edd: add default mode CONFIG_EDD_OFF=n, override with edd={on,off}

[pandora-kernel.git] / drivers / firmware / Kconfig

diff --git a/drivers/firmware/Kconfig b/drivers/firmware/Kconfig
index 40ffd76..dc2cec6 100644 (file)
--- a/drivers/firmware/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/firmware/Kconfig
@@ -17,6 +17,15 @@ config EDD
           obscure configurations. Most disk controller BIOS vendors do
           not yet implement this feature.
 
+config EDD_OFF
+       bool "Sets default behavior for EDD detection to off"
+       depends on EDD
+       default n
+       help
+         Say Y if you want EDD disabled by default, even though it is compiled into the
+         kernel. Say N if you want EDD enabled by default. EDD can be dynamically set
+         using the kernel parameter 'edd={on|skipmbr|off}'.
+
 config EFI_VARS
        tristate "EFI Variable Support via sysfs"
        depends on EFI