openwrt_archive/target/linux/generic/patches-3.18/300-mips_expose_boot_raw.patch
Felix Fietkau b109b1c5fc kernel: update 3.18 to rc7
Signed-off-by: Felix Fietkau <nbd@openwrt.org>

SVN-Revision: 43479
2014-12-01 17:38:54 +00:00

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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
@@ -892,9 +892,6 @@ config FW_ARC
config ARCH_MAY_HAVE_PC_FDC
bool
-config BOOT_RAW
- bool
-
config CEVT_BCM1480
bool
@@ -2503,6 +2500,18 @@ config USE_OF
config BUILTIN_DTB
bool
+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