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diff --git a/drivers/base/Kconfig b/drivers/base/Kconfig index 8f006f96ff5..ee377270beb 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 |