Re: [PATCH] PnP Fixes for 2.6.0-test9
From: Adam Belay
Date: Sun Nov 16 2003 - 00:34:03 EST
# --------------------------------------------
# 03/11/15 ambx1@xxxxxxxxxx 1.1449
# [PnPBIOS] make /proc interface an optional feature
#
# The PnPBIOS /proc interface provides direct access to PnPBIOS calls.
# These calls can be potentially dangerous, especially on buggy systems.
# Therefore, this patch provides an option for PnPBIOS calls to be
# managed by the PnPBIOS driver exclusively. This patch also updates
# the KConfig documentation accordingly.
# --------------------------------------------
#
diff -Nru a/drivers/pnp/Kconfig b/drivers/pnp/Kconfig
--- a/drivers/pnp/Kconfig Sun Nov 16 00:25:01 2003
+++ b/drivers/pnp/Kconfig Sun Nov 16 00:25:01 2003
@@ -30,33 +30,9 @@
comment "Protocols"
depends on PNP
-config ISAPNP
- bool "ISA Plug and Play support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
- depends on PNP && EXPERIMENTAL
- help
- Say Y here if you would like support for ISA Plug and Play devices.
- Some information is in <file:Documentation/isapnp.txt>.
+source "drivers/pnp/isapnp/Kconfig"
- If unsure, say Y.
-
-config PNPBIOS
- bool "Plug and Play BIOS support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
- depends on PNP && EXPERIMENTAL
- ---help---
- Linux uses the PNPBIOS as defined in "Plug and Play BIOS
- Specification Version 1.0A May 5, 1994" to autodetect built-in
- mainboard resources (e.g. parallel port resources).
-
- Some features (e.g. event notification, docking station information,
- ISAPNP services) are not used.
-
- Note: ACPI is expected to supersede PNPBIOS some day, currently it
- co-exists nicely.
-
- See latest pcmcia-cs (stand-alone package) for a nice "lspnp" tools,
- or have a look at /proc/bus/pnp.
-
- If unsure, say Y.
+source "drivers/pnp/pnpbios/Kconfig"
endmenu
diff -Nru a/drivers/pnp/isapnp/Kconfig b/drivers/pnp/isapnp/Kconfig
--- /dev/null Wed Dec 31 16:00:00 1969
+++ b/drivers/pnp/isapnp/Kconfig Sun Nov 16 00:25:01 2003
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#
+# ISA Plug and Play configuration
+#
+config ISAPNP
+ bool "ISA Plug and Play support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
+ depends on PNP && EXPERIMENTAL
+ help
+ Say Y here if you would like support for ISA Plug and Play devices.
+ Some information is in <file:Documentation/isapnp.txt>.
+
+ If unsure, say Y.
diff -Nru a/drivers/pnp/pnpbios/Kconfig b/drivers/pnp/pnpbios/Kconfig
--- /dev/null Wed Dec 31 16:00:00 1969
+++ b/drivers/pnp/pnpbios/Kconfig Sun Nov 16 00:25:01 2003
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+#
+# Plug and Play BIOS configuration
+#
+config PNPBIOS
+ bool "Plug and Play BIOS support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
+ depends on PNP && EXPERIMENTAL
+ ---help---
+ Linux uses the PNPBIOS as defined in "Plug and Play BIOS
+ Specification Version 1.0A May 5, 1994" to autodetect built-in
+ mainboard resources (e.g. parallel port resources).
+
+ Some features (e.g. event notification, docking station information,
+ ISAPNP services) are not currently implemented.
+
+ If you would like the kernel to detect and allocate resources to
+ your mainboard devices (on some systems they are disabled by the
+ BIOS) say Y here. Also the PNPBIOS can help prevent resource
+ conflicts between mainboard devices and other bus devices.
+
+ Note: ACPI is expected to supersede PNPBIOS some day, currently it
+ co-exists nicely. If you have a non-ISA system that supports ACPI,
+ you probably don't need PNPBIOS support.
+
+config PNPBIOS_PROC_FS
+ bool "Plug and Play BIOS /proc interface"
+ depends on PNPBIOS && PROC_FS
+ ---help---
+ If you say Y here and to "/proc file system support", you will be
+ able to directly access the PNPBIOS. This includes resource
+ allocation, ESCD, and other PNPBIOS services. Using this
+ interface is potentially dangerous because the PNPBIOS driver will
+ not be notified of any resource changes made by writting directly.
+ Also some buggy systems will fault when accessing certain features
+ in the PNPBIOS /proc interface (e.g. ESCD).
+
+ See the latest pcmcia-cs (stand-alone package) for a nice set of
+ PNPBIOS /proc interface tools (lspnp and setpnp).
+
+ Unless you are debugging or have other specific reasons, it is
+ recommended that you say N here.
+
diff -Nru a/drivers/pnp/pnpbios/Makefile b/drivers/pnp/pnpbios/Makefile
--- a/drivers/pnp/pnpbios/Makefile Sun Nov 16 00:25:01 2003
+++ b/drivers/pnp/pnpbios/Makefile Sun Nov 16 00:25:01 2003
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
# Makefile for the kernel PNPBIOS driver.
#
-pnpbios-proc-$(CONFIG_PROC_FS) = proc.o
+pnpbios-proc-$(CONFIG_PNPBIOS_PROC_FS) = proc.o
obj-y := core.o bioscalls.o rsparser.o $(pnpbios-proc-y)
diff -Nru a/drivers/pnp/pnpbios/pnpbios.h b/drivers/pnp/pnpbios/pnpbios.h
--- a/drivers/pnp/pnpbios/pnpbios.h Sun Nov 16 00:25:01 2003
+++ b/drivers/pnp/pnpbios/pnpbios.h Sun Nov 16 00:25:01 2003
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
extern void pnpbios_print_status(const char * module, u16 status);
extern void pnpbios_calls_init(union pnp_bios_install_struct * header);
-#ifdef CONFIG_PROC_FS
+#ifdef CONFIG_PNPBIOS_PROC_FS
extern int pnpbios_interface_attach_device(struct pnp_bios_node * node);
extern int pnpbios_proc_init (void);
extern void pnpbios_proc_exit (void);
@@ -44,4 +44,4 @@
static inline int pnpbios_interface_attach_device(struct pnp_bios_node * node) { return 0; }
static inline int pnpbios_proc_init (void) { return 0; }
static inline void pnpbios_proc_exit (void) { ; }
-#endif /* CONFIG_PROC */
+#endif /* CONFIG_PNPBIOS_PROC_FS */
-
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