diff --git a/linux/Config.in b/linux/Config.in index 8faf1c8462..4e2db473f0 100644 --- a/linux/Config.in +++ b/linux/Config.in @@ -8,6 +8,12 @@ config BR2_LINUX_KERNEL if BR2_LINUX_KERNEL +# Packages that need to have a kernel with support for loadable modules, +# but do not use the kernel-modules infrastructure, should select that +# option. +config BR2_LINUX_NEEDS_MODULES + bool + # # Version selection. We provide the choice between: # diff --git a/linux/linux.mk b/linux/linux.mk index 69a09aa206..045294b2ca 100644 --- a/linux/linux.mk +++ b/linux/linux.mk @@ -196,6 +196,9 @@ LINUX_KCONFIG_FRAGMENT_FILES = $(call qstrip,$(BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CONFIG_FRAGMENT_ LINUX_KCONFIG_EDITORS = menuconfig xconfig gconfig nconfig LINUX_KCONFIG_OPTS = $(LINUX_MAKE_FLAGS) +# If no package has yet set it, set it from the Kconfig option +LINUX_NEEDS_MODULES ?= $(BR2_LINUX_NEEDS_MODULES) + define LINUX_KCONFIG_FIXUP_CMDS $(if $(LINUX_NEEDS_MODULES), $(call KCONFIG_ENABLE_OPT,CONFIG_MODULES,$(@D)/.config))