kernel: add linux 4.4 support

[openwrt/openwrt.git] / target / linux / generic / patches-4.4 / 300-mips_expose_boot_raw.patch

diff --git a/target/linux/generic/patches-4.4/300-mips_expose_boot_raw.patch b/target/linux/generic/patches-4.4/300-mips_expose_boot_raw.patch
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+++ b/target/linux/generic/patches-4.4/300-mips_expose_boot_raw.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+From: Mark Miller <mark@mirell.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@mirell.org>
+Acked-by: Rob Landley <rob@landley.net>
+---
+--- a/arch/mips/Kconfig
++++ b/arch/mips/Kconfig
+@@ -1032,9 +1032,6 @@ config FW_ARC
+ config ARCH_MAY_HAVE_PC_FDC
+       bool
+ 
+-config BOOT_RAW
+-      bool
+-
+ config CEVT_BCM1480
+       bool
+ 
+@@ -2809,6 +2806,18 @@ choice
+               bool "Bootloader kernel arguments if available"
+ endchoice
+ 
++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