#
# For a description of the syntax of this configuration file,
-# see scripts/kbuild/config-language.txt.
+# see docs/Kconfig-language.txt.
#
menu "Linux Module Utilities"
bool "Simplified modutils"
default y
help
- Build smaller (~1.5 kbytes), simplified module tools.
+ Build smaller (~1.5 kbytes), simplified module tools.
- This option by itself does not enable any applets -
- you need to select applets individually below.
+ This option by itself does not enable any applets -
+ you need to select applets individually below.
- With this option modprobe does not require modules.dep file
- and does not use /etc/modules.conf file.
- It scans module files in /lib/modules/`uname -r` and
- determines dependencies and module alias names on the fly.
- This may make module loading slower, most notably
- when one needs to load module by alias (this requires
- scanning through module _bodies_).
+ With this option modprobe does not require modules.dep file
+ and does not use /etc/modules.conf file.
+ It scans module files in /lib/modules/`uname -r` and
+ determines dependencies and module alias names on the fly.
+ This may make module loading slower, most notably
+ when one needs to load module by alias (this requires
+ scanning through module _bodies_).
- At the first attempt to load a module by alias modprobe
- will try to generate modules.dep.bb file in order to speed up
- future loads by alias. Failure to do so (read-only /lib/modules,
- etc) is not reported, and future modprobes will be slow too.
+ At the first attempt to load a module by alias modprobe
+ will try to generate modules.dep.bb file in order to speed up
+ future loads by alias. Failure to do so (read-only /lib/modules,
+ etc) is not reported, and future modprobes will be slow too.
- NB: modules.dep.bb file format is not compatible
- with modules.dep file as created/used by standard module tools.
+ NB: modules.dep.bb file format is not compatible
+ with modules.dep file as created/used by standard module tools.
- Additional module parameters can be stored in
- /etc/modules/$module_name files.
+ Additional module parameters can be stored in
+ /etc/modules/$module_name files.
INSERT
default y
depends on INSMOD || MODPROBE
help
- Allow insmod and modprobe take module options from the applets'
- command line.
+ Allow insmod and modprobe take module options from the applets'
+ command line.
config FEATURE_MODPROBE_SMALL_CHECK_ALREADY_LOADED
bool "Skip loading of already loaded modules"
default y
depends on MODPROBE_SMALL && (DEPMOD || INSMOD || MODPROBE)
help
- Check if the module is already loaded.
+ Check if the module is already loaded.
config FEATURE_2_4_MODULES
bool "Support version 2.2/2.4 Linux kernels"
default n
depends on (INSMOD || LSMOD || MODPROBE || RMMOD) && !MODPROBE_SMALL
help
- Support module loading for 2.2.x and 2.4.x Linux kernels.
- This increases size considerably. Say N unless you plan
- to run ancient kernels.
+ Support module loading for 2.2.x and 2.4.x Linux kernels.
+ This increases size considerably. Say N unless you plan
+ to run ancient kernels.
config FEATURE_INSMOD_VERSION_CHECKING
bool "Enable module version checking"
default n
depends on FEATURE_2_4_MODULES && (INSMOD || MODPROBE)
help
- Support checking of versions for modules. This is used to
- ensure that the kernel and module are made for each other.
+ Support checking of versions for modules. This is used to
+ ensure that the kernel and module are made for each other.
config FEATURE_INSMOD_KSYMOOPS_SYMBOLS
bool "Add module symbols to kernel symbol table"
default n
depends on FEATURE_2_4_MODULES && (INSMOD || MODPROBE)
help
- By adding module symbols to the kernel symbol table, Oops messages
- occuring within kernel modules can be properly debugged. By enabling
- this feature, module symbols will always be added to the kernel symbol
- table for proper debugging support. If you are not interested in
- Oops messages from kernel modules, say N.
+ By adding module symbols to the kernel symbol table, Oops messages
+ occurring within kernel modules can be properly debugged. By enabling
+ this feature, module symbols will always be added to the kernel symbol
+ table for proper debugging support. If you are not interested in
+ Oops messages from kernel modules, say N.
config FEATURE_INSMOD_LOADINKMEM
bool "In kernel memory optimization (uClinux only)"
default n
depends on FEATURE_2_4_MODULES && (INSMOD || MODPROBE)
help
- This is a special uClinux only memory optimization that lets insmod
- load the specified kernel module directly into kernel space, reducing
- memory usage by preventing the need for two copies of the module
- being loaded into memory.
+ This is a special uClinux only memory optimization that lets insmod
+ load the specified kernel module directly into kernel space, reducing
+ memory usage by preventing the need for two copies of the module
+ being loaded into memory.
config FEATURE_INSMOD_LOAD_MAP
bool "Enable insmod load map (-m) option"
default n
depends on FEATURE_2_4_MODULES && INSMOD
help
- Enabling this, one would be able to get a load map
- output on stdout. This makes kernel module debugging
- easier.
