@@ -426,6 +426,9 @@
embedded devices based on command line input.
See Documentation/block/cmdline-partition.txt
+ boot_constraints_disable
+ Do not set any boot constraints for devices.
+
boot_delay= Milliseconds to delay each printk during boot.
Values larger than 10 seconds (10000) are changed to
no delay (0).
@@ -47,6 +47,17 @@ static DEFINE_MUTEX(constraint_devices_mutex);
static int constraint_supply_add(struct constraint *constraint, void *data);
static void constraint_supply_remove(struct constraint *constraint);
+static bool boot_constraints_disabled;
+
+static int __init constraints_disable(char *str)
+{
+ boot_constraints_disabled = true;
+ pr_debug("disabled\n");
+
+ return 0;
+}
+early_param("boot_constraints_disable", constraints_disable);
+
/* Boot constraints core */
@@ -154,6 +165,9 @@ int boot_constraint_add(struct device *dev, enum boot_constraint_type type,
struct constraint *constraint;
int ret;
+ if (boot_constraints_disabled)
+ return -ENODEV;
+
mutex_lock(&constraint_devices_mutex);
/* Find or add the cdev type first */
@@ -211,6 +225,9 @@ void boot_constraints_remove(struct device *dev)
struct constraint_dev *cdev;
struct constraint *constraint, *temp;
+ if (boot_constraints_disabled)
+ return;
+
mutex_lock(&constraint_devices_mutex);
cdev = constraint_device_find(dev);
Users must be given an option to discard any constraints set by bootloaders. For example, consider that a constraint is set for the LCD controller's supply and the LCD driver isn't loaded by the kernel. If the user doesn't need to use the LCD device, then he shouldn't be forced to honour the constraint. We can also think about finer control of such constraints with help of some sysfs files, but a kernel parameter is fine to begin with. Signed-off-by: Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@linaro.org> --- Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt | 3 +++ drivers/base/boot_constraint.c | 17 +++++++++++++++++ 2 files changed, 20 insertions(+) -- 2.13.0.71.gd7076ec9c9cb