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            #

            
            # Tulip family network device configuration

            
            #


            menu "Tulip family network device support"

            
            	depends on NET_ETHERNET && (PCI || EISA || CARDBUS)


            config NET_TULIP

            
            	bool "\"Tulip\" family network device support"

            
            	help

            
            	  This selects the "Tulip" family of EISA/PCI network cards.


            config DE2104X

            
            	tristate "Early DECchip Tulip (dc2104x) PCI support (EXPERIMENTAL)"

            
            	depends on NET_TULIP && PCI && EXPERIMENTAL

            
            	select CRC32

            
            	---help---

            
            	  This driver is developed for the SMC EtherPower series Ethernet

            
            	  cards and also works with cards based on the DECchip

            
            	  21040 (Tulip series) chips.  Some LinkSys PCI cards are

            
            	  of this type.  (If your card is NOT SMC EtherPower 10/100 PCI

            
            	  (smc9332dst), you can also try the driver for "Generic DECchip"

            
            	  cards, below.  However, most people with a network card of this type

            
            	  will say Y here.) Do read the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from

            
            	  <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.


            	  To compile this driver as a module, choose M here and read

            
            	  <file:Documentation/networking/net-modules.txt>.  The module will

            
            	  be called de2104x.


            config TULIP

            
            	tristate "DECchip Tulip (dc2114x) PCI support"

            
            	depends on NET_TULIP && PCI

            
            	select CRC32

            
            	---help---

            
            	  This driver is developed for the SMC EtherPower series Ethernet

            
            	  cards and also works with cards based on the DECchip

            
            	  21140 (Tulip series) chips.  Some LinkSys PCI cards are

            
            	  of this type.  (If your card is NOT SMC EtherPower 10/100 PCI

            
            	  (smc9332dst), you can also try the driver for "Generic DECchip"

            
            	  cards, above.  However, most people with a network card of this type

            
            	  will say Y here.) Do read the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from

            
            	  <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.


            	  To compile this driver as a module, choose M here and read

            
            	  <file:Documentation/networking/net-modules.txt>.  The module will

            
            	  be called tulip.


            config TULIP_MWI

            
            	bool "New bus configuration (EXPERIMENTAL)"

            
            	depends on TULIP && EXPERIMENTAL

            
            	help

            
            	  This configures your Tulip card specifically for the card and

            
            	  system cache line size type you are using.


            	  This is experimental code, not yet tested on many boards.


            	  If unsure, say N.


            config TULIP_MMIO

            
            	bool "Use PCI shared mem for NIC registers"

            
            	depends on TULIP

            
            	help

            
            	  Use PCI shared memory for the NIC registers, rather than going through

            
            	  the Tulip's PIO (programmed I/O ports).  Faster, but could produce

            
            	  obscure bugs if your mainboard has memory controller timing issues.

            
            	  If in doubt, say N.


            config TULIP_NAPI

            
            	bool "Use NAPI RX polling "

            
            	depends on TULIP

            
            	help

            
            	  NAPI is a new driver API designed to reduce CPU and interrupt load

            
            	  when the driver is receiving lots of packets from the card. It is

            
            	  still somewhat experimental and thus not yet enabled by default.


            	  If your estimated Rx load is 10kpps or more, or if the card will be

            
            	  deployed on potentially unfriendly networks (e.g. in a firewall),

            
            	  then say Y here.


            	  See <file:Documentation/networking/NAPI_HOWTO.txt> for more

            
            	  information.


            	  If in doubt, say N.


            config TULIP_NAPI_HW_MITIGATION

            
            	bool "Use Interrupt Mitigation "

            
            	depends on TULIP_NAPI

            
            	---help---

            
            	  Use HW to reduce RX interrupts. Not strict necessary since NAPI reduces

            
            	  RX interrupts but itself. Although this reduces RX interrupts even at

            
            	  low levels traffic at the cost of a small latency.


            	  If in doubt, say Y.


            config DE4X5

            
            	tristate "Generic DECchip & DIGITAL EtherWORKS PCI/EISA"

            
            	depends on NET_TULIP && (PCI || EISA)

            
            	select CRC32

            
            	---help---

            
            	  This is support for the DIGITAL series of PCI/EISA Ethernet cards.

            
            	  These include the DE425, DE434, DE435, DE450 and DE500 models.  If

            
            	  you have a network card of this type, say Y and read the

            
            	  Ethernet-HOWTO, available from

            
            	  <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>. More specific

            
            	  information is contained in

            
            	  <file:Documentation/networking/de4x5.txt>.


