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diff --git a/fs/Kconfig.binfmt b/fs/Kconfig.binfmt new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..434c19d076ac --- /dev/null +++ b/fs/Kconfig.binfmt @@ -0,0 +1,134 @@ +config BINFMT_ELF + bool "Kernel support for ELF binaries" + depends on MMU + default y + ---help--- + ELF (Executable and Linkable Format) is a format for libraries and + executables used across different architectures and operating + systems. Saying Y here will enable your kernel to run ELF binaries + and enlarge it by about 13 KB. ELF support under Linux has now all + but replaced the traditional Linux a.out formats (QMAGIC and ZMAGIC) + because it is portable (this does *not* mean that you will be able + to run executables from different architectures or operating systems + however) and makes building run-time libraries very easy. Many new + executables are distributed solely in ELF format. You definitely + want to say Y here. + + Information about ELF is contained in the ELF HOWTO available from + <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>. + + If you find that after upgrading from Linux kernel 1.2 and saying Y + here, you still can't run any ELF binaries (they just crash), then + you'll have to install the newest ELF runtime libraries, including + ld.so (check the file <file:Documentation/Changes> for location and + latest version). + +config BINFMT_ELF_FDPIC + bool "Kernel support for FDPIC ELF binaries" + default y + depends on FRV + help + ELF FDPIC binaries are based on ELF, but allow the individual load + segments of a binary to be located in memory independently of each + other. This makes this format ideal for use in environments where no + MMU is available as it still permits text segments to be shared, + even if data segments are not. + + It is also possible to run FDPIC ELF binaries on MMU linux also. + +config BINFMT_FLAT + tristate "Kernel support for flat binaries" + depends on !MMU || SUPERH + help + Support uClinux FLAT format binaries. + +config BINFMT_ZFLAT + bool "Enable ZFLAT support" + depends on BINFMT_FLAT + select ZLIB_INFLATE + help + Support FLAT format compressed binaries + +config BINFMT_SHARED_FLAT + bool "Enable shared FLAT support" + depends on BINFMT_FLAT + help + Support FLAT shared libraries + +config BINFMT_AOUT + tristate "Kernel support for a.out and ECOFF binaries" + depends on (X86 && !X86_64) || ALPHA || ARM || M68K || SPARC32 + ---help--- + A.out (Assembler.OUTput) is a set of formats for libraries and + executables used in the earliest versions of UNIX. Linux used + the a.out formats QMAGIC and ZMAGIC until they were replaced + with the ELF format. + + The conversion to ELF started in 1995. This option is primarily + provided for historical interest and for the benefit of those + who need to run binaries from that era. + + Most people should answer N here. If you think you may have + occasional use for this format, enable module support above + and answer M here to compile this support as a module called + binfmt_aout. + + If any crucial components of your system (such as /sbin/init + or /lib/ld.so) are still in a.out format, you will have to + say Y here. + +config OSF4_COMPAT + bool "OSF/1 v4 readv/writev compatibility" + depends on ALPHA && BINFMT_AOUT + help + Say Y if you are using OSF/1 binaries (like Netscape and Acrobat) + with v4 shared libraries freely available from Compaq. If you're + going to use shared libraries from Tru64 version 5.0 or later, say N. + +config BINFMT_EM86 + tristate "Kernel support for Linux/Intel ELF binaries" + depends on ALPHA + ---help--- + Say Y here if you want to be able to execute Linux/Intel ELF + binaries just like native Alpha binaries on your Alpha machine. For + this to work, you need to have the emulator /usr/bin/em86 in place. + + You can get the same functionality by saying N here and saying Y to + "Kernel support for MISC binaries". + + You may answer M to compile the emulation support as a module and + later load the module when you want to use a Linux/Intel binary. The + module will be called binfmt_em86. If unsure, say Y. + +config BINFMT_SOM + tristate "Kernel support for SOM binaries" + depends on PARISC && HPUX + help + SOM is a binary executable format inherited from HP/UX. Say + Y here to be able to load and execute SOM binaries directly. + +config BINFMT_MISC + tristate "Kernel support for MISC binaries" + ---help--- + If you say Y here, it will be possible to plug wrapper-driven binary + formats into the kernel. You will like this especially when you use + programs that need an interpreter to run like Java, Python, .NET or + Emacs-Lisp. It's also useful if you often run DOS executables under + the Linux DOS emulator DOSEMU (read the DOSEMU-HOWTO, available from + <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>). Once you have + registered such a binary class with the kernel, you can start one of + those programs simply by typing in its name at a shell prompt; Linux + will automatically feed it to the correct interpreter. + + You can do other nice things, too. Read the file + <file:Documentation/binfmt_misc.txt> to learn how to use this + feature, <file:Documentation/java.txt> for information about how + to include Java support. and <file:Documentation/mono.txt> for + information about how to include Mono-based .NET support. + + To use binfmt_misc, you will need to mount it: + mount binfmt_misc -t binfmt_misc /proc/sys/fs/binfmt_misc + + You may say M here for module support and later load the module when + you have use for it; the module is called binfmt_misc. If you + don't know what to answer at this point, say Y. |