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CONFIG_SERIAL_NONSTANDARD: Non-standard serial port support

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The Linux kernel configuration item CONFIG_SERIAL_NONSTANDARD has multiple definitions:

Non-standard serial port support found in drivers/tty/Kconfig

The configuration item CONFIG_SERIAL_NONSTANDARD:

Help text

Say Y here if you have any non-standard serial boards -- boards which aren't supported using the standard "dumb" serial driver. This includes intelligent serial boards such as Digiboards, etc. These are usually used for systems that need many serial ports because they serve many terminals or dial-in connections.

Note that the answer to this question won't directly affect the kernel: saying N will just cause the configurator to skip all the questions about non-standard serial boards.

Most people can say N here.

Non-standard serial port support found in drivers/char/Kconfig

The configuration item CONFIG_SERIAL_NONSTANDARD:

Help text

Say Y here if you have any non-standard serial boards -- boards which aren't supported using the standard "dumb" serial driver. This includes intelligent serial boards such as Cyclades, Digiboards, etc. These are usually used for systems that need many serial ports because they serve many terminals or dial-in connections.

Note that the answer to this question won't directly affect the kernel: saying N will just cause the configurator to skip all the questions about non-standard serial boards.

Most people can say N here.

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