target/linux/generic/pending-4.4/300-mips_expose_boot_raw.patch

   1 From: Mark Miller <mark@mirell.org>
   2
   3 This exposes the CONFIG_BOOT_RAW symbol in Kconfig. This is needed on
   4 certain Broadcom chipsets running CFE in order to load the kernel.
   5
   6 Signed-off-by: Mark Miller <mark@mirell.org>
   7 Acked-by: Rob Landley <rob@landley.net>
   8 ---
   9 --- a/arch/mips/Kconfig
  10 +++ b/arch/mips/Kconfig
  11 @@ -1033,9 +1033,6 @@ config FW_ARC
  12  config ARCH_MAY_HAVE_PC_FDC
  13         bool
  14
  15 -config BOOT_RAW
  16 -       bool
  17 -
  18  config CEVT_BCM1480
  19         bool
  20
  21 @@ -2793,6 +2790,18 @@ choice
  22                 bool "Bootloader kernel arguments if available"
  23  endchoice
  24
  25 +config BOOT_RAW
  26 +       bool "Enable the kernel to be executed from the load address"
  27 +       default n
  28 +       help
  29 +        Allow the kernel to be executed from the load address for
  30 +        bootloaders which cannot read the ELF format. This places
  31 +        a jump to start_kernel at the load address.
  32 +
  33 +        If unsure, say N.
  34 +
  35 +
  36 +
  37  endmenu
  38
  39  config LOCKDEP_SUPPORT