openwrtv4/target/linux/generic/patches-4.4/300-mips_expose_boot_raw.patch
Daniel Gimpelevich 993ad29359 kernel: Backport pending appended DTB handling patches
Backport patches from upstream Linux kernel which are making the
kernel stores the appended dtb not in the same resisters as defined in
the UHI specification, use a separate variable on MIPS.

Signed-off-by: Daniel Gimpelevich <daniel@gimpelevich.san-francisco.ca.us>
[some modifications]
Signed-off-by: Hauke Mehrtens <hauke@hauke-m.de>
2016-09-12 22:36:55 +02:00

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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
@@ -1032,9 +1032,6 @@ config FW_ARC
config ARCH_MAY_HAVE_PC_FDC
bool
-config BOOT_RAW
- bool
-
config CEVT_BCM1480
bool
@@ -2792,6 +2789,18 @@ choice
bool "Bootloader kernel arguments if available"
endchoice
+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