target/linux/generic/pending-4.9/300-mips_expose_boot_raw.patch

   1 From: Mark Miller <mark@mirell.org>
   2 Subject: mips: expose CONFIG_BOOT_RAW
   3
   4 This exposes the CONFIG_BOOT_RAW symbol in Kconfig. This is needed on
   5 certain Broadcom chipsets running CFE in order to load the kernel.
   6
   7 Signed-off-by: Mark Miller <mark@mirell.org>
   8 Acked-by: Rob Landley <rob@landley.net>
   9 ---
  10 --- a/arch/mips/Kconfig
  11 +++ b/arch/mips/Kconfig
  12 @@ -1068,9 +1068,6 @@ config FW_ARC
  13  config ARCH_MAY_HAVE_PC_FDC
  14         bool
  15
  16 -config BOOT_RAW
  17 -       bool
  18 -
  19  config CEVT_BCM1480
  20         bool
  21
  22 @@ -2967,6 +2964,18 @@ choice
  23                 bool "Extend builtin kernel arguments with bootloader arguments"
  24  endchoice
  25
  26 +config BOOT_RAW
  27 +       bool "Enable the kernel to be executed from the load address"
  28 +       default n
  29 +       help
  30 +        Allow the kernel to be executed from the load address for
  31 +        bootloaders which cannot read the ELF format. This places
  32 +        a jump to start_kernel at the load address.
  33 +
  34 +        If unsure, say N.
  35 +
  36 +
  37 +
  38  endmenu
  39
  40  config LOCKDEP_SUPPORT