Re: [PATCH] Expose BOOT_RAW Kconfig Symbol

[Rob Landley]

From: Mark Miller <mark@xxxxxxxxxx>

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@xxxxxxxxxx>
Acked-by: Rob Landley <rob@xxxxxxxxxxx>
---

 arch/mips/Kconfig |   15 ++++++++++++---
 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/mips/Kconfig b/arch/mips/Kconfig
index f4af967..023604d 100644
--- a/arch/mips/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/mips/Kconfig
@@ -670,9 +670,6 @@ config ARC
 config ARCH_MAY_HAVE_PC_FDC
 	bool
 
-config BOOT_RAW
-	bool
-
 config CEVT_BCM1480
 	bool
 
@@ -1887,6 +1884,18 @@ config SECCOMP
 
 	  If unsure, say Y. Only embedded should say N here.
 
+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


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