Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2012 12:49:24 -0800 From: Garrett Cooper <yanegomi@gmail.com> To: Robert Millan <rmh@freebsd.org> Cc: Kostik Belousov <kostikbel@gmail.com>, Adrian Chadd <adrian@freebsd.org>, freebsd-arch@freebsd.org Subject: Re: RFC: MK_BLOBS build option Message-ID: <CAGH67wTQjNn_J1fHT5CQvDD1pwFYG5yAiwn1%2BPhAa=wAsN00yQ@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20120122201814.GA32081@thorin>
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On Sun, Jan 22, 2012 at 12:18 PM, Robert Millan <rmh@freebsd.org> wrote: > > Hi everyone, > > I propose this build option so that users can select if they want to disable > blobs of binary code in their kernel. Currently Debian does this by patching > the build system; having a build option would make things much easier, but > it can also be useful for users whose preference is not to install those > modules. > > Description: > > Add MK_BLOBS build option. Setting MK_BLOBS to "no" will disable kernel > modules that include binary-only blobs of code. > > More fine-grained control is provided via MK_BLOBS_HOST (for native code > that runs on host CPU) and MK_BLOBS_UCODE (for microcode). What is the goal that you're trying to achieve? Is it policy based? For reducing the kernel size? Etc? Thanks, -Garretthome | help
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