- If you don't plan to debug kernel modules, you
- don't need this option.
+ Enabling this, one would be able to get a load map
+ output on stdout. This makes kernel module debugging
+ easier.
+ If you don't plan to debug kernel modules, you
+ don't need this option.
config FEATURE_INSMOD_LOAD_MAP_FULL
bool "Symbols in load map"
default y
depends on FEATURE_INSMOD_LOAD_MAP
help
- Without this option, -m will only output section
- load map. With this option, -m will also output
- symbols load map.
+ Without this option, -m will only output section
+ load map. With this option, -m will also output
+ symbols load map.
config FEATURE_CHECK_TAINTED_MODULE
bool "Support tainted module checking with new kernels"
default y
depends on (LSMOD || FEATURE_2_4_MODULES) && !MODPROBE_SMALL
help
- Support checking for tainted modules. These are usually binary
- only modules that will make the linux-kernel list ignore your
- support request.
- This option is required to support GPLONLY modules.
+ Support checking for tainted modules. These are usually binary
+ only modules that will make the linux-kernel list ignore your
+ support request.
+ This option is required to support GPLONLY modules.
config FEATURE_INSMOD_TRY_MMAP
bool "Try to load module from a mmap'ed area"
default n
depends on (INSMOD || MODPROBE) && !MODPROBE_SMALL
help
- This option causes module loading code to try to mmap
- module first. If it does not work (for example,
- it does not work for compressed modules), module will be read
- (and unpacked if needed) into a memory block allocated by malloc.
+ This option causes module loading code to try to mmap
+ module first. If it does not work (for example,
+ it does not work for compressed modules), module will be read
+ (and unpacked if needed) into a memory block allocated by malloc.
- The only case when mmap works but malloc does not is when
- you are trying to load a big module on a very memory-constrained
- machine. Malloc will momentarily need 2x as much memory as mmap.
+ The only case when mmap works but malloc does not is when
+ you are trying to load a big module on a very memory-constrained
+ machine. Malloc will momentarily need 2x as much memory as mmap.
- Choosing N saves about 250 bytes of code (on 32-bit x86).
+ Choosing N saves about 250 bytes of code (on 32-bit x86).
config FEATURE_MODUTILS_ALIAS
bool "Support module.aliases file"
default y
depends on (DEPMOD || MODPROBE) && !MODPROBE_SMALL
help
- Generate and parse modules.alias containing aliases for bus
- identifiers:
- alias pcmcia:m*c*f03fn*pfn*pa*pb*pc*pd* parport_cs
+ Generate and parse modules.alias containing aliases for bus
+ identifiers:
+ alias pcmcia:m*c*f03fn*pfn*pa*pb*pc*pd* parport_cs
- and aliases for logical modules names e.g.:
- alias padlock_aes aes
- alias aes_i586 aes
- alias aes_generic aes
+ and aliases for logical modules names e.g.:
+ alias padlock_aes aes
+ alias aes_i586 aes
+ alias aes_generic aes
- Say Y if unsure.
+ Say Y if unsure.
config FEATURE_MODUTILS_SYMBOLS
bool "Support module.symbols file"
default y
depends on (DEPMOD || MODPROBE) && !MODPROBE_SMALL
help
- Generate and parse modules.symbols containing aliases for
- symbol_request() kernel calls, such as:
- alias symbol:usb_sg_init usbcore
+ Generate and parse modules.symbols containing aliases for
+ symbol_request() kernel calls, such as:
+ alias symbol:usb_sg_init usbcore
- Say Y if unsure.
+ Say Y if unsure.
config DEFAULT_MODULES_DIR
string "Default directory containing modules"
default "/lib/modules"
depends on DEPMOD || MODPROBE || MODINFO
help
- Directory that contains kernel modules.
- Defaults to "/lib/modules"
+ Directory that contains kernel modules.
+ Defaults to "/lib/modules"
config DEFAULT_DEPMOD_FILE
string "Default name of modules.dep"
default "modules.dep"
depends on DEPMOD || MODPROBE || MODINFO
help
- Filename that contains kernel modules dependencies.
- Defaults to "modules.dep".
- If you configured the "simplified modutils" (MODPROBE_SMALL), a
- ".bb" suffix will be added after this name. Do not specify ".bb"
- here unless you intend your depmod or modprobe to work on
- "modules.dep.bb.bb" or such.
+ Filename that contains kernel modules dependencies.
+ Defaults to "modules.dep".
+ If you configured the "simplified modutils" (MODPROBE_SMALL), a
+ ".bb" suffix will be added after this name. Do not specify ".bb"
+ here unless you intend your depmod or modprobe to work on
+ "modules.dep.bb.bb" or such.
endmenu
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