linux-kernel - [PATCH 5/7] efi: remove some false dependencies on CONFIG_EFI

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Date:   Wed, 23 Sep 2020 18:14:02 +0200
From:   Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@...nel.org>
To:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     linux-efi@...r.kernel.org, Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@...nel.org>,
        Matthew Garrett <mjg59@...gle.com>,
        Peter Jones <pjones@...hat.com>,
        Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
        Anton Vorontsov <anton@...msg.org>,
        Colin Cross <ccross@...roid.com>,
        Tony Luck <tony.luck@...el.com>
Subject: [PATCH 5/7] efi: remove some false dependencies on CONFIG_EFI_VARS

Remove some false dependencies on CONFIG_EFI_VARS, which only controls
the creation of the sysfs entries, whereas the underlying functionality
that these modules rely on is enabled unconditionally when CONFIG_EFI
is set.

Signed-off-by: Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@...nel.org>
---
 drivers/firmware/efi/Kconfig | 3 +--
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/firmware/efi/Kconfig b/drivers/firmware/efi/Kconfig
index dd8d10817bdf..80f5c67e3638 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/efi/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/firmware/efi/Kconfig
@@ -137,7 +137,6 @@ config EFI_GENERIC_STUB_INITRD_CMDLINE_LOADER
 
 config EFI_BOOTLOADER_CONTROL
 	tristate "EFI Bootloader Control"
-	depends on EFI_VARS
 	default n
 	help
 	  This module installs a reboot hook, such that if reboot() is
@@ -281,7 +280,7 @@ config EFI_EARLYCON
 
 config EFI_CUSTOM_SSDT_OVERLAYS
 	bool "Load custom ACPI SSDT overlay from an EFI variable"
-	depends on EFI_VARS && ACPI
+	depends on EFI && ACPI
 	default ACPI_TABLE_UPGRADE
 	help
 	  Allow loading of an ACPI SSDT overlay from an EFI variable specified
-- 
2.17.1