From 73f0718e74e25ac7381450a7a21257b8f26f43f0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Rob Ward Date: Sun, 7 Dec 2014 15:40:33 +0000 Subject: 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 Acked-by: Arnd Bergmann Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman --- drivers/char/Kconfig | 9 +++++++++ 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+) (limited to 'drivers/char/Kconfig') 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 -- cgit v1.2.1