            	  To compile this driver as a module, choose M here and read

            
            	  <file:Documentation/networking/net-modules.txt>.  The module will

            
            	  be called de4x5.


            config WINBOND_840

            
            	tristate "Winbond W89c840 Ethernet support"

            
            	depends on NET_TULIP && PCI

            
            	select CRC32

            
            	select MII

            
            	help

            
            	  This driver is for the Winbond W89c840 chip.  It also works with

            
            	  the TX9882 chip on the Compex RL100-ATX board.

            
            	  More specific information and updates are available from

            
            	  <http://www.scyld.com/network/drivers.html>.


            config DM9102

            
            	tristate "Davicom DM910x/DM980x support"

            
            	depends on NET_TULIP && PCI

            
            	select CRC32

            
            	---help---

            
            	  This driver is for DM9102(A)/DM9132/DM9801 compatible PCI cards from

            
            	  Davicom (<http://www.davicom.com.tw/>).  If you have such a network

            
            	  (Ethernet) card, say Y.  Some information is contained in the file

            
            	  <file:Documentation/networking/dmfe.txt>.


            	  To compile this driver as a module, choose M here and read

            
            	  <file:Documentation/networking/net-modules.txt>.  The module will

            
            	  be called dmfe.


            config ULI526X

            
            	tristate "ULi M526x controller support"

            
            	depends on NET_TULIP && PCI

            
            	select CRC32

            
            	---help---

            
            	  This driver is for ULi M5261/M5263 10/100M Ethernet Controller

            
            	  (<http://www.uli.com.tw/>).


            	  To compile this driver as a module, choose M here and read

            
            	  <file:Documentation/networking/net-modules.txt>.  The module will

            
            	  be called uli526x.


            config PCMCIA_XIRCOM

            
            	tristate "Xircom CardBus support (new driver)"

            
            	depends on NET_TULIP && CARDBUS

            
            	---help---

            
            	  This driver is for the Digital "Tulip" Ethernet CardBus adapters.

            
            	  It should work with most DEC 21*4*-based chips/ethercards, as well

            
            	  as with work-alike chips from Lite-On (PNIC) and Macronix (MXIC) and

            
            	  ASIX.


            	  To compile this driver as a module, choose M here and read

            
            	  <file:Documentation/networking/net-modules.txt>.  The module will

            
            	  be called xircom_cb.  If unsure, say N.


            config PCMCIA_XIRTULIP

            
            	tristate "Xircom Tulip-like CardBus support (old driver)"

            
            	depends on NET_TULIP && CARDBUS && BROKEN_ON_SMP

            
            	select CRC32

            
            	---help---

            
            	  This driver is for the Digital "Tulip" Ethernet CardBus adapters.

            
            	  It should work with most DEC 21*4*-based chips/ethercards, as well

            
            	  as with work-alike chips from Lite-On (PNIC) and Macronix (MXIC) and

            
            	  ASIX.


            	  To compile this driver as a module, choose M here and read

            
            	  <file:Documentation/networking/net-modules.txt>.  The module will

            
            	  be called xircom_tulip_cb.  If unsure, say N.


            endmenu
	#
	# Tulip family network device configuration
	#

	menu "Tulip family network device support"
	depends on NET_ETHERNET && (PCI \|\| EISA \|\| CARDBUS)

	config NET_TULIP
	bool "\"Tulip\" family network device support"
	help
	This selects the "Tulip" family of EISA/PCI network cards.

	config DE2104X
	tristate "Early DECchip Tulip (dc2104x) PCI support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
	depends on NET_TULIP && PCI && EXPERIMENTAL
	select CRC32
	---help---
	This driver is developed for the SMC EtherPower series Ethernet
	cards and also works with cards based on the DECchip
	21040 (Tulip series) chips. Some LinkSys PCI cards are
	of this type. (If your card is NOT SMC EtherPower 10/100 PCI
	(smc9332dst), you can also try the driver for "Generic DECchip"
	cards, below. However, most people with a network card of this type
	will say Y here.) Do read the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
	<http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.

	To compile this driver as a module, choose M here and read
	<file:Documentation/networking/net-modules.txt>. The module will
	be called de2104x.

	config TULIP
	tristate "DECchip Tulip (dc2114x) PCI support"
	depends on NET_TULIP && PCI
	select CRC32
	---help---
	This driver is developed for the SMC EtherPower series Ethernet
	cards and also works with cards based on the DECchip
	21140 (Tulip series) chips. Some LinkSys PCI cards are
	of this type. (If your card is NOT SMC EtherPower 10/100 PCI
	(smc9332dst), you can also try the driver for "Generic DECchip"
	cards, above. However, most people with a network card of this type
	will say Y here.) Do read the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
	<http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.

