openwrt/target/linux/generic/pending-5.4/300-mips_expose_boot_raw.patch
John Audia 81995a5e77 kernel: bump 5.4 to 5.4.162
All patches automatically rebased.

Build system: x86_64
Build-tested: ramips/mt7621*

*I am hit with the binutils 2.37 bug so I had to revert 7f1edbd412
in order to downgrade to 2.35.1

Signed-off-by: John Audia <graysky@archlinux.us>
2021-11-28 16:32:45 +01:00

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From: Mark Miller <mark@mirell.org>
Subject: mips: expose CONFIG_BOOT_RAW
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
@@ -1074,9 +1074,6 @@ config FW_ARC
config ARCH_MAY_HAVE_PC_FDC
bool
-config BOOT_RAW
- bool
-
config CEVT_BCM1480
bool
@@ -3050,6 +3047,18 @@ choice
bool "Extend builtin kernel arguments with bootloader arguments"
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