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authorRon Yorston <rmy@pobox.com>2017-02-08 20:09:29 +0000
committerRon Yorston <rmy@pobox.com>2017-02-08 20:09:29 +0000
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@@ -8,9 +8,11 @@ menu "Linux Module Utilities"
8config MODPROBE_SMALL 8config MODPROBE_SMALL
9 bool "Simplified modutils" 9 bool "Simplified modutils"
10 default y 10 default y
11 select PLATFORM_LINUX
12 help 11 help
13 Simplified modutils. 12 Build smaller (~1.5 kbytes), simplified module tools.
13
14 This option by itself does not enable any applets -
15 you need to select applets individually below.
14 16
15 With this option modprobe does not require modules.dep file 17 With this option modprobe does not require modules.dep file
16 and does not use /etc/modules.conf file. 18 and does not use /etc/modules.conf file.
@@ -31,47 +33,38 @@ config MODPROBE_SMALL
31 Additional module parameters can be stored in 33 Additional module parameters can be stored in
32 /etc/modules/$module_name files. 34 /etc/modules/$module_name files.
33 35
34 Apart from modprobe, other utilities are also provided:
35 - insmod is an alias to modprobe
36 - rmmod is an alias to modprobe -r
37 - depmod generates modules.dep.bb
38
39INSERT 36INSERT
40 37
41comment "Options common to multiple modutils" 38comment "Options common to multiple modutils"
42 39
40config FEATURE_CMDLINE_MODULE_OPTIONS
41 bool "Accept module options on modprobe command line"
42 default y
43 depends on INSMOD || MODPROBE
44 help
45 Allow insmod and modprobe take module options from the applets'
46 command line.
47
48config FEATURE_MODPROBE_SMALL_CHECK_ALREADY_LOADED
49 bool "Skip loading of already loaded modules"
50 default y
51 depends on MODPROBE_SMALL && (DEPMOD || INSMOD || MODPROBE)
52 help
53 Check if the module is already loaded.
54
43config FEATURE_2_4_MODULES 55config FEATURE_2_4_MODULES
44 bool "Support version 2.2/2.4 Linux kernels" 56 bool "Support version 2.2/2.4 Linux kernels"
45 default n 57 default n
46 depends on INSMOD || RMMOD || LSMOD 58 depends on (INSMOD || LSMOD || MODPROBE || RMMOD) && !MODPROBE_SMALL
47 select PLATFORM_LINUX
48 help 59 help
49 Support module loading for 2.2.x and 2.4.x Linux kernels. 60 Support module loading for 2.2.x and 2.4.x Linux kernels.
50 This increases size considerably. Say N unless you plan 61 This increases size considerably. Say N unless you plan
51 to run ancient kernels. 62 to run ancient kernels.
52 63
53config FEATURE_INSMOD_TRY_MMAP
54 bool "Try to load module from a mmap'ed area"
55 default n
56 depends on INSMOD || MODPROBE_SMALL
57 select PLATFORM_LINUX
58 help
59 This option causes module loading code to try to mmap
60 module first. If it does not work (for example,
61 it does not work for compressed modules), module will be read
62 (and unpacked if needed) into a memory block allocated by malloc.
63
64 The only case when mmap works but malloc does not is when
65 you are trying to load a big module on a very memory-constrained
66 machine. Malloc will momentarily need 2x as much memory as mmap.
67
68 Choosing N saves about 250 bytes of code (on 32-bit x86).
69
70config FEATURE_INSMOD_VERSION_CHECKING 64config FEATURE_INSMOD_VERSION_CHECKING
71 bool "Enable module version checking" 65 bool "Enable module version checking"
72 default n 66 default n
73 depends on FEATURE_2_4_MODULES && (INSMOD || MODPROBE) 67 depends on FEATURE_2_4_MODULES && (INSMOD || MODPROBE)
74 select PLATFORM_LINUX
75 help 68 help
76 Support checking of versions for modules. This is used to 69 Support checking of versions for modules. This is used to
77 ensure that the kernel and module are made for each other. 70 ensure that the kernel and module are made for each other.
