patch-2.4.1 linux/Documentation/Configure.help

• Lines: 223
• Date: Mon Jan 29 13:16:00 2001
• Orig file: v2.4.0/linux/Documentation/Configure.help
• Orig date: Thu Jan 4 13:00:55 2001

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@@ -1450,15 +1450,6 @@
   want), say M here and read Documentation/modules.txt. The module
   will be called lvm-mod.o.
 
-Logical Volume Manager /proc file system information
-CONFIG_LVM_PROC_FS
-  If you say Y here, you are able to access overall Logical Volume
-  Manager, Volume Group, Logical and Physical Volume information in
-  /proc/lvm.
-
-  To use this option, you have to check, that the "/proc file system
-  support" (CONFIG_PROC_FS) is enabled too.
-
 Multiple devices driver support
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_MD
   This driver lets you combine several hard disk partitions into one
@@ -1565,20 +1556,6 @@
 
   If unsure, say Y.
 
-RAID Boot support
-CONFIG_MD_BOOT
-  To boot with an initial raid volume (any type) you can select
-  autodetect, or answer Y here and appropriate options to the kernel
-  at boot time.
-  For lilo and loadlin options see the file Documentation/md.txt.
-
-RAID AutoDetect support
-CONFIG_AUTODETECT_RAID
-  An alternative to "Raid Boot support" is autodetect support.
-  With this selected, any partitons of type 0xFD will be considered for
-  inclusion in a RAID array.  Information in the RAID-superblock on
-  the partition will determine how it is included.
-
 Support for Acer PICA 1 chipset
 CONFIG_ACER_PICA_61
   This is a machine with a R4400 133/150 MHz CPU. To compile a Linux
@@ -2069,6 +2046,72 @@
 
   If in doubt, say N.
 
+IP6 tables support (required for filtering/masq/NAT)
+CONFIG_IP6_NF_IPTABLES
+  ip6tables is a general, extensible packet identification framework.
+  Currently only the packet filtering and packet mangling subsystem
+  for IPv6 use this, but connection tracking is going to follow.
+  Say 'Y' or 'M' here if you want to use either of those.
+
+  If you want to compile it as a module, say M here and read
+  Documentation/modules.txt.  If unsure, say `N'.
+
+IPv6 limit match support
+CONFIG_IP6_NF_MATCH_LIMIT
+  limit matching allows you to control the rate at which a rule can be
+  matched: mainly useful in combination with the LOG target ("LOG
+  target support", below) and to avoid some Denial of Service attacks.
+
+  If you want to compile it as a module, say M here and read
+  Documentation/modules.txt.  If unsure, say `N'.
+
+MAC address match support
+CONFIG_IP6_NF_MATCH_MAC
+  mac matching allows you to match packets based on the source
+  ethernet address of the packet.
+
+  If you want to compile it as a module, say M here and read
+  Documentation/modules.txt.  If unsure, say `N'.
+
+netfilter mark match support
+CONFIG_IP6_NF_MATCH_MARK
+  Netfilter mark matching allows you to match packets based on the
+  `nfmark' value in the packet.  This can be set by the MARK target
+  (see below).
+
+  If you want to compile it as a module, say M here and read
+  Documentation/modules.txt.  If unsure, say `N'.
+
+Packet filtering
+CONFIG_IP6_NF_FILTER
+  Packet filtering defines a table `filter', which has a series of
+  rules for simple packet filtering at local input, forwarding and
+  local output.  See the man page for iptables(8).
+
+  If you want to compile it as a module, say M here and read
+  Documentation/modules.txt.  If unsure, say `N'.
+
+Packet mangling
+CONFIG_IP6_NF_MANGLE
+  This option adds a `mangle' table to iptables: see the man page for
+  iptables(8).  This table is used for various packet alterations
+  which can effect how the packet is routed.
+
+  If you want to compile it as a module, say M here and read
+  Documentation/modules.txt.  If unsure, say `N'.
+
+MARK target support
+CONFIG_IP6_NF_TARGET_MARK
+  This option adds a `MARK' target, which allows you to create rules
+  in the `mangle' table which alter the netfilter mark (nfmark) field
+  associated with the packet packet prior to routing. This can change
+  the routing method (see `IP: use netfilter MARK value as routing
+  key') and can also be used by other subsystems to change their
+  behavior.
+
+  If you want to compile it as a module, say M here and read
+  Documentation/modules.txt.  If unsure, say `N'.
+
 SYN flood protection
 CONFIG_SYN_COOKIES
   Normal TCP/IP networking is open to an attack known as "SYN
@@ -2625,13 +2668,14 @@
 
   One well known example of this is PCMCIA- or PC-cards, credit-card
   size devices such as network cards, modems or hard drives which are
-  plugged into slots found on all modern laptop computers.
+  plugged into slots found on all modern laptop computers.  Another
+  example, used on modern desktops as well as laptops, is USB.
 
