Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2012 18:45:30 -0800 From: Julian Elischer <julian@freebsd.org> 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: <4F1CC9CA.2010403@freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <20120122201814.GA32081@thorin> References: <20120122201814.GA32081@thorin>
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On 1/22/12 12:18 PM, Robert Millan 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). > > Please comment! technically it's ok, but,.. why?
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