoints. + + It is safe to include both b43 and b43legacy as the underlying glue + layer will automatically load the correct version for your device. + + This driver uses V4 firmware, which must be installed separately using + b43-fwcutter. + + This driver can be built as a module (recommended) that will be called "b43". + If unsure, say M. + +# Auto-select SSB PCI-HOST support, if possible +config B43_PCI_AUTOSELECT + bool + depends on B43 && SSB_PCIHOST_POSSIBLE + select SSB_PCIHOST + default y + +# Auto-select SSB PCICORE driver, if possible +config B43_PCICORE_AUTOSELECT + bool + depends on B43 && SSB_DRIVER_PCICORE_POSSIBLE + select SSB_DRIVER_PCICORE + default y + +config B43_PCMCIA + bool "Broadcom 43xx PCMCIA device support (EXPERIMENTAL)" + depends on B43 && SSB_PCMCIAHOST_POSSIBLE && EXPERIMENTAL + select SSB_PCMCIAHOST + ---help--- + Broadcom 43xx PCMCIA device support. + + Support for 16bit PCMCIA devices. + Please note that most PC-CARD devices are _NOT_ 16bit PCMCIA + devices, but 32bit CardBUS devices. CardBUS devices are supported + out of the box by b43. + + With this config option you can drive b43 cards in + CompactFlash formfactor in a PCMCIA adaptor. + CF b43 cards can sometimes be found in handheld PCs. + + It's safe to select Y here, even if you don't have a B43 PCMCIA device. + + If unsure, say N. + +config B43_DEBUG + bool "Broadcom 43xx debugging" + depends on B43 + ---help--- + Broadcom 43xx debugging messages. + + Say Y, if you want to find out why the driver does not + work for you. + +config B43_DMA + bool + depends on B43 +config B43_PIO + bool + depends on B43 + +choice + prompt "Broadcom 43xx data transfer mode" + depends on B43 + default B43_DMA_AND_PIO_MODE + +config B43_DMA_AND_PIO_MODE + bool "DMA + PIO" + select B43_DMA + select B43_PIO + ---help--- + Include both, Direct Memory Access (DMA) and Programmed I/O (PIO) + data transfer modes. + The actually used mode is selectable through the module + parameter "pio". If the module parameter is pio=0, DMA is used. + Otherwise PIO is used. DMA is default. + + If unsure, choose this option. + +config B43_DMA_MODE + bool "DMA (Direct Memory Access) only" + select B43_DMA + ---help--- + Only include Direct Memory Access (DMA). + This reduces the size of the driver module, by omitting the PIO code. + +config B43_PIO_MODE + bool "PIO (Programmed I/O) only" + select B43_PIO + ---help--- + Only include Programmed I/O (PIO). + This reduces the size of the driver module, by omitting the DMA code. + Please note that PIO transfers are slow (compared to DMA). + + Also note that not all devices of the 43xx series support PIO. + The 4306 (Apple Airport Extreme and others) supports PIO, while + the 4318 is known to _not_ support PIO. + + Only use PIO, if DMA does not work for you. + +endchoice |