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-rw-r--r--README2
-rw-r--r--scripts/kconfig/conf.c1
2 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/README b/README
index 159912cf515..592f8a23828 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -194,6 +194,8 @@ CONFIGURING the kernel:
"make *config" checks for a file named "all{yes/mod/no/random}.config"
for symbol values that are to be forced. If this file is not found,
it checks for a file named "all.config" to contain forced values.
+ Finally it checks the environment variable K64BIT and if found, sets
+ the config symbol "64BIT" to the value of the K64BIT variable.
NOTES on "make config":
- having unnecessary drivers will make the kernel bigger, and can
diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/conf.c b/scripts/kconfig/conf.c
index a38787a881e..c6bee85c396 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/conf.c
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/conf.c
@@ -591,6 +591,7 @@ int main(int ac, char **av)
conf_read_simple(name, S_DEF_USER);
else if (!stat("all.config", &tmpstat))
conf_read_simple("all.config", S_DEF_USER);
+ conf_set_env_sym("K64BIT", "64BIT", S_DEF_USER);
break;
default:
break;