	To compile this driver as a module, choose M here and read
	<file:Documentation/networking/net-modules.txt>. The module will
	be called tulip.

	config TULIP_MWI
	bool "New bus configuration (EXPERIMENTAL)"
	depends on TULIP && EXPERIMENTAL
	help
	This configures your Tulip card specifically for the card and
	system cache line size type you are using.

	This is experimental code, not yet tested on many boards.

	If unsure, say N.

	config TULIP_MMIO
	bool "Use PCI shared mem for NIC registers"
	depends on TULIP
	help
	Use PCI shared memory for the NIC registers, rather than going through
	the Tulip's PIO (programmed I/O ports). Faster, but could produce
	obscure bugs if your mainboard has memory controller timing issues.
	If in doubt, say N.

	config TULIP_NAPI
	bool "Use NAPI RX polling "
	depends on TULIP
	help
	NAPI is a new driver API designed to reduce CPU and interrupt load
	when the driver is receiving lots of packets from the card. It is
	still somewhat experimental and thus not yet enabled by default.

	If your estimated Rx load is 10kpps or more, or if the card will be
	deployed on potentially unfriendly networks (e.g. in a firewall),
	then say Y here.

	See <file:Documentation/networking/NAPI_HOWTO.txt> for more
	information.

	If in doubt, say N.

	config TULIP_NAPI_HW_MITIGATION
	bool "Use Interrupt Mitigation "
	depends on TULIP_NAPI
	---help---
	Use HW to reduce RX interrupts. Not strict necessary since NAPI reduces
	RX interrupts but itself. Although this reduces RX interrupts even at
	low levels traffic at the cost of a small latency.

	If in doubt, say Y.

	config DE4X5
	tristate "Generic DECchip & DIGITAL EtherWORKS PCI/EISA"
	depends on NET_TULIP && (PCI \|\| EISA)
	select CRC32
	---help---
	This is support for the DIGITAL series of PCI/EISA Ethernet cards.
	These include the DE425, DE434, DE435, DE450 and DE500 models. If
	you have a network card of this type, say Y and read the
	Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
	<http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>. More specific
	information is contained in
	<file:Documentation/networking/de4x5.txt>.

	To compile this driver as a module, choose M here and read
	<file:Documentation/networking/net-modules.txt>. The module will
	be called de4x5.

	config WINBOND_840
	tristate "Winbond W89c840 Ethernet support"
	depends on NET_TULIP && PCI
	select CRC32
	select MII
	help
	This driver is for the Winbond W89c840 chip. It also works with
	the TX9882 chip on the Compex RL100-ATX board.
	More specific information and updates are available from
	<http://www.scyld.com/network/drivers.html>.

	config DM9102
	tristate "Davicom DM910x/DM980x support"
	depends on NET_TULIP && PCI
	select CRC32
	---help---
	This driver is for DM9102(A)/DM9132/DM9801 compatible PCI cards from
	Davicom (<http://www.davicom.com.tw/>). If you have such a network
	(Ethernet) card, say Y. Some information is contained in the file
	<file:Documentation/networking/dmfe.txt>.

	To compile this driver as a module, choose M here and read
	<file:Documentation/networking/net-modules.txt>. The module will
	be called dmfe.

	config ULI526X
	tristate "ULi M526x controller support"
	depends on NET_TULIP && PCI
	select CRC32
	---help---
	This driver is for ULi M5261/M5263 10/100M Ethernet Controller
	(<http://www.uli.com.tw/>).

	To compile this driver as a module, choose M here and read
	<file:Documentation/networking/net-modules.txt>. The module will
	be called uli526x.

	config PCMCIA_XIRCOM
	tristate "Xircom CardBus support (new driver)"
	depends on NET_TULIP && CARDBUS
	---help---
	This driver is for the Digital "Tulip" Ethernet CardBus adapters.
	It should work with most DEC 214-based chips/ethercards, as well
	as with work-alike chips from Lite-On (PNIC) and Macronix (MXIC) and
	ASIX.

	To compile this driver as a module, choose M here and read
	<file:Documentation/networking/net-modules.txt>. The module will
	be called xircom_cb. If unsure, say N.

	config PCMCIA_XIRTULIP
	tristate "Xircom Tulip-like CardBus support (old driver)"
	depends on NET_TULIP && CARDBUS && BROKEN_ON_SMP
	select CRC32
	---help---
	This driver is for the Digital "Tulip" Ethernet CardBus adapters.
	It should work with most DEC 214-based chips/ethercards, as well
	as with work-alike chips from Lite-On (PNIC) and Macronix (MXIC) and
	ASIX.

	To compile this driver as a module, choose M here and read
	<file:Documentation/networking/net-modules.txt>. The module will
	be called xircom_tulip_cb. If unsure, say N.

	endmenu