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authorRob Ward <robert.ward114@googlemail.com>2014-12-07 15:40:33 +0000
committerGreg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>2015-01-12 05:04:11 -0800
commit73f0718e74e25ac7381450a7a21257b8f26f43f0 (patch)
tree573cc25a7fa4ca6f31473f58a44cf1eebead3646 /drivers/char/Kconfig
parent769105aa740dc0428f2585ec99c457d30aaab364 (diff)
drivers: char: mem: Make /dev/mem an optional device
Adds Kconfig option CONFIG_DEVMEM that allows the /dev/mem device to be disabled. Option defaults to /dev/mem enabled. Signed-off-by: Rob Ward <robert.ward114@googlemail.com> Acked-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
Diffstat (limited to 'drivers/char/Kconfig')
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1 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/char/Kconfig b/drivers/char/Kconfig
index efefd12a0f7b..a4af8221751e 100644
--- a/drivers/char/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/char/Kconfig
@@ -6,6 +6,15 @@ menu "Character devices"
source "drivers/tty/Kconfig"
+config DEVMEM
+ bool "/dev/mem virtual device support"
+ default y
+ help
+ Say Y here if you want to support the /dev/mem device.
+ The /dev/mem device is used to access areas of physical
+ memory.
+ When in doubt, say "Y".
+
config DEVKMEM
bool "/dev/kmem virtual device support"
default y