-  Another example, used on modern desktops as well as laptops, is USB.
-  Enable HOTPLUG with USB and KMOD, and your kernel will automatically
-  call out to a user mode "policy agent" to load modules and set up
-  software needed to use USB devices you plug in.  Get agent software
-  (at http://www.linux-usb.org/policy.html) and install it.
+  Enable HOTPLUG and KMOD, and build a modular kernel.  Get agent
+  software (at http://linux-hotplug.sourceforge.net) and install it.
+  Then your kernel will automatically call out to a user mode "policy
+  agent" (/sbin/hotplug) to load modules and set up software needed
+  to use devices as you hotplug them.
 
 PCMCIA/Cardbus support
 CONFIG_PCMCIA
@@ -10745,6 +10789,46 @@
   called minix.o. Note that the file system of your root partition
   (the one containing the directory /) cannot be compiled as a module.
 
+Reiserfs support
+CONFIG_REISERFS_FS
+
+  Stores not just filenames but the files themselves in a balanced
+  tree.  Uses journaling.
+
+  Balanced trees are more efficient than traditional
+  filesystem architectural foundations.
+
+  You can use reiserfs in all cases where you use the ext2fs file
+  system, and you will gain in speed and disk space.  It has fewer
+  worst case performance situations than other file systems
+  because balanced trees are hardier creatures than other algorithms
+  are (if that is not technical enough, read www.namesys.com....:-) )
+
+  It is more easily extended to have features currently found in
+  database and keyword search systems than block allocation based
+  filesystems are.  The next version will be so extended, and will
+  support plugins consistent with our motto ``It takes more than a
+  license to make source code open.''
+
+  Read www.namesys.com to learn more about reiserfs.
+
+  Sponsored by Threshold Networks, Emusic.com, and Bigstorage.com.
+
+  If you like it, you can pay us to add new features to it that you
+  need, buy a support contract, or pay us to port it to another OS.
+
+Enable Reiserfs consistency checks
+CONFIG_REISERFS_CHECK
+  If you set this to yes, then ReiserFS will perform every check it
+  can possibly imagine of its internal consistency throughout its
+  operation.  It will also go substantially slower.  More than once we
+  have forgotten that this was on, and then gone despondent over the
+  latest benchmarks.:-) Use of this option allows our team to go all
+  out in checking for consistency when debugging without fear of its
+  effect on end users.  If you are on the verge of sending in a bug
+  report, say yes and you might get a useful error message.  Almost
+  everyone should say no.
+
 Second extended fs support
 CONFIG_EXT2_FS
   This is the de facto standard Linux file system (method to organize
@@ -13225,7 +13309,7 @@
 
   This support requires an ACPI compliant platform (hardware/firmware).
   If both ACPI and Advanced Power Management (APM) support are
-  configured, ACPI is used.
+  configured, whichever is loaded first shall be used.
 
   This code DOES NOT currently provide a complete OSPM implementation --
   it has not yet reached APM's level of functionality. When fully
@@ -14619,6 +14703,14 @@
   This enables Van Jacobson header compression for synchronous PPP.
   Say Y if the other end of the connection supports it.
 
+CONFIG_ISDN_PPP_BSDCOMP
+  Support for the BSD-Compress compression method for PPP, which uses
+  the LZW compression method to compress each PPP packet before it is
+  sent over the wire. The machine at the other end of the PPP link
+  (usually your ISP) has to support the BSD-Compress compression
+  method as well for this to be useful. Even if they don't support it,
+  it is safe to say Y here.
+
 Support audio via ISDN
 CONFIG_ISDN_AUDIO
   If you say Y here, the modem-emulator will support a subset of the
@@ -16953,6 +17045,20 @@
 
   If you do not have a CompactPCI model CP1400 or CP1500, or
   another UltraSPARC-IIi-cEngine boardset with a 7-segment display,
+  you should say N to this option. 
+
+CP1XXX Hardware Watchdog support
+CONFIG_WATCHDOG_CP1XXX
+  This is the driver for the hardware watchdog timers present on
+  Sun Microsystems CompactPCI models CP1400 and CP1500.
+
+  This driver is also available as a module ( = code which can be
+  inserted in and removed from the running kernel whenever you want).
+  The module will be called cpwatchdog.o. If you want to compile it
+  as a module, say M here and read Documentation/modules.txt.
+
+  If you do not have a CompactPCI model CP1400 or CP1500, or
+  another UltraSPARC-IIi-cEngine boardset with hardware watchdog,
   you should say N to this option. 
 
 IA-64 system type