diff --git a/drivers/net/Kconfig b/drivers/net/Kconfig
index 3f72686e180..b3206c9222e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/Kconfig
@@ -199,6 +199,8 @@ source "drivers/net/fddi/Kconfig"
source "drivers/net/plip/Kconfig"
+source "drivers/net/slip/Kconfig"
+
source "drivers/net/tokenring/Kconfig"
source "drivers/net/wireless/Kconfig"
@@ -274,78 +276,6 @@ config RIONET_RX_SIZE
depends on RIONET
default "128"
-config SLIP
- tristate "SLIP (serial line) support"
- ---help---
- Say Y if you intend to use SLIP or CSLIP (compressed SLIP) to
- connect to your Internet service provider or to connect to some
- other local Unix box or if you want to configure your Linux box as a
- Slip/CSlip server for other people to dial in. SLIP (Serial Line
- Internet Protocol) is a protocol used to send Internet traffic over
- serial connections such as telephone lines or null modem cables;
- nowadays, the protocol PPP is more commonly used for this same
- purpose.
-
- Normally, your access provider has to support SLIP in order for you
- to be able to use it, but there is now a SLIP emulator called SLiRP
- around (available from
- ) which
- allows you to use SLIP over a regular dial up shell connection. If
- you plan to use SLiRP, make sure to say Y to CSLIP, below. The
- NET-3-HOWTO, available from
- , explains how to
- configure SLIP. Note that you don't need this option if you just
- want to run term (term is a program which gives you almost full
- Internet connectivity if you have a regular dial up shell account on
- some Internet connected Unix computer. Read
- ). SLIP
- support will enlarge your kernel by about 4 KB. If unsure, say N.
-
- To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module
- will be called slip.
-
-config SLIP_COMPRESSED
- bool "CSLIP compressed headers"
- depends on SLIP
- select SLHC
- ---help---
- This protocol is faster than SLIP because it uses compression on the
- TCP/IP headers (not on the data itself), but it has to be supported
- on both ends. Ask your access provider if you are not sure and
- answer Y, just in case. You will still be able to use plain SLIP. If
- you plan to use SLiRP, the SLIP emulator (available from
- ) which
- allows you to use SLIP over a regular dial up shell connection, you
- definitely want to say Y here. The NET-3-HOWTO, available from
- , explains how to configure
- CSLIP. This won't enlarge your kernel.
-
-config SLHC
- tristate
- help
- This option enables Van Jacobsen serial line header compression
- routines.
-
-config SLIP_SMART
- bool "Keepalive and linefill"
- depends on SLIP
- help
- Adds additional capabilities to the SLIP driver to support the
- RELCOM line fill and keepalive monitoring. Ideal on poor quality
- analogue lines.
-
-config SLIP_MODE_SLIP6
- bool "Six bit SLIP encapsulation"
- depends on SLIP
- help
- Just occasionally you may need to run IP over hostile serial
- networks that don't pass all control characters or are only seven
- bit. Saying Y here adds an extra mode you can use with SLIP:
- "slip6". In this mode, SLIP will only send normal ASCII symbols over
- the serial device. Naturally, this has to be supported at the other
- end of the link as well. It's good enough, for example, to run IP
- over the async ports of a Camtec JNT Pad. If unsure, say N.
