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diff --git a/drivers/base/Kconfig b/drivers/base/Kconfig
index 00e13ce5cbbd..88500fed3c7a 100644
--- a/drivers/base/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/base/Kconfig
@@ -149,15 +149,21 @@ config EXTRA_FIRMWARE_DIR
some other directory containing the firmware files.
config FW_LOADER_USER_HELPER
+ bool
+
+config FW_LOADER_USER_HELPER_FALLBACK
bool "Fallback user-helper invocation for firmware loading"
depends on FW_LOADER
- default y
+ select FW_LOADER_USER_HELPER
help
This option enables / disables the invocation of user-helper
(e.g. udev) for loading firmware files as a fallback after the
direct file loading in kernel fails. The user-mode helper is
no longer required unless you have a special firmware file that
- resides in a non-standard path.
+ resides in a non-standard path. Moreover, the udev support has
+ been deprecated upstream.
+
+ If you are unsure about this, say N here.
config DEBUG_DRIVER
bool "Driver Core verbose debug messages"