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Diffstat (limited to 'fs')
| -rw-r--r-- | fs/Kconfig | 60 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | fs/proc/Kconfig | 59 |
2 files changed, 60 insertions, 59 deletions
diff --git a/fs/Kconfig b/fs/Kconfig index ed563b9e352..97e3bdedb1e 100644 --- a/fs/Kconfig +++ b/fs/Kconfig @@ -902,65 +902,7 @@ endif # BLOCK menu "Pseudo filesystems" -config PROC_FS - bool "/proc file system support" if EMBEDDED - default y - help - This is a virtual file system providing information about the status - of the system. "Virtual" means that it doesn't take up any space on - your hard disk: the files are created on the fly by the kernel when - you try to access them. Also, you cannot read the files with older - version of the program less: you need to use more or cat. - - It's totally cool; for example, "cat /proc/interrupts" gives - information about what the different IRQs are used for at the moment - (there is a small number of Interrupt ReQuest lines in your computer - that are used by the attached devices to gain the CPU's attention -- - often a source of trouble if two devices are mistakenly configured - to use the same IRQ). The program procinfo to display some - information about your system gathered from the /proc file system. - - Before you can use the /proc file system, it has to be mounted, - meaning it has to be given a location in the directory hierarchy. - That location should be /proc. A command such as "mount -t proc proc - /proc" or the equivalent line in /etc/fstab does the job. - - The /proc file system is explained in the file - <file:Documentation/filesystems/proc.txt> and on the proc(5) manpage - ("man 5 proc"). - - This option will enlarge your kernel by about 67 KB. Several - programs depend on this, so everyone should say Y here. - -config PROC_KCORE - bool "/proc/kcore support" if !ARM - depends on PROC_FS && MMU - -config PROC_VMCORE - bool "/proc/vmcore support (EXPERIMENTAL)" - depends on PROC_FS && CRASH_DUMP - default y - help - Exports the dump image of crashed kernel in ELF format. - -config PROC_SYSCTL - bool "Sysctl support (/proc/sys)" if EMBEDDED - depends on PROC_FS - select SYSCTL - default y - ---help--- - The sysctl interface provides a means of dynamically changing - certain kernel parameters and variables on the fly without requiring - a recompile of the kernel or reboot of the system. The primary - interface is through /proc/sys. If you say Y here a tree of - modifiable sysctl entries will be generated beneath the - /proc/sys directory. They are explained in the files - in <file:Documentation/sysctl/>. Note that enabling this - option will enlarge the kernel by at least 8 KB. - - As it is generally a good thing, you should say Y here unless - building a kernel for install/rescue disks or your system is very - limited in memory. +source "fs/proc/Kconfig" config SYSFS bool "sysfs file system support" if EMBEDDED diff --git a/fs/proc/Kconfig b/fs/proc/Kconfig new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..73cd7a418f0 --- /dev/null +++ b/fs/proc/Kconfig @@ -0,0 +1,59 @@ +config PROC_FS + bool "/proc file system support" if EMBEDDED + default y + help + This is a virtual file system providing information about the status + of the system. "Virtual" means that it doesn't take up any space on + your hard disk: the files are created on the fly by the kernel when + you try to access them. Also, you cannot read the files with older + version of the program less: you need to use more or cat. + + It's totally cool; for example, "cat /proc/interrupts" gives + information about what the different IRQs are used for at the moment + (there is a small number of Interrupt ReQuest lines in your computer + that are used by the attached devices to gain the CPU's attention -- + often a source of trouble if two devices are mistakenly configured + to use the same IRQ). The program procinfo to display some + information about your system gathered from the /proc file system. + + Before you can use the /proc file system, it has to be mounted, + meaning it has to be given a location in the directory hierarchy. + That location should be /proc. A command such as "mount -t proc proc + /proc" or the equivalent line in /etc/fstab does the job. + + The /proc file system is explained in the file + <file:Documentation/filesystems/proc.txt> and on the proc(5) manpage + ("man 5 proc"). + + This option will enlarge your kernel by about 67 KB. Several + programs depend on this, so everyone should say Y here. + +config PROC_KCORE + bool "/proc/kcore support" if !ARM + depends on PROC_FS && MMU + +config PROC_VMCORE + bool "/proc/vmcore support (EXPERIMENTAL)" + depends on PROC_FS && CRASH_DUMP + default y + help + Exports the dump image of crashed kernel in ELF format. + +config PROC_SYSCTL + bool "Sysctl support (/proc/sys)" if EMBEDDED + depends on PROC_FS + select SYSCTL + default y + ---help--- + The sysctl interface provides a means of dynamically changing + certain kernel parameters and variables on the fly without requiring + a recompile of the kernel or reboot of the system. The primary + interface is through /proc/sys. If you say Y here a tree of + modifiable sysctl entries will be generated beneath the + /proc/sys directory. They are explained in the files + in <file:Documentation/sysctl/>. Note that enabling this + option will enlarge the kernel by at least 8 KB. + + As it is generally a good thing, you should say Y here unless + building a kernel for install/rescue disks or your system is very + limited in memory. |