-
config NET_FC
bool "Fibre Channel driver support"
depends on SCSI && PCI
diff --git a/drivers/net/Makefile b/drivers/net/Makefile
index 52dae95d4ea..e6a183efc71 100644
--- a/drivers/net/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/net/Makefile
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_RIONET) += rionet.o
obj-$(CONFIG_NET) += Space.o loopback.o
obj-$(CONFIG_NET_SB1000) += sb1000.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_SLIP) += slip.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_SLHC) += slhc.o
obj-$(CONFIG_XEN_NETDEV_FRONTEND) += xen-netfront.o
obj-$(CONFIG_XEN_NETDEV_BACKEND) += xen-netback/
@@ -48,6 +46,8 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_PPP_SYNC_TTY) += ppp/
obj-$(CONFIG_PPPOE) += ppp/
obj-$(CONFIG_PPPOL2TP) += ppp/
obj-$(CONFIG_PPTP) += ppp/
+onj-$(CONFIG_SLIP) += slip/
+obj-$(CONFIG_SLHC) += slip/
obj-$(CONFIG_TR) += tokenring/
obj-$(CONFIG_WAN) += wan/
obj-$(CONFIG_ARCNET) += arcnet/
diff --git a/drivers/net/slip/Kconfig b/drivers/net/slip/Kconfig
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..211b160e4e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/net/slip/Kconfig
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+#
+# SLIP network device configuration
+#
+
+config SLIP
+ tristate "SLIP (serial line) support"
+ ---help---
+ Say Y if you intend to use SLIP or CSLIP (compressed SLIP) to
+ connect to your Internet service provider or to connect to some
+ other local Unix box or if you want to configure your Linux box as a
+ Slip/CSlip server for other people to dial in. SLIP (Serial Line
+ Internet Protocol) is a protocol used to send Internet traffic over
+ serial connections such as telephone lines or null modem cables;
+ nowadays, the protocol PPP is more commonly used for this same
+ purpose.
+
+ Normally, your access provider has to support SLIP in order for you
+ to be able to use it, but there is now a SLIP emulator called SLiRP
+ around (available from
+ ) which
+ allows you to use SLIP over a regular dial up shell connection. If
+ you plan to use SLiRP, make sure to say Y to CSLIP, below. The
+ NET-3-HOWTO, available from
+ , explains how to
+ configure SLIP. Note that you don't need this option if you just
+ want to run term (term is a program which gives you almost full
+ Internet connectivity if you have a regular dial up shell account on
+ some Internet connected Unix computer. Read
+ ). SLIP
+ support will enlarge your kernel by about 4 KB. If unsure, say N.
+
+ To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module
+ will be called slip.
+
+config SLHC
+ tristate
+ ---help---
+ This option enables Van Jacobsen serial line header compression
+ routines.
+
+if SLIP
+
+config SLIP_COMPRESSED
+ bool "CSLIP compressed headers"
+ depends on SLIP
+ select SLHC
+ ---help---
+ This protocol is faster than SLIP because it uses compression on the
+ TCP/IP headers (not on the data itself), but it has to be supported
+ on both ends. Ask your access provider if you are not sure and
+ answer Y, just in case. You will still be able to use plain SLIP. If
+ you plan to use SLiRP, the SLIP emulator (available from
+ ) which
+ allows you to use SLIP over a regular dial up shell connection, you
+ definitely want to say Y here. The NET-3-HOWTO, available from
+ , explains how to configure
+ CSLIP. This won't enlarge your kernel.
+
+config SLIP_SMART
+ bool "Keepalive and linefill"
+ depends on SLIP
+ ---help---
+ Adds additional capabilities to the SLIP driver to support the
+ RELCOM line fill and keepalive monitoring. Ideal on poor quality
+ analogue lines.
+
+config SLIP_MODE_SLIP6
+ bool "Six bit SLIP encapsulation"
+ depends on SLIP
+ ---help---
+ Just occasionally you may need to run IP over hostile serial
+ networks that don't pass all control characters or are only seven
+ bit. Saying Y here adds an extra mode you can use with SLIP:
+ "slip6". In this mode, SLIP will only send normal ASCII symbols over
+ the serial device. Naturally, this has to be supported at the other
+ end of the link as well. It's good enough, for example, to run IP
+ over the async ports of a Camtec JNT Pad. If unsure, say N.
+
+endif # SLIP
diff --git a/drivers/net/slip/Makefile b/drivers/net/slip/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e3ebc59e6fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/net/slip/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#
+# Makefile for the SLIP network device drivers.
+#
+
+obj-$(CONFIG_SLIP) += slip.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_SLHC) += slhc.o
diff --git a/drivers/net/slhc.c b/drivers/net/slip/slhc.c
similarity index 100%
rename from drivers/net/slhc.c
rename to drivers/net/slip/slhc.c
diff --git a/drivers/net/slip.c b/drivers/net/slip/slip.c
similarity index 100%
rename from drivers/net/slip.c
rename to drivers/net/slip/slip.c
diff --git a/drivers/net/slip.h b/drivers/net/slip/slip.h
similarity index 100%
rename from drivers/net/slip.h
rename to drivers/net/slip/slip.h