tty: Added a CONFIG_TTY option to allow removal of TTY

[deliverable/linux.git] / drivers / tty / Kconfig

diff --git a/drivers/tty/Kconfig b/drivers/tty/Kconfig
index 0ecf22b6a38e5c61a9d42670435ac60939ce82c4..a79fd8ebd56e8ec6b09a7030a83b7f4fd21145a4 100644 (file)
--- a/drivers/tty/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/tty/Kconfig
@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
+config TTY
+       bool "Enable TTY" if EXPERT
+       default y
+       ---help---
+         Allows you to remove TTY support which can save space, and
+         blocks features that require TTY from inclusion in the kernel.
+         TTY is required for any text terminals or serial port
+         communication. Most users should leave this enabled.
+
+if TTY
+
 config VT
        bool "Virtual terminal" if EXPERT
        depends on !S390 && !UML
@@ -388,3 +399,5 @@ config PPC_EARLY_DEBUG_EHV_BC_HANDLE
          If the number you specify is not a valid byte channel handle, then
          there simply will be no early console output.  This is true also
          if you don't boot under a hypervisor at all.
+
+endif # TTY