| Message ID | 6b4488278264afdbe3614a452671c3a89220e2f8.1651720827.git.baruch@tkos.co.il |
|---|---|
| State | Accepted |
| Headers | show |
| Series | linux: add a comment about CONFIG_EXTRA_FIRMWARE requirement | expand |
On 05/05/2022 05:20, Baruch Siach via buildroot wrote: > Explain why the kernel needs firmware packages as build time > dependencies. > > Signed-off-by: Baruch Siach <baruch@tkos.co.il> Applied to master, thanks. Regards, Arnout > --- > linux/linux.mk | 6 +++++- > 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) > > diff --git a/linux/linux.mk b/linux/linux.mk > index 7ff7b05042e4..e0a1ff74f998 100644 > --- a/linux/linux.mk > +++ b/linux/linux.mk > @@ -70,7 +70,11 @@ LINUX_MAKE_ENV = \ > BR_BINARIES_DIR=$(BINARIES_DIR) > > LINUX_INSTALL_IMAGES = YES > -LINUX_DEPENDENCIES = host-kmod \ > +LINUX_DEPENDENCIES = host-kmod > + > +# The kernel CONFIG_EXTRA_FIRMWARE feature requires firmware files at build > +# time. Make sure they are available before the kernel builds. > +LINUX_DEPENDENCIES += \ > $(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_INTEL_MICROCODE),intel-microcode) \ > $(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_LINUX_FIRMWARE),linux-firmware) \ > $(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_WIRELESS_REGDB),wireless-regdb)
>>>>> "Baruch" == Baruch Siach via buildroot <buildroot@buildroot.org> writes: > Explain why the kernel needs firmware packages as build time > dependencies. > Signed-off-by: Baruch Siach <baruch@tkos.co.il> Committed to 2022.02.x, thanks.
diff --git a/linux/linux.mk b/linux/linux.mk index 7ff7b05042e4..e0a1ff74f998 100644 --- a/linux/linux.mk +++ b/linux/linux.mk @@ -70,7 +70,11 @@ LINUX_MAKE_ENV = \ BR_BINARIES_DIR=$(BINARIES_DIR) LINUX_INSTALL_IMAGES = YES -LINUX_DEPENDENCIES = host-kmod \ +LINUX_DEPENDENCIES = host-kmod + +# The kernel CONFIG_EXTRA_FIRMWARE feature requires firmware files at build +# time. Make sure they are available before the kernel builds. +LINUX_DEPENDENCIES += \ $(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_INTEL_MICROCODE),intel-microcode) \ $(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_LINUX_FIRMWARE),linux-firmware) \ $(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_WIRELESS_REGDB),wireless-regdb)
Explain why the kernel needs firmware packages as build time dependencies. Signed-off-by: Baruch Siach <baruch@tkos.co.il> --- linux/linux.mk | 6 +++++- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)