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@@ -5,6 +5,20 @@
5 5
6menu "Linux Module Utilities" 6menu "Linux Module Utilities"
7 7
8config DEFAULT_MODULES_DIR
9 string "Default directory containing modules"
10 default "/lib/modules"
11 help
12 Directory that contains kernel modules.
13 Defaults to "/lib/modules"
14
15config DEFAULT_DEPMOD_FILE
16 string "Default name of modules.dep"
17 default "modules.dep"
18 help
19 Filename that contains kernel modules dependencies.
20 Defaults to "modules.dep"
21
8config MODPROBE_SMALL 22config MODPROBE_SMALL
9 bool "Simplified modutils" 23 bool "Simplified modutils"
10 default n 24 default n
@@ -54,48 +68,83 @@ config FEATURE_MODPROBE_SMALL_CHECK_ALREADY_LOADED
54 Check if the module is already loaded. 68 Check if the module is already loaded.
55 N.B. It's racy. 69 N.B. It's racy.
56 70
57config DEPMOD 71config INSMOD
58 bool "depmod" 72 bool "insmod"
59 default n 73 default n
60 depends on !MODPROBE_SMALL 74 depends on !MODPROBE_SMALL
61 help 75 help
62 depmod generates modules.dep (FIXME: elaborate) 76 insmod is used to load specified modules in the running kernel.
63 77
64config FEATURE_DEPMOD_PRUNE_FANCY 78config RMMOD
65 bool "Fancy dependency pruning" 79 bool "rmmod"
66 default n 80 default n
67 depends on DEPMOD 81 depends on !MODPROBE_SMALL
68 help 82 help
69 By default modules.dep contains all dependencies as listed by 83 rmmod is used to unload specified modules from the kernel.
70 the modules.
71 If you enable this option then we remove implied modules from
72 the dependencies.
73 This makes depmod somewhat bigger but generates a smaller
74 modules.dep file.
75 84
76 If unsure, say N. 85config LSMOD
86 bool "lsmod"
87 default n
88 depends on !MODPROBE_SMALL
89 help
90 lsmod is used to display a list of loaded modules.
77 91
78config FEATURE_DEPMOD_ALIAS 92config FEATURE_LSMOD_PRETTY_2_6_OUTPUT
79 bool "Alias support" 93 bool "Pretty output"
80 default n 94 default n
81 depends on DEPMOD 95 depends on LSMOD
82 help 96 help
83 By default modules.dep does not contain alias information. 97 This option makes output format of lsmod adjusted to
84 Enable this to emit aliases of the form: 98 the format of module-init-tools for Linux kernel 2.6.
99 Increases size somewhat.
85 100
86 alias pcmcia:m*c*f03fn*pfn*pa*pb*pc*pd* parport_cs 101config MODPROBE
102 bool "modprobe"
103 default n
104 depends on !MODPROBE_SMALL
105 help
106 Handle the loading of modules, and their dependencies on a high
107 level.
87 108
88config INSMOD 109 Note that in the state, modprobe does not understand multiple
89 bool "insmod" 110 module options from the configuration file. See option below.
111
112config FEATURE_MODPROBE_BLACKLIST
113 bool
114 prompt "Blacklist support"
115 default n
116 depends on MODPROBE
117 help
118 Say 'y' here to enable support for the 'blacklist' command in
119 modprobe.conf. This prevents the alias resolver to resolve
120 blacklisted modules. This is useful if you want to prevent your
121 hardware autodetection scripts to load modules like evdev, frame
122 buffer drivers etc.
123
124config DEPMOD
125 bool "depmod"
90 default n 126 default n
91 depends on !MODPROBE_SMALL 127 depends on !MODPROBE_SMALL
92 help 128 help
93 insmod is used to load specified modules in the running kernel. 129 depmod generates modules.dep (and potentially modules.alias
130 and modules.symbols) that contain dependency information
131 for modprobe.
132
133comment "Options common to multiple modutils"
134
135config FEATURE_2_4_MODULES
136 bool "Support version 2.2/2.4 Linux kernels"
137 default n
138 depends on INSMOD || RMMOD || LSMOD
139 help
140 Support module loading for 2.2.x and 2.4.x Linux kernels.
141 This increases size considerably. Say N unless you plan
142 to run ancient kernels.
