drivers/char/ipmi/Kconfig v3.0-rc7

IPMI_HANDLER

'IPMI top-level message handler'

This enables the central IPMI message handler, required for IPMI
to work.

IPMI is a standard for managing sensors (temperature,
voltage, etc.) in a system.

See <file:Documentation/IPMI.txt> for more details on the driver.

If unsure, say N.

IPMI_PANIC_EVENT

'Generate a panic event to all BMCs on a panic'

When a panic occurs, this will cause the IPMI message handler to
generate an IPMI event describing the panic to each interface
registered with the message handler.

IPMI_PANIC_STRING

'Generate OEM events containing the panic string'

When a panic occurs, this will cause the IPMI message handler to
generate IPMI OEM type f0 events holding the IPMB address of the
panic generator (byte 4 of the event), a sequence number for the
string (byte 5 of the event) and part of the string (the rest of the
event).  Bytes 1, 2, and 3 are the normal usage for an OEM event.
You can fetch these events and use the sequence numbers to piece the
string together.

IPMI_DEVICE_INTERFACE

'Device interface for IPMI'

This provides an IOCTL interface to the IPMI message handler so
userland processes may use IPMI.  It supports poll() and select().

IPMI_SI

'IPMI System Interface handler'

Provides a driver for System Interfaces (KCS, SMIC, BT).
Currently, only KCS and SMIC are supported.  If
you are using IPMI, you should probably say "y" here.

IPMI_WATCHDOG

'IPMI Watchdog Timer'

This enables the IPMI watchdog timer.

IPMI_POWEROFF

'IPMI Poweroff'

This enables a function to power off the system with IPMI if
the IPMI management controller is capable of this.