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Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07001menu "Generic Driver Options"
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Kay Sievers6a8d8ab2007-08-15 15:38:28 +02003config UEVENT_HELPER_PATH
4 string "path to uevent helper"
5 depends on HOTPLUG
Kay Sievers79347792010-01-14 22:49:39 +01006 default ""
Kay Sievers6a8d8ab2007-08-15 15:38:28 +02007 help
8 Path to uevent helper program forked by the kernel for
9 every uevent.
Kay Sievers79347792010-01-14 22:49:39 +010010 Before the switch to the netlink-based uevent source, this was
11 used to hook hotplug scripts into kernel device events. It
12 usually pointed to a shell script at /sbin/hotplug.
13 This should not be used today, because usual systems create
14 many events at bootup or device discovery in a very short time
15 frame. One forked process per event can create so many processes
16 that it creates a high system load, or on smaller systems
17 it is known to create out-of-memory situations during bootup.
Kay Sievers6a8d8ab2007-08-15 15:38:28 +020018
Márton Németh573c9772011-06-19 22:30:16 +020019 To disable user space helper program execution at early boot
20 time specify an empty string here. This setting can be altered
21 via /proc/sys/kernel/hotplug or via /sys/kernel/uevent_helper
22 later at runtime.
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Kay Sievers2b2af542009-04-30 15:23:42 +020024config DEVTMPFS
Kay Sievers4237e5f2010-01-14 22:47:57 +010025 bool "Maintain a devtmpfs filesystem to mount at /dev"
Peter Korsgaardda5e4ef2010-03-16 21:55:21 +010026 depends on HOTPLUG
Kay Sievers2b2af542009-04-30 15:23:42 +020027 help
Peter Korsgaardda5e4ef2010-03-16 21:55:21 +010028 This creates a tmpfs/ramfs filesystem instance early at bootup.
Kay Sievers4237e5f2010-01-14 22:47:57 +010029 In this filesystem, the kernel driver core maintains device
30 nodes with their default names and permissions for all
31 registered devices with an assigned major/minor number.
32 Userspace can modify the filesystem content as needed, add
33 symlinks, and apply needed permissions.
34 It provides a fully functional /dev directory, where usually
35 udev runs on top, managing permissions and adding meaningful
36 symlinks.
37 In very limited environments, it may provide a sufficient
38 functional /dev without any further help. It also allows simple
39 rescue systems, and reliably handles dynamic major/minor numbers.
Kay Sievers2b2af542009-04-30 15:23:42 +020040
Peter Korsgaardda5e4ef2010-03-16 21:55:21 +010041 Notice: if CONFIG_TMPFS isn't enabled, the simpler ramfs
42 file system will be used instead.
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Kay Sievers2b2af542009-04-30 15:23:42 +020044config DEVTMPFS_MOUNT
Kay Sievers4237e5f2010-01-14 22:47:57 +010045 bool "Automount devtmpfs at /dev, after the kernel mounted the rootfs"
Kay Sievers2b2af542009-04-30 15:23:42 +020046 depends on DEVTMPFS
47 help
Kay Sievers4237e5f2010-01-14 22:47:57 +010048 This will instruct the kernel to automatically mount the
49 devtmpfs filesystem at /dev, directly after the kernel has
50 mounted the root filesystem. The behavior can be overridden
51 with the commandline parameter: devtmpfs.mount=0|1.
52 This option does not affect initramfs based booting, here
53 the devtmpfs filesystem always needs to be mounted manually
54 after the roots is mounted.
55 With this option enabled, it allows to bring up a system in
56 rescue mode with init=/bin/sh, even when the /dev directory
57 on the rootfs is completely empty.
Kay Sievers2b2af542009-04-30 15:23:42 +020058
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -070059config STANDALONE
60 bool "Select only drivers that don't need compile-time external firmware" if EXPERIMENTAL
61 default y
62 help
63 Select this option if you don't have magic firmware for drivers that
64 need it.
65
66 If unsure, say Y.
67
68config PREVENT_FIRMWARE_BUILD
69 bool "Prevent firmware from being built"
70 default y
71 help
72 Say yes to avoid building firmware. Firmware is usually shipped
matt mooney113647a2011-06-12 11:17:30 -070073 with the driver and only when updating the firmware should a
74 rebuild be made.
75 If unsure, say Y here.
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -070076
77config FW_LOADER
David Rientjes6a108a12011-01-20 14:44:16 -080078 tristate "Userspace firmware loading support" if EXPERT
Adrian Bunkd9b19192008-06-10 19:04:08 +030079 default y
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -070080 ---help---
matt mooney113647a2011-06-12 11:17:30 -070081 This option is provided for the case where none of the in-tree modules
82 require userspace firmware loading support, but a module built
83 out-of-tree does.
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -070084
David Woodhoused172e7f2008-06-25 13:56:07 +010085config FIRMWARE_IN_KERNEL
86 bool "Include in-kernel firmware blobs in kernel binary"
87 depends on FW_LOADER
88 default y
89 help
90 The kernel source tree includes a number of firmware 'blobs'
matt mooney113647a2011-06-12 11:17:30 -070091 that are used by various drivers. The recommended way to
matt mooney156faf92011-06-12 11:17:31 -070092 use these is to run "make firmware_install", which, after
93 converting ihex files to binary, copies all of the needed
94 binary files in firmware/ to /lib/firmware/ on your system so
David Woodhoused172e7f2008-06-25 13:56:07 +010095 that they can be loaded by userspace helpers on request.