94 143
95config FEATURE_INSMOD_VERSION_CHECKING 144config FEATURE_INSMOD_VERSION_CHECKING
96 bool "Module version checking" 145 bool "Enable module version checking"
97 default n 146 default n
98 depends on INSMOD && FEATURE_2_4_MODULES 147 depends on FEATURE_2_4_MODULES && (INSMOD || MODPROBE)
99 help 148 help
100 Support checking of versions for modules. This is used to 149 Support checking of versions for modules. This is used to
101 ensure that the kernel and module are made for each other. 150 ensure that the kernel and module are made for each other.
@@ -103,7 +152,7 @@ config FEATURE_INSMOD_VERSION_CHECKING
103config FEATURE_INSMOD_KSYMOOPS_SYMBOLS 152config FEATURE_INSMOD_KSYMOOPS_SYMBOLS
104 bool "Add module symbols to kernel symbol table" 153 bool "Add module symbols to kernel symbol table"
105 default n 154 default n
106 depends on INSMOD && FEATURE_2_4_MODULES 155 depends on FEATURE_2_4_MODULES && (INSMOD || MODPROBE)
107 help 156 help
108 By adding module symbols to the kernel symbol table, Oops messages 157 By adding module symbols to the kernel symbol table, Oops messages
109 occuring within kernel modules can be properly debugged. By enabling 158 occuring within kernel modules can be properly debugged. By enabling
@@ -114,7 +163,7 @@ config FEATURE_INSMOD_KSYMOOPS_SYMBOLS
114config FEATURE_INSMOD_LOADINKMEM 163config FEATURE_INSMOD_LOADINKMEM
115 bool "In kernel memory optimization (uClinux only)" 164 bool "In kernel memory optimization (uClinux only)"
116 default n 165 default n
117 depends on INSMOD && FEATURE_2_4_MODULES 166 depends on FEATURE_2_4_MODULES && (INSMOD || MODPROBE)
118 help 167 help
119 This is a special uClinux only memory optimization that lets insmod 168 This is a special uClinux only memory optimization that lets insmod
120 load the specified kernel module directly into kernel space, reducing 169 load the specified kernel module directly into kernel space, reducing
@@ -122,9 +171,9 @@ config FEATURE_INSMOD_LOADINKMEM
122 being loaded into memory. 171 being loaded into memory.
123 172
124config FEATURE_INSMOD_LOAD_MAP 173config FEATURE_INSMOD_LOAD_MAP
125 bool "Enable load map (-m) option" 174 bool "Enable insmod load map (-m) option"
126 default n 175 default n
127 depends on INSMOD && ( FEATURE_2_4_MODULES || FEATURE_2_6_MODULES ) 176 depends on FEATURE_2_4_MODULES && INSMOD
128 help 177 help
129 Enabling this, one would be able to get a load map 178 Enabling this, one would be able to get a load map
130 output on stdout. This makes kernel module debugging 179 output on stdout. This makes kernel module debugging
@@ -135,138 +184,47 @@ config FEATURE_INSMOD_LOAD_MAP
135config FEATURE_INSMOD_LOAD_MAP_FULL 184config FEATURE_INSMOD_LOAD_MAP_FULL
136 bool "Symbols in load map" 185 bool "Symbols in load map"
137 default y 186 default y
138 depends on FEATURE_INSMOD_LOAD_MAP 187 depends on FEATURE_INSMOD_LOAD_MAP && !MODPROBE_SMALL
139 help 188 help
140 Without this option, -m will only output section 189 Without this option, -m will only output section
141 load map. With this option, -m will also output 190 load map. With this option, -m will also output
142 symbols load map. 191 symbols load map.
143 192
144config RMMOD
145 bool "rmmod"
146 default n
147 depends on !MODPROBE_SMALL
148 help
149 rmmod is used to unload specified modules from the kernel.
150
151config LSMOD
152 bool "lsmod"
153 default n
154 depends on !MODPROBE_SMALL
155 help
156 lsmod is used to display a list of loaded modules.
157
158config FEATURE_LSMOD_PRETTY_2_6_OUTPUT
159 bool "Pretty output for 2.6.x Linux kernels"
160 default n
161 depends on LSMOD
162 help
163 This option makes output format of lsmod adjusted to
164 the format of module-init-tools for Linux kernel 2.6.
165
166config MODPROBE
167 bool "modprobe"
168 default n
169 depends on !MODPROBE_SMALL
170 help
171 Handle the loading of modules, and their dependencies on a high
172 level.
173
174 Note that in the state, modprobe does not understand multiple
175 module options from the configuration file. See option below.
176
177config FEATURE_MODPROBE_MULTIPLE_OPTIONS
178 bool
179 prompt "Multiple options parsing"
180 default y
181 depends on MODPROBE
182 help
183 Allow modprobe to understand more than one option to pass to
184 modules.
