Re: [PATCH 3/3] firmware: Fix up docs referring to FIRMWARE_IN_KERNEL

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* Benjamin Gilbert <benjamin.gilbert@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> We've removed the option, so stop talking about it.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Benjamin Gilbert <benjamin.gilbert@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Borislav Petkov <bp@xxxxxxx>
> Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  Documentation/driver-api/firmware/built-in-fw.rst | 7 +------
>  Documentation/x86/microcode.txt                   | 5 ++---
>  arch/x86/Kconfig                                  | 6 +++---
>  3 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/Documentation/driver-api/firmware/built-in-fw.rst b/Documentation/driver-api/firmware/built-in-fw.rst
> index 7300e66857f8..396cdf591ac5 100644
> --- a/Documentation/driver-api/firmware/built-in-fw.rst
> +++ b/Documentation/driver-api/firmware/built-in-fw.rst
> @@ -11,13 +11,8 @@ options:
>    * CONFIG_EXTRA_FIRMWARE
>    * CONFIG_EXTRA_FIRMWARE_DIR
>  
> -This should not be confused with CONFIG_FIRMWARE_IN_KERNEL, this is for drivers
> -which enables firmware to be built as part of the kernel build process. This
> -option, CONFIG_FIRMWARE_IN_KERNEL, will build all firmware for all drivers
> -enabled which ship its firmware inside the Linux kernel source tree.
> -
>  There are a few reasons why you might want to consider building your firmware
> -into the kernel with CONFIG_EXTRA_FIRMWARE though:
> +into the kernel with CONFIG_EXTRA_FIRMWARE:
>  
>  * Speed
>  * Firmware is needed for accessing the boot device, and the user doesn't
> diff --git a/Documentation/x86/microcode.txt b/Documentation/x86/microcode.txt
> index f57e1b45e628..aacd2f5e1a46 100644
> --- a/Documentation/x86/microcode.txt
> +++ b/Documentation/x86/microcode.txt
> @@ -108,12 +108,11 @@ packages already put them there.
>  ====================
>  
>  The loader supports also loading of a builtin microcode supplied through
> -the regular firmware builtin method CONFIG_FIRMWARE_IN_KERNEL. Only
> -64-bit is currently supported.
> +the regular firmware builtin method CONFIG_EXTRA_FIRMWARE. Only 64-bit is
> +currently supported.

s/regular firmware builtin method
 /regular builtin firmware method

With that fixed:

Acked-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxxxxx>

Thanks,

	Ingo
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