1 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
2 menu "Generic Driver Options"
5 bool "Support for uevent helper"
8 The uevent helper program is forked by the kernel for
10 Before the switch to the netlink-based uevent source, this was
11 used to hook hotplug scripts into kernel device events. It
12 usually pointed to a shell script at /sbin/hotplug.
13 This should not be used today, because usual systems create
14 many events at bootup or device discovery in a very short time
15 frame. One forked process per event can create so many processes
16 that it creates a high system load, or on smaller systems
17 it is known to create out-of-memory situations during bootup.
19 config UEVENT_HELPER_PATH
20 string "path to uevent helper"
21 depends on UEVENT_HELPER
24 To disable user space helper program execution at by default
25 specify an empty string here. This setting can still be altered
26 via /proc/sys/kernel/hotplug or via /sys/kernel/uevent_helper
30 bool "Maintain a devtmpfs filesystem to mount at /dev"
32 This creates a tmpfs/ramfs filesystem instance early at bootup.
33 In this filesystem, the kernel driver core maintains device
34 nodes with their default names and permissions for all
35 registered devices with an assigned major/minor number.
36 Userspace can modify the filesystem content as needed, add
37 symlinks, and apply needed permissions.
38 It provides a fully functional /dev directory, where usually
39 udev runs on top, managing permissions and adding meaningful
41 In very limited environments, it may provide a sufficient
42 functional /dev without any further help. It also allows simple
43 rescue systems, and reliably handles dynamic major/minor numbers.
45 Notice: if CONFIG_TMPFS isn't enabled, the simpler ramfs
46 file system will be used instead.
49 bool "Automount devtmpfs at /dev, after the kernel mounted the rootfs"
52 This will instruct the kernel to automatically mount the
53 devtmpfs filesystem at /dev, directly after the kernel has
54 mounted the root filesystem. The behavior can be overridden
55 with the commandline parameter: devtmpfs.mount=0|1.
56 This option does not affect initramfs based booting, here
57 the devtmpfs filesystem always needs to be mounted manually
58 after the rootfs is mounted.
59 With this option enabled, it allows to bring up a system in
60 rescue mode with init=/bin/sh, even when the /dev directory
61 on the rootfs is completely empty.
64 bool "Select only drivers that don't need compile-time external firmware"
67 Select this option if you don't have magic firmware for drivers that
72 config PREVENT_FIRMWARE_BUILD
73 bool "Prevent firmware from being built"
76 Say yes to avoid building firmware. Firmware is usually shipped
77 with the driver and only when updating the firmware should a
79 If unsure, say Y here.
82 tristate "Userspace firmware loading support" if EXPERT
85 This option is provided for the case where none of the in-tree modules
86 require userspace firmware loading support, but a module built
90 string "External firmware blobs to build into the kernel binary"
93 Various drivers in the kernel source tree may require firmware,
94 which is generally available in your distribution's linux-firmware
97 The linux-firmware package should install firmware into
98 /lib/firmware/ on your system, so they can be loaded by userspace
101 This option allows firmware to be built into the kernel for the case
102 where the user either cannot or doesn't want to provide it from
103 userspace at runtime (for example, when the firmware in question is
104 required for accessing the boot device, and the user doesn't want to
107 This option is a string and takes the (space-separated) names of the
108 firmware files -- the same names that appear in MODULE_FIRMWARE()
109 and request_firmware() in the source. These files should exist under
110 the directory specified by the EXTRA_FIRMWARE_DIR option, which is
111 /lib/firmware by default.
113 For example, you might set CONFIG_EXTRA_FIRMWARE="usb8388.bin", copy
114 the usb8388.bin file into /lib/firmware, and build the kernel. Then
115 any request_firmware("usb8388.bin") will be satisfied internally
116 without needing to call out to userspace.
118 WARNING: If you include additional firmware files into your binary
119 kernel image that are not available under the terms of the GPL,
120 then it may be a violation of the GPL to distribute the resulting
121 image since it combines both GPL and non-GPL work. You should
122 consult a lawyer of your own before distributing such an image.
124 config EXTRA_FIRMWARE_DIR
125 string "Firmware blobs root directory"
126 depends on EXTRA_FIRMWARE != ""
127 default "/lib/firmware"
129 This option controls the directory in which the kernel build system
130 looks for the firmware files listed in the EXTRA_FIRMWARE option.
132 config FW_LOADER_USER_HELPER
135 config FW_LOADER_USER_HELPER_FALLBACK
136 bool "Fallback user-helper invocation for firmware loading"
138 select FW_LOADER_USER_HELPER
140 This option enables / disables the invocation of user-helper
141 (e.g. udev) for loading firmware files as a fallback after the
142 direct file loading in kernel fails. The user-mode helper is
143 no longer required unless you have a special firmware file that
144 resides in a non-standard path. Moreover, the udev support has
145 been deprecated upstream.
147 If you are unsure about this, say N here.
149 config WANT_DEV_COREDUMP
152 Drivers should "select" this option if they desire to use the
153 device coredump mechanism.
