efi: runtime-maps: Clarify purpose and enable by default for kexec

The current Kconfig logic for CONFIG_EFI_RUNTIME_MAPS does not convey that without it, a kexec kernel is not able to boot in EFI mode at all. So clarify this, and make the option only configurable via the menu system if CONFIG_EXPERT is set. Signed-off-by: Ard Biesheuvel <[email protected]> Reviewed-by: Dave Young <[email protected]>
majek · Nov 18, 2022 · 8dfac4d · 8dfac4d
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diff --git a/drivers/firmware/efi/Kconfig b/drivers/firmware/efi/Kconfig
@@ -27,13 +27,13 @@ config EFI_VARS_PSTORE_DEFAULT_DISABLE
 	  using the efivars module's pstore_disable parameter.
 
 config EFI_RUNTIME_MAP
-	bool "Export efi runtime maps to sysfs"
-	depends on X86 && EFI && KEXEC_CORE
-	default y
+	bool "Export EFI runtime maps to sysfs" if EXPERT
+	depends on X86 && EFI
+	default KEXEC_CORE
 	help
-	  Export efi runtime memory maps to /sys/firmware/efi/runtime-map.
-	  That memory map is used for example by kexec to set up efi virtual
-	  mapping the 2nd kernel, but can also be used for debugging purposes.
+	  Export EFI runtime memory regions to /sys/firmware/efi/runtime-map.
+	  That memory map is required by the 2nd kernel to set up EFI virtual
+	  mappings after kexec, but can also be used for debugging purposes.
 
 	  See also Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-firmware-efi-runtime-map.