@@ -80,7 +73,6 @@ config FEATURE_INSMOD_KSYMOOPS_SYMBOLS
80 bool "Add module symbols to kernel symbol table" 73 bool "Add module symbols to kernel symbol table"
81 default n 74 default n
82 depends on FEATURE_2_4_MODULES && (INSMOD || MODPROBE) 75 depends on FEATURE_2_4_MODULES && (INSMOD || MODPROBE)
83 select PLATFORM_LINUX
84 help 76 help
85 By adding module symbols to the kernel symbol table, Oops messages 77 By adding module symbols to the kernel symbol table, Oops messages
86 occuring within kernel modules can be properly debugged. By enabling 78 occuring within kernel modules can be properly debugged. By enabling
@@ -92,7 +84,6 @@ config FEATURE_INSMOD_LOADINKMEM
92 bool "In kernel memory optimization (uClinux only)" 84 bool "In kernel memory optimization (uClinux only)"
93 default n 85 default n
94 depends on FEATURE_2_4_MODULES && (INSMOD || MODPROBE) 86 depends on FEATURE_2_4_MODULES && (INSMOD || MODPROBE)
95 select PLATFORM_LINUX
96 help 87 help
97 This is a special uClinux only memory optimization that lets insmod 88 This is a special uClinux only memory optimization that lets insmod
98 load the specified kernel module directly into kernel space, reducing 89 load the specified kernel module directly into kernel space, reducing
@@ -103,7 +94,6 @@ config FEATURE_INSMOD_LOAD_MAP
103 bool "Enable insmod load map (-m) option" 94 bool "Enable insmod load map (-m) option"
104 default n 95 default n
105 depends on FEATURE_2_4_MODULES && INSMOD 96 depends on FEATURE_2_4_MODULES && INSMOD
106 select PLATFORM_LINUX
107 help 97 help
108 Enabling this, one would be able to get a load map 98 Enabling this, one would be able to get a load map
109 output on stdout. This makes kernel module debugging 99 output on stdout. This makes kernel module debugging
@@ -114,8 +104,7 @@ config FEATURE_INSMOD_LOAD_MAP
114config FEATURE_INSMOD_LOAD_MAP_FULL 104config FEATURE_INSMOD_LOAD_MAP_FULL
115 bool "Symbols in load map" 105 bool "Symbols in load map"
116 default y 106 default y
117 depends on FEATURE_INSMOD_LOAD_MAP && !MODPROBE_SMALL 107 depends on FEATURE_INSMOD_LOAD_MAP
118 select PLATFORM_LINUX
119 help 108 help
120 Without this option, -m will only output section 109 Without this option, -m will only output section
121 load map. With this option, -m will also output 110 load map. With this option, -m will also output
@@ -125,18 +114,32 @@ config FEATURE_CHECK_TAINTED_MODULE
125 bool "Support tainted module checking with new kernels" 114 bool "Support tainted module checking with new kernels"
126 default y 115 default y
127 depends on (LSMOD || FEATURE_2_4_MODULES) && !MODPROBE_SMALL 116 depends on (LSMOD || FEATURE_2_4_MODULES) && !MODPROBE_SMALL
128 select PLATFORM_LINUX
129 help 117 help
130 Support checking for tainted modules. These are usually binary 118 Support checking for tainted modules. These are usually binary
131 only modules that will make the linux-kernel list ignore your 119 only modules that will make the linux-kernel list ignore your
132 support request. 120 support request.
133 This option is required to support GPLONLY modules. 121 This option is required to support GPLONLY modules.
134 122
123config FEATURE_INSMOD_TRY_MMAP
124 bool "Try to load module from a mmap'ed area"
125 default n
126 depends on (INSMOD || MODPROBE) && !MODPROBE_SMALL
127 help
128 This option causes module loading code to try to mmap
129 module first. If it does not work (for example,
130 it does not work for compressed modules), module will be read
131 (and unpacked if needed) into a memory block allocated by malloc.
132
133 The only case when mmap works but malloc does not is when
134 you are trying to load a big module on a very memory-constrained
135 machine. Malloc will momentarily need 2x as much memory as mmap.
136
137 Choosing N saves about 250 bytes of code (on 32-bit x86).
138
135config FEATURE_MODUTILS_ALIAS 139config FEATURE_MODUTILS_ALIAS
136 bool "Support for module.aliases file" 140 bool "Support module.aliases file"
137 default y 141 default y
138 depends on DEPMOD || MODPROBE 142 depends on (DEPMOD || MODPROBE) && !MODPROBE_SMALL
139 select PLATFORM_LINUX
140 help 143 help
141 Generate and parse modules.alias containing aliases for bus 144 Generate and parse modules.alias containing aliases for bus
142 identifiers: 145 identifiers:
@@ -150,10 +153,9 @@ config FEATURE_MODUTILS_ALIAS
150 Say Y if unsure. 153 Say Y if unsure.
151 154
152config FEATURE_MODUTILS_SYMBOLS 155config FEATURE_MODUTILS_SYMBOLS
153 bool "Support for module.symbols file" 156 bool "Support module.symbols file"
154 default y 157 default y
155 depends on DEPMOD || MODPROBE 158 depends on (DEPMOD || MODPROBE) && !MODPROBE_SMALL
156 select PLATFORM_LINUX
157 help 159 help
158 Generate and parse modules.symbols containing aliases for 160 Generate and parse modules.symbols containing aliases for
159 symbol_request() kernel calls, such as: 161 symbol_request() kernel calls, such as:
@@ -164,7 +166,7 @@ config FEATURE_MODUTILS_SYMBOLS
164config DEFAULT_MODULES_DIR 166config DEFAULT_MODULES_DIR
165 string "Default directory containing modules" 167 string "Default directory containing modules"
166 default "/lib/modules" 168 default "/lib/modules"
167 depends on DEPMOD || MODPROBE || MODPROBE_SMALL || MODINFO 169 depends on DEPMOD || MODPROBE || MODINFO
168 help 170 help
169 Directory that contains kernel modules. 171 Directory that contains kernel modules.
170 Defaults to "/lib/modules" 172 Defaults to "/lib/modules"
@@ -172,9 +174,13 @@ config DEFAULT_MODULES_DIR
172config DEFAULT_DEPMOD_FILE 174config DEFAULT_DEPMOD_FILE
173 string "Default name of modules.dep" 175 string "Default name of modules.dep"
174 default "modules.dep" 176 default "modules.dep"
175 depends on DEPMOD || MODPROBE || MODPROBE_SMALL || MODINFO 177 depends on DEPMOD || MODPROBE || MODINFO
176 help 178 help
177 Filename that contains kernel modules dependencies. 179 Filename that contains kernel modules dependencies.
178 Defaults to "modules.dep" 180 Defaults to "modules.dep".
181 If you configured the "simplified modutils" (MODPROBE_SMALL), a
182 ".bb" suffix will be added after this name. Do not specify ".bb"
183 here unless you intend your depmod or modprobe to work on
184 "modules.dep.bb.bb" or such.
179 185
180endmenu 186endmenu