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diff --git a/drivers/base/Kconfig b/drivers/base/Kconfig index 29b0eb452b3a..3e63a900b330 100644 --- a/drivers/base/Kconfig +++ b/drivers/base/Kconfig @@ -70,81 +70,25 @@ config STANDALONE If unsure, say Y. config PREVENT_FIRMWARE_BUILD - bool "Prevent firmware from being built" + bool "Disable drivers features which enable custom firmware building" default y help - Say yes to avoid building firmware. Firmware is usually shipped - with the driver and only when updating the firmware should a - rebuild be made. - If unsure, say Y here. - -config FW_LOADER - tristate "Userspace firmware loading support" if EXPERT - default y - ---help--- - This option is provided for the case where none of the in-tree modules - require userspace firmware loading support, but a module built - out-of-tree does. - -config EXTRA_FIRMWARE - string "External firmware blobs to build into the kernel binary" - depends on FW_LOADER - help - Various drivers in the kernel source tree may require firmware, - which is generally available in your distribution's linux-firmware - package. - - The linux-firmware package should install firmware into - /lib/firmware/ on your system, so they can be loaded by userspace - helpers on request. - - This option allows firmware to be built into the kernel for the case - where the user either cannot or doesn't want to provide it from - userspace at runtime (for example, when the firmware in question is - required for accessing the boot device, and the user doesn't want to - use an initrd). - - This option is a string and takes the (space-separated) names of the - firmware files -- the same names that appear in MODULE_FIRMWARE() - and request_firmware() in the source. These files should exist under - the directory specified by the EXTRA_FIRMWARE_DIR option, which is - /lib/firmware by default. - - For example, you might set CONFIG_EXTRA_FIRMWARE="usb8388.bin", copy - the usb8388.bin file into /lib/firmware, and build the kernel. Then - any request_firmware("usb8388.bin") will be satisfied internally - without needing to call out to userspace. - - WARNING: If you include additional firmware files into your binary - kernel image that are not available under the terms of the GPL, - then it may be a violation of the GPL to distribute the resulting - image since it combines both GPL and non-GPL work. You should - consult a lawyer of your own before distributing such an image. - -config EXTRA_FIRMWARE_DIR - string "Firmware blobs root directory" - depends on EXTRA_FIRMWARE != "" - default "/lib/firmware" - help - This option controls the directory in which the kernel build system - looks for the firmware files listed in the EXTRA_FIRMWARE option. - -config FW_LOADER_USER_HELPER - bool - -config FW_LOADER_USER_HELPER_FALLBACK - bool "Fallback user-helper invocation for firmware loading" - depends on FW_LOADER - 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. Moreover, the udev support has - been deprecated upstream. - - If you are unsure about this, say N here. + Say yes to disable driver features which enable building a custom + driver firmware at kernel build time. These drivers do not use the + kernel firmware API to load firmware (CONFIG_FW_LOADER), instead they + use their own custom loading mechanism. The required firmware is + usually shipped with the driver, building the driver firmware + should only be needed if you have an updated firmware source. + + Firmware should not be being built as part of kernel, these days + you should always prevent this and say Y here. There are only two + old drivers which enable building of its firmware at kernel build + time: + + o CONFIG_WANXL through CONFIG_WANXL_BUILD_FIRMWARE + o CONFIG_SCSI_AIC79XX through CONFIG_AIC79XX_BUILD_FIRMWARE + +source "drivers/base/firmware_loader/Kconfig" config WANT_DEV_COREDUMP bool |