185
186 This is a WIP, while waiting for a common argument parsing
187 common amongst all BB applets (shell, modprobe, etc...) and
188 adds around 600 bytes on x86, 700 bytes on ARM. The code is
189 biggish and uggly, but just works.
190
191 Saying Y here is not a bad idea if you're not that short
192 on storage capacity.
193
194config FEATURE_MODPROBE_FANCY_ALIAS
195 bool
196 prompt "Fancy alias parsing"
197 default y
198 depends on MODPROBE && FEATURE_2_6_MODULES
199 help
200 Say 'y' here to enable parsing of aliases with underscore/dash
201 mismatch between module name and file name, along with bus-specific
202 aliases (such as pci:... or usb:... aliases).
203
204config FEATURE_MODPROBE_BLACKLIST
205 bool
206 prompt "Blacklist support"
207 default n
208 depends on MODPROBE && FEATURE_2_6_MODULES
209 help
210 Say 'y' here to enable support for the 'blacklist' command in
211 modprobe.conf. This prevents the alias resolver to resolve
212 blacklisted modules. This is useful if you want to prevent your
213 hardware autodetection scripts to load modules like evdev, frame
214 buffer drivers etc.
215
216comment "Options common to multiple modutils"
217 depends on INSMOD || RMMOD || MODPROBE || LSMOD || DEPMOD
218
219config FEATURE_CHECK_TAINTED_MODULE 193config FEATURE_CHECK_TAINTED_MODULE
220 # Simulate indentation
221 bool "Support tainted module checking with new kernels" 194 bool "Support tainted module checking with new kernels"
222 default y 195 default y
223 depends on INSMOD || LSMOD 196 depends on !MODPROBE_SMALL
224 help 197 help
225 Support checking for tainted modules. These are usually binary 198 Support checking for tainted modules. These are usually binary
226 only modules that will make the linux-kernel list ignore your 199 only modules that will make the linux-kernel list ignore your
227 support request. 200 support request.
228 This option is required to support GPLONLY modules. 201 This option is required to support GPLONLY modules.
229 202
230config FEATURE_2_4_MODULES 203config FEATURE_MODUTILS_ALIAS
231 # Simulate indentation 204 bool "Support for module.aliases file"
232 bool "Support version 2.2.x to 2.4.x Linux kernels"
233 default y 205 default y
234 depends on INSMOD || RMMOD || MODPROBE 206 depends on DEPMOD || MODPROBE
235 help 207 help
236 Support module loading for 2.2.x and 2.4.x Linux kernels. 208 Generate and parse modules.alias containing aliases for bus
209 identifiers:
210 alias pcmcia:m*c*f03fn*pfn*pa*pb*pc*pd* parport_cs
237 211
238 Note: 212 and aliases for logical modules names e.g.:
239 This is automatically enabled if 2.6 modules are not enabled. 213 alias padlock_aes aes
214 alias aes_i586 aes
215 alias aes_generic aes
240 216
241config FEATURE_2_6_MODULES 217 Say Y if unsure.
242 # Simulate indentation
243 bool "Support version 2.6.x Linux kernels"
244 default y
245 depends on INSMOD || RMMOD || MODPROBE
246 help
247 Support module loading for newer 2.6.x Linux kernels.
248
249config DEFAULT_MODULES_DIR
250 # Simulate indentation
251 string "Default directory containing modules"
252 default "/lib/modules"
253 depends on INSMOD || RMMOD || MODPROBE || MODPROBE_SMALL || DEPMOD
254 help
255 Directory that contains kernel modules.
256 Defaults to "/lib/modules"
257 218
258config DEFAULT_DEPMOD_FILE 219config FEATURE_MODUTILS_SYMBOLS
259 # Simulate indentation 220 bool "Support for module.symbols file"
260 string "Default name of modules.dep" 221 default y
261 default "modules.dep" 222 depends on DEPMOD || MODPROBE
262 depends on INSMOD || RMMOD || MODPROBE || MODPROBE_SMALL || DEPMOD
263 help 223 help
264 Filename that contains kernel modules dependencies. 224 Generate and parse modules.symbols containing aliases for
265 Defaults to "modules.dep" 225 symbol_request() kernel calls, such as:
226 alias symbol:usb_sg_init usbcore
266 227
267config FEATURE_QUERY_MODULE_INTERFACE 228 Say Y if unsure.
268 bool
269 default y
270 depends on FEATURE_2_4_MODULES && !FEATURE_2_6_MODULES
271 229
272endmenu 230endmenu