From 8be628f50a9626ad6a3b44df9f1b84dc4e01394f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Nicolas Thill Date: Sat, 3 Apr 2010 00:58:46 +0000 Subject: busybox: update to v1.16.1 (based on v1.16.0 update patch from Peter Wagner) SVN-Revision: 20661 --- package/busybox/config/modutils/Config.in | 16 ++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+) (limited to 'package/busybox/config/modutils') diff --git a/package/busybox/config/modutils/Config.in b/package/busybox/config/modutils/Config.in index 9ec54b1..db515b5 100644 --- a/package/busybox/config/modutils/Config.in +++ b/package/busybox/config/modutils/Config.in @@ -121,6 +121,22 @@ config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_2_4_MODULES This increases size considerably. Say N unless you plan to run ancient kernels. +config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_INSMOD_TRY_MMAP + bool "Try to load module from a mmap'ed area" + default n + depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_INSMOD || BUSYBOX_CONFIG_MODPROBE_SMALL + help + This option causes module loading code to try to mmap + module first. If it does not work (for example, + it does not work for compressed modules), module will be read + (and unpacked if needed) into a memory block allocated by malloc. + + The only case when mmap works but malloc does not is when + you are trying to load a big module on a very memory-constrained + machine. Malloc will momentarily need 2x as much memory as mmap. + + Choosing N saves about 250 bytes of code (on 32-bit x86). + config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_INSMOD_VERSION_CHECKING bool "Enable module version checking" default n -- cgit v1.1