Merge tag 'driver-core-4.18-rc1' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/driver-core

Pull driver core updates from Greg KH:
 "Here is the driver core patchset for 4.18-rc1.

  The large chunk of these are firmware core documentation and api
  updates. Nothing major there, just better descriptions for others to
  be able to understand the firmware code better. There's also a user
  for a new firmware api call.

  Other than that, there are some minor updates for debugfs, kernfs, and
  the driver core itself.

  All of these have been in linux-next for a while with no reported
  issues"

* tag 'driver-core-4.18-rc1' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/driver-core: (23 commits)
  driver core: hold dev's parent lock when needed
  driver-core: return EINVAL error instead of BUG_ON()
  driver core: add __printf verification to device_create_groups_vargs
  mm: memory_hotplug: use put_device() if device_register fail
  base: core: fix typo 'can by' to 'can be'
  debugfs: inode: debugfs_create_dir uses mode permission from parent
  debugfs: Re-use kstrtobool_from_user()
  Documentation: clarify firmware_class provenance and why we can't rename the module
  Documentation: remove stale firmware API reference
  Documentation: fix few typos and clarifications for the firmware loader
  ath10k: re-enable the firmware fallback mechanism for testmode
  ath10k: use firmware_request_nowarn() to load firmware
  firmware: add firmware_request_nowarn() - load firmware without warnings
  firmware_loader: make firmware_fallback_sysfs() print more useful
  firmware_loader: move kconfig FW_LOADER entries to its own file
  firmware_loader: replace ---help--- with help
  firmware_loader: enhance Kconfig documentation over FW_LOADER
  firmware_loader: document firmware_sysfs_fallback()
  firmware: rename fw_sysfs_fallback to firmware_fallback_sysfs()
  firmware: use () to terminate kernel-doc function names
  ...

1 files changed, 17 insertions, 73 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/base/Kconfig b/drivers/base/Kconfig
index 29b0eb452b3a..3e63a900b330 100644
--- a/drivers/base/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/base/Kconfig
@@ -70,81 +70,25 @@ config STANDALONE
 	  If unsure, say Y.
 
 config PREVENT_FIRMWARE_BUILD
-	bool "Prevent firmware from being built"
+	bool "Disable drivers features which enable custom firmware building"
 	default y
 	help
-	  Say yes to avoid building firmware. Firmware is usually shipped
-	  with the driver and only when updating the firmware should a
-	  rebuild be made.
-	  If unsure, say Y here.
-
-config FW_LOADER
-	tristate "Userspace firmware loading support" if EXPERT
-	default y
-	---help---
-	  This option is provided for the case where none of the in-tree modules
-	  require userspace firmware loading support, but a module built
-	  out-of-tree does.
-
-config EXTRA_FIRMWARE
-	string "External firmware blobs to build into the kernel binary"
-	depends on FW_LOADER
-	help
-	  Various drivers in the kernel source tree may require firmware,
-	  which is generally available in your distribution's linux-firmware
-	  package.
-
-	  The linux-firmware package should install firmware into
-	  /lib/firmware/ on your system, so they can be loaded by userspace
-	  helpers on request.
-
-	  This option allows firmware to be built into the kernel for the case
-	  where the user either cannot or doesn't want to provide it from
-	  userspace at runtime (for example, when the firmware in question is
-	  required for accessing the boot device, and the user doesn't want to
-	  use an initrd).
-
-	  This option is a string and takes the (space-separated) names of the
-	  firmware files -- the same names that appear in MODULE_FIRMWARE()
-	  and request_firmware() in the source. These files should exist under
-	  the directory specified by the EXTRA_FIRMWARE_DIR option, which is
-	  /lib/firmware by default.
-
-	  For example, you might set CONFIG_EXTRA_FIRMWARE="usb8388.bin", copy
-	  the usb8388.bin file into /lib/firmware, and build the kernel. Then
-	  any request_firmware("usb8388.bin") will be satisfied internally
-	  without needing to call out to userspace.
-
-	  WARNING: If you include additional firmware files into your binary
-	  kernel image that are not available under the terms of the GPL,
-	  then it may be a violation of the GPL to distribute the resulting
-	  image since it combines both GPL and non-GPL work. You should
-	  consult a lawyer of your own before distributing such an image.
-
-config EXTRA_FIRMWARE_DIR
-	string "Firmware blobs root directory"
-	depends on EXTRA_FIRMWARE != ""
-	default "/lib/firmware"
-	help
-	  This option controls the directory in which the kernel build system
-	  looks for the firmware files listed in the EXTRA_FIRMWARE option.
-
-config FW_LOADER_USER_HELPER
-	bool
-
-config FW_LOADER_USER_HELPER_FALLBACK
-	bool "Fallback user-helper invocation for firmware loading"
-	depends on FW_LOADER
-	select FW_LOADER_USER_HELPER
-	help
-	  This option enables / disables the invocation of user-helper
-	  (e.g. udev) for loading firmware files as a fallback after the
-	  direct file loading in kernel fails.  The user-mode helper is
-	  no longer required unless you have a special firmware file that
-	  resides in a non-standard path. Moreover, the udev support has
-	  been deprecated upstream.
-
-	  If you are unsure about this, say N here.
+	  Say yes to disable driver features which enable building a custom
+	  driver firmware at kernel build time. These drivers do not use the
+	  kernel firmware API to load firmware (CONFIG_FW_LOADER), instead they
+	  use their own custom loading mechanism. The required firmware is
+	  usually shipped with the driver, building the driver firmware
+	  should only be needed if you have an updated firmware source.
+
+	  Firmware should not be being built as part of kernel, these days
+	  you should always prevent this and say Y here. There are only two
+	  old drivers which enable building of its firmware at kernel build
+	  time:
+
+	    o CONFIG_WANXL through CONFIG_WANXL_BUILD_FIRMWARE
+	    o CONFIG_SCSI_AIC79XX through CONFIG_AIC79XX_BUILD_FIRMWARE
+
+source "drivers/base/firmware_loader/Kconfig"
 
 config WANT_DEV_COREDUMP
 	bool