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Date: Mon, 12 Oct 2009 12:51:51 -0500 From: Rob Landley <rob@...dley.net> To: "Mark A. Miller" <mark@...ell.org> Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH] Expose BOOT_RAW Kconfig Symbol From: Mark Miller <mark@...ell.org> This exposes the CONFIG_BOOT_RAW symbol in Kconfig. This is needed on certain Broadcom chipsets running CFE in order to load the kernel. Signed-off-by: Mark Miller <mark@...ell.org> Acked-by: Rob Landley <rob@...dley.net> --- arch/mips/Kconfig | 15 ++++++++++++--- 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/arch/mips/Kconfig b/arch/mips/Kconfig index f4af967..023604d 100644 --- a/arch/mips/Kconfig +++ b/arch/mips/Kconfig @@ -670,9 +670,6 @@ config ARC config ARCH_MAY_HAVE_PC_FDC bool -config BOOT_RAW - bool - config CEVT_BCM1480 bool @@ -1887,6 +1884,18 @@ config SECCOMP If unsure, say Y. Only embedded should say N here. +config BOOT_RAW + bool "Enable the kernel to be executed from the load address" + default n + help + Allow the kernel to be executed from the load address for + bootloaders which cannot read the ELF format. This places + a jump to start_kernel at the load address. + + If unsure, say N. + + + endmenu config LOCKDEP_SUPPORT -- Latency is more important than throughput. It's that simple. - Linus Torvalds -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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