155 config ALLOW_DEV_COREDUMP
156 bool "Allow device coredump" if EXPERT
159 This option controls if the device coredump mechanism is available or
160 not; if disabled, the mechanism will be omitted even if drivers that
161 can use it are enabled.
162 Say 'N' for more sensitive systems or systems that don't want
163 to ever access the information to not have the code, nor keep any
170 default y if WANT_DEV_COREDUMP
171 depends on ALLOW_DEV_COREDUMP
174 bool "Driver Core verbose debug messages"
175 depends on DEBUG_KERNEL
177 Say Y here if you want the Driver core to produce a bunch of
178 debug messages to the system log. Select this if you are having a
179 problem with the driver core and want to see more of what is
182 If you are unsure about this, say N here.
185 bool "Managed device resources verbose debug messages"
186 depends on DEBUG_KERNEL
188 This option enables kernel parameter devres.log. If set to
189 non-zero, devres debug messages are printed. Select this if
190 you are having a problem with devres or want to debug
191 resource management for a managed device. devres.log can be
192 switched on and off from sysfs node.
194 If you are unsure about this, Say N here.
196 config DEBUG_TEST_DRIVER_REMOVE
197 bool "Test driver remove calls during probe (UNSTABLE)"
198 depends on DEBUG_KERNEL
200 Say Y here if you want the Driver core to test driver remove functions
201 by calling probe, remove, probe. This tests the remove path without
202 having to unbind the driver or unload the driver module.
204 This option is expected to find errors and may render your system
205 unusable. You should say N here unless you are explicitly looking to
206 test this functionality.
208 source "drivers/base/test/Kconfig"
210 config SYS_HYPERVISOR
214 config GENERIC_CPU_DEVICES
218 config GENERIC_CPU_AUTOPROBE
221 config GENERIC_CPU_VULNERABILITIES
228 source "drivers/base/regmap/Kconfig"
230 config DMA_SHARED_BUFFER
236 This option enables the framework for buffer-sharing between
237 multiple drivers. A buffer is associated with a file using driver
238 APIs extension; the file's descriptor can then be passed on to other
241 config DMA_FENCE_TRACE
242 bool "Enable verbose DMA_FENCE_TRACE messages"
243 depends on DMA_SHARED_BUFFER
245 Enable the DMA_FENCE_TRACE printks. This will add extra
246 spam to the console log, but will make it easier to diagnose
247 lockup related problems for dma-buffers shared across multiple
251 bool "DMA Contiguous Memory Allocator"
252 depends on HAVE_DMA_CONTIGUOUS && CMA
254 This enables the Contiguous Memory Allocator which allows drivers
255 to allocate big physically-contiguous blocks of memory for use with
256 hardware components that do not support I/O map nor scatter-gather.
258 You can disable CMA by specifying "cma=0" on the kernel's command
261 For more information see <include/linux/dma-contiguous.h>.
265 comment "Default contiguous memory area size:"
267 config CMA_SIZE_MBYTES
268 int "Size in Mega Bytes"
269 depends on !CMA_SIZE_SEL_PERCENTAGE
273 Defines the size (in MiB) of the default memory area for Contiguous
274 Memory Allocator. If the size of 0 is selected, CMA is disabled by
275 default, but it can be enabled by passing cma=size[MG] to the kernel.
278 config CMA_SIZE_PERCENTAGE
279 int "Percentage of total memory"
280 depends on !CMA_SIZE_SEL_MBYTES
284 Defines the size of the default memory area for Contiguous Memory
285 Allocator as a percentage of the total memory in the system.
286 If 0 percent is selected, CMA is disabled by default, but it can be
287 enabled by passing cma=size[MG] to the kernel.
290 prompt "Selected region size"
291 default CMA_SIZE_SEL_MBYTES
293 config CMA_SIZE_SEL_MBYTES
294 bool "Use mega bytes value only"
296 config CMA_SIZE_SEL_PERCENTAGE
297 bool "Use percentage value only"
299 config CMA_SIZE_SEL_MIN
300 bool "Use lower value (minimum)"
302 config CMA_SIZE_SEL_MAX
303 bool "Use higher value (maximum)"
308 int "Maximum PAGE_SIZE order of alignment for contiguous buffers"
312 DMA mapping framework by default aligns all buffers to the smallest
313 PAGE_SIZE order which is greater than or equal to the requested buffer
314 size. This works well for buffers up to a few hundreds kilobytes, but
315 for larger buffers it just a memory waste. With this parameter you can
316 specify the maximum PAGE_SIZE order for contiguous buffers. Larger
317 buffers will be aligned only to this specified order. The order is
318 expressed as a power of two multiplied by the PAGE_SIZE.
320 For example, if your system defaults to 4KiB pages, the order value
321 of 8 means that the buffers will be aligned up to 1MiB only.
323 If unsure, leave the default value "8".
327 config GENERIC_ARCH_TOPOLOGY
330 Enable support for architectures common topology code: e.g., parsing
331 CPU capacity information from DT, usage of such information for
332 appropriate scaling, sysfs interface for changing capacity values at