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diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig b/arch/x86/Kconfig
index c46662f64c39..8f2e6659281b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig
@@ -303,6 +303,9 @@ config ARCH_SUPPORTS_UPROBES
config FIX_EARLYCON_MEM
def_bool y
+config DEBUG_RODATA
+ def_bool y
+
config PGTABLE_LEVELS
int
default 4 if X86_64
@@ -1160,22 +1163,23 @@ config MICROCODE
bool "CPU microcode loading support"
default y
depends on CPU_SUP_AMD || CPU_SUP_INTEL
- depends on BLK_DEV_INITRD
select FW_LOADER
---help---
-
If you say Y here, you will be able to update the microcode on
- certain Intel and AMD processors. The Intel support is for the
- IA32 family, e.g. Pentium Pro, Pentium II, Pentium III, Pentium 4,
- Xeon etc. The AMD support is for families 0x10 and later. You will
- obviously need the actual microcode binary data itself which is not
- shipped with the Linux kernel.
-
- This option selects the general module only, you need to select
- at least one vendor specific module as well.
-
- To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
- will be called microcode.
+ Intel and AMD processors. The Intel support is for the IA32 family,
+ e.g. Pentium Pro, Pentium II, Pentium III, Pentium 4, Xeon etc. The
+ AMD support is for families 0x10 and later. You will obviously need
+ the actual microcode binary data itself which is not shipped with
+ the Linux kernel.
+
+ The preferred method to load microcode from a detached initrd is described
+ in Documentation/x86/early-microcode.txt. For that you need to enable
+ CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD in order for the loader to be able to scan the
+ initrd for microcode blobs.
+
+ In addition, you can build-in the microcode into the kernel. For that you
+ need to enable FIRMWARE_IN_KERNEL and add the vendor-supplied microcode
+ to the CONFIG_EXTRA_FIRMWARE config option.
config MICROCODE_INTEL
bool "Intel microcode loading support"