96
97 Enabling this option will build each required firmware blob
98 into the kernel directly, where request_firmware() will find
99 them without having to call out to userspace. This may be
matt mooney113647a2011-06-12 11:17:30 -0700100 useful if your root file system requires a device that uses
101 such firmware and do not wish to use an initrd.
David Woodhoused172e7f2008-06-25 13:56:07 +0100102
103 This single option controls the inclusion of firmware for
matt mooney113647a2011-06-12 11:17:30 -0700104 every driver that uses request_firmware() and ships its
105 firmware in the kernel source tree, which avoids a
106 proliferation of 'Include firmware for xxx device' options.
David Woodhoused172e7f2008-06-25 13:56:07 +0100107
108 Say 'N' and let firmware be loaded from userspace.
109
David Woodhouse4d2acfb2008-05-23 13:58:12 +0100110config EXTRA_FIRMWARE
111 string "External firmware blobs to build into the kernel binary"
112 depends on FW_LOADER
113 help
matt mooney113647a2011-06-12 11:17:30 -0700114 This option allows firmware to be built into the kernel for the case
115 where the user either cannot or doesn't want to provide it from
David Woodhouse4d2acfb2008-05-23 13:58:12 +0100116 userspace at runtime (for example, when the firmware in question is
117 required for accessing the boot device, and the user doesn't want to
118 use an initrd).
119
matt mooney113647a2011-06-12 11:17:30 -0700120 This option is a string and takes the (space-separated) names of the
121 firmware files -- the same names that appear in MODULE_FIRMWARE()
David Woodhouse4d2acfb2008-05-23 13:58:12 +0100122 and request_firmware() in the source. These files should exist under
123 the directory specified by the EXTRA_FIRMWARE_DIR option, which is
matt mooney113647a2011-06-12 11:17:30 -0700124 by default the firmware subdirectory of the kernel source tree.
David Woodhouse4d2acfb2008-05-23 13:58:12 +0100125
matt mooney113647a2011-06-12 11:17:30 -0700126 For example, you might set CONFIG_EXTRA_FIRMWARE="usb8388.bin", copy
127 the usb8388.bin file into the firmware directory, and build the kernel.
128 Then any request_firmware("usb8388.bin") will be satisfied internally
129 without needing to call out to userspace.
David Woodhouse4d2acfb2008-05-23 13:58:12 +0100130
131 WARNING: If you include additional firmware files into your binary
matt mooney113647a2011-06-12 11:17:30 -0700132 kernel image that are not available under the terms of the GPL,
David Woodhouse4d2acfb2008-05-23 13:58:12 +0100133 then it may be a violation of the GPL to distribute the resulting
matt mooney113647a2011-06-12 11:17:30 -0700134 image since it combines both GPL and non-GPL work. You should
David Woodhouse4d2acfb2008-05-23 13:58:12 +0100135 consult a lawyer of your own before distributing such an image.
136
137config EXTRA_FIRMWARE_DIR
138 string "Firmware blobs root directory"
139 depends on EXTRA_FIRMWARE != ""
140 default "firmware"
141 help
142 This option controls the directory in which the kernel build system
143 looks for the firmware files listed in the EXTRA_FIRMWARE option.
matt mooney113647a2011-06-12 11:17:30 -0700144 The default is firmware/ in the kernel source tree, but by changing
145 this option you can point it elsewhere, such as /lib/firmware/ or
146 some other directory containing the firmware files.
David Woodhouse4d2acfb2008-05-23 13:58:12 +0100147
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700148config DEBUG_DRIVER
149 bool "Driver Core verbose debug messages"
150 depends on DEBUG_KERNEL
151 help
152 Say Y here if you want the Driver core to produce a bunch of
153 debug messages to the system log. Select this if you are having a
154 problem with the driver core and want to see more of what is
155 going on.
156
157 If you are unsure about this, say N here.
158
Tejun Heo9ac78492007-01-20 16:00:26 +0900159config DEBUG_DEVRES
160 bool "Managed device resources verbose debug messages"
161 depends on DEBUG_KERNEL
162 help
163 This option enables kernel parameter devres.log. If set to
164 non-zero, devres debug messages are printed. Select this if
165 you are having a problem with devres or want to debug
166 resource management for a managed device. devres.log can be
167 switched on and off from sysfs node.
168
169 If you are unsure about this, Say N here.
170
Michael Holzheu40394832006-05-09 12:53:49 +0200171config SYS_HYPERVISOR
172 bool
173 default n
Randy Dunlapeba6cd62006-10-28 10:38:55 -0700174
Ben Hutchings9f13a1f2012-01-10 03:04:32 +0000175config GENERIC_CPU_DEVICES
176 bool
177 default n
178
Mark Brownb83a3132011-05-11 19:59:58 +0200179source "drivers/base/regmap/Kconfig"
180
Sumit Semwald15bd7e2011-12-26 14:53:15 +0530181config DMA_SHARED_BUFFER
Dave Airlie3b32a592012-01-13 09:05:14 +0000182 bool
Sumit Semwald15bd7e2011-12-26 14:53:15 +0530183 default n
184 select ANON_INODES
Sumit Semwala125a392011-12-26 14:53:17 +0530185 depends on EXPERIMENTAL
Sumit Semwald15bd7e2011-12-26 14:53:15 +0530186 help
187 This option enables the framework for buffer-sharing between
188 multiple drivers. A buffer is associated with a file using driver
189 APIs extension; the file's descriptor can then be passed on to other
190 driver.
191
Randy Dunlapeba6cd62006-10-28 10:38:55 -0700192endmenu