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diff --git a/drivers/base/firmware_loader/Kconfig b/drivers/base/firmware_loader/Kconfig
index eb15d976a9ea..15eff8a4b505 100644
--- a/drivers/base/firmware_loader/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/base/firmware_loader/Kconfig
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
menu "Firmware loader"
config FW_LOADER
tristate "Firmware loading facility" if EXPERT
+ select CRYPTO_LIB_SHA256 if FW_LOADER_DEBUG
default y
help
This enables the firmware loading facility in the kernel. The kernel
@@ -23,8 +25,31 @@ config FW_LOADER
You also want to be sure to enable this built-in if you are going to
enable built-in firmware (CONFIG_EXTRA_FIRMWARE).
+config FW_LOADER_DEBUG
+ bool "Log filenames and checksums for loaded firmware"
+ depends on DYNAMIC_DEBUG
+ depends on FW_LOADER
+ default FW_LOADER
+ help
+ Select this option to use dynamic debug to log firmware filenames and
+ SHA256 checksums to the kernel log for each firmware file that is
+ loaded.
+
+config RUST_FW_LOADER_ABSTRACTIONS
+ bool "Rust Firmware Loader abstractions"
+ depends on RUST
+ select FW_LOADER
+ help
+ This enables the Rust abstractions for the firmware loader API.
+
if FW_LOADER
+config FW_LOADER_PAGED_BUF
+ bool
+
+config FW_LOADER_SYSFS
+ bool
+
config EXTRA_FIRMWARE
string "Build named firmware blobs into the kernel binary"
help
@@ -56,6 +81,8 @@ config EXTRA_FIRMWARE
image since it combines both GPL and non-GPL work. You should
consult a lawyer of your own before distributing such an image.
+ NOTE: Compressed files are not supported in EXTRA_FIRMWARE.
+
config EXTRA_FIRMWARE_DIR
string "Firmware blobs root directory"
depends on EXTRA_FIRMWARE != ""
@@ -66,6 +93,8 @@ config EXTRA_FIRMWARE_DIR
config FW_LOADER_USER_HELPER
bool "Enable the firmware sysfs fallback mechanism"
+ select FW_LOADER_SYSFS
+ select FW_LOADER_PAGED_BUF
help
This option enables a sysfs loading facility to enable firmware
loading to the kernel through userspace as a fallback mechanism
@@ -143,12 +172,68 @@ config FW_LOADER_USER_HELPER_FALLBACK
to be used for all firmware requests which explicitly do not disable a
a fallback mechanism. Firmware calls which do prohibit a fallback
mechanism is request_firmware_direct(). This option is kept for
- backward compatibility purposes given this precise mechanism can also
+ backward compatibility purposes given this precise mechanism can also
be enabled by setting the proc sysctl value to true:
/proc/sys/kernel/firmware_config/force_sysfs_fallback
If you are unsure about this, say N here.
+config FW_LOADER_COMPRESS
+ bool "Enable compressed firmware support"
+ help
+ This option enables the support for loading compressed firmware
+ files. The caller of firmware API receives the decompressed file
+ content. The compressed file is loaded as a fallback, only after
+ loading the raw file failed at first.
+
+ Compressed firmware support does not apply to firmware images
+ that are built into the kernel image (CONFIG_EXTRA_FIRMWARE).
+
+if FW_LOADER_COMPRESS
+config FW_LOADER_COMPRESS_XZ
+ bool "Enable XZ-compressed firmware support"
+ select FW_LOADER_PAGED_BUF
+ select XZ_DEC
+ default y
+ help
+ This option adds the support for XZ-compressed files.
+ The files have to be compressed with either none or crc32
+ integrity check type (pass "-C crc32" option to xz command).
+
+config FW_LOADER_COMPRESS_ZSTD
+ bool "Enable ZSTD-compressed firmware support"
+ select ZSTD_DECOMPRESS
+ help
+ This option adds the support for ZSTD-compressed files.
+
+endif # FW_LOADER_COMPRESS
+
+config FW_CACHE
+ bool "Enable firmware caching during suspend"
+ depends on PM_SLEEP
+ default y if PM_SLEEP
+ help
+ Because firmware caching generates uevent messages that are sent
+ over a netlink socket, it can prevent suspend on many platforms.
+ It is also not always useful, so on such platforms we have the
+ option.
+
+ If unsure, say Y.
+
+config FW_UPLOAD
+ bool "Enable users to initiate firmware updates using sysfs"
+ select FW_LOADER_SYSFS
+ select FW_LOADER_PAGED_BUF
+ help
+ Enabling this option will allow device drivers to expose a persistent
+ sysfs interface that allows firmware updates to be initiated from
+ userspace. For example, FPGA based PCIe cards load firmware and FPGA
+ images from local FLASH when the card boots. The images in FLASH may
+ be updated with new images provided by the user. Enable this device
+ to support cards that rely on user-initiated updates for firmware files.
+
+ If unsure, say N.
+
endif # FW_LOADER
endmenu