Building a kernel with the ISM device driver

6.18 LPAR mode z/VM guest

You need to select the kernel configuration option CONFIG_ISM to be able to use ISM devices.

Kernel builders: This information is intended for those who want to build their own kernel. Be aware that both compiling your own kernel or recompiling an existing distribution usually means that you have to maintain your kernel yourself.

Figure 1 shows the CONFIG_ISM option in the kernel configuration menu.

Figure 1. ISM kernel configuration menu options

Device Drivers --->   
    ...
    Network device support  --->     (common code option CONFIG_NETDEVICES)
       ...
       S/390 network device drivers  --->
          ...
          Support for ISM vPCI Adapter                  (CONFIG_ISM)

The ISM device driver can be compiled into the kernel or as a separate module, ism.

The CONFIG_ISM option depends on the following common code options:

CONFIG_SMC, see Building a kernel with SMC support.
CONFIG_PCI, see Building a kernel with the PCIe support.