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author | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2009-09-16 08:27:10 -0700 |
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committer | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2009-09-16 08:27:10 -0700 |
commit | ab86e5765d41a5eb4239a1c04d613db87bea5ed8 (patch) | |
tree | a41224d4874c2f90e0b423786f00bedf6f3e8bfa /drivers/base/Kconfig | |
parent | 7ea61767e41e2baedd6a968d13f56026522e1207 (diff) | |
parent | 2b2af54a5bb6f7e80ccf78f20084b93c398c3a8b (diff) | |
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Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/driver-core-2.6
* git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/driver-core-2.6:
Driver Core: devtmpfs - kernel-maintained tmpfs-based /dev
debugfs: Modify default debugfs directory for debugging pktcdvd.
debugfs: Modified default dir of debugfs for debugging UHCI.
debugfs: Change debugfs directory of IWMC3200
debugfs: Change debuhgfs directory of trace-events-sample.h
debugfs: Fix mount directory of debugfs by default in events.txt
hpilo: add poll f_op
hpilo: add interrupt handler
hpilo: staging for interrupt handling
driver core: platform_device_add_data(): use kmemdup()
Driver core: Add support for compatibility classes
uio: add generic driver for PCI 2.3 devices
driver-core: move dma-coherent.c from kernel to driver/base
mem_class: fix bug
mem_class: use minor as index instead of searching the array
driver model: constify attribute groups
UIO: remove 'default n' from Kconfig
Driver core: Add accessor for device platform data
Driver core: move dev_get/set_drvdata to drivers/base/dd.c
Driver core: add new device to bus's list before probing
Diffstat (limited to 'drivers/base/Kconfig')
-rw-r--r-- | drivers/base/Kconfig | 25 |
1 files changed, 25 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/base/Kconfig b/drivers/base/Kconfig index 8f006f9..ee37727 100644 --- a/drivers/base/Kconfig +++ b/drivers/base/Kconfig @@ -8,6 +8,31 @@ config UEVENT_HELPER_PATH Path to uevent helper program forked by the kernel for every uevent. +config DEVTMPFS + bool "Create a kernel maintained /dev tmpfs (EXPERIMENTAL)" + depends on HOTPLUG && SHMEM && TMPFS + help + This creates a tmpfs filesystem, and mounts it at bootup + and mounts it at /dev. The kernel driver core creates device + nodes for all registered devices in that filesystem. All device + nodes are owned by root and have the default mode of 0600. + Userspace can add and delete the nodes as needed. This is + intended to simplify bootup, and make it possible to delay + the initial coldplug at bootup done by udev in userspace. + It should also provide a simpler way for rescue systems + to bring up a kernel with dynamic major/minor numbers. + Meaningful symlinks, permissions and device ownership must + still be handled by userspace. + If unsure, say N here. + +config DEVTMPFS_MOUNT + bool "Automount devtmpfs at /dev" + depends on DEVTMPFS + help + This will mount devtmpfs at /dev if the kernel mounts the root + filesystem. It will not affect initramfs based mounting. + If unsure, say N here. + config STANDALONE bool "Select only drivers that don't need compile-time external firmware" if EXPERIMENTAL default y |