[PATCH] Consolidate Kconfigs for binfmts

This patch creates fs/Kconfig.binfmt and converts all architectures to use it. I took the opportunity to spruce up the a.out help text for the new millennium.

[PATCH] Consolidate Kconfigs for binfmts
This patch creates fs/Kconfig.binfmt and converts all architectures to use it. I took the opportunity to spruce up the a.out help text for the new millennium.
65008dc6 · Matthew Wilcox · Linus Torvalds · f36e10e5 · 65008dc6 · 65008dc6
Commit 65008dc6 authored Jun 17, 2003 by Matthew Wilcox Committed by Linus Torvalds Jun 17, 2003
21 changed files
--- a/arch/alpha/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/alpha/Kconfig
@@ -647,103 +647,7 @@ config SRM_ENV
 	  This driver is also available as a module and will be called
 	  srm_env then.
-config BINFMT_AOUT
+source "fs/Kconfig.binfmt"
-	tristate "Kernel support for a.out (ECOFF) binaries"
-	---help---
-	  A.out (Assembler.OUTput) is a set of formats for libraries and
-	  executables used in the earliest versions of UNIX. Linux used the
-	  a.out formats QMAGIC and ZMAGIC until they were replaced with the
-	  ELF format.
-	  As more and more programs are converted to ELF, the use for a.out
-	  will gradually diminish. If you disable this option it will reduce
-	  your kernel by one page. This is not much and by itself does not
-	  warrant removing support. However its removal is a good idea if you
-	  wish to ensure that absolutely none of your programs will use this
-	  older executable format. If you don't know what to answer at this
-	  point then answer Y. If someone told you "You need a kernel with
-	  QMAGIC support" then you'll have to say Y here. You may answer M to
-	  compile a.out support as a module and later load the module when you
-	  want to use a program or library in a.out format. The module will be
-	  called binfmt_aout. Saying M or N here is dangerous though,
-	  because some crucial programs on your system might still be in A.OUT
-	  format.
-config OSF4_COMPAT
-	bool "OSF/1 v4 readv/writev compatibility"
-	depends on BINFMT_AOUT
-	help
-	  Say Y if you are using OSF/1 binaries (like Netscape and Acrobat)
-	  with v4 shared libraries freely available from Compaq. If you're
-	  going to use shared libraries from Tru64 version 5.0 or later, say N.
-config BINFMT_ELF
-	tristate "Kernel support for ELF binaries"
-	---help---
-	  ELF (Executable and Linkable Format) is a format for libraries and
-	  executables used across different architectures and operating
-	  systems. Saying Y here will enable your kernel to run ELF binaries
-	  and enlarge it by about 13 KB. ELF support under Linux has now all
-	  but replaced the traditional Linux a.out formats (QMAGIC and ZMAGIC)
-	  because it is portable (this does *not* mean that you will be able
-	  to run executables from different architectures or operating systems
-	  however) and makes building run-time libraries very easy. Many new
-	  executables are distributed solely in ELF format. You definitely
-	  want to say Y here.
-	  Information about ELF is contained in the ELF HOWTO available from
-	  <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
-	  If you find that after upgrading from Linux kernel 1.2 and saying Y
-	  here, you still can't run any ELF binaries (they just crash), then
-	  you'll have to install the newest ELF runtime libraries, including
-	  ld.so (check the file <file:Documentation/Changes> for location and
-	  latest version).
-	  If you want to compile this as a module ( = code which can be
-	  inserted in and removed from the running kernel whenever you want),
-	  say M here and read <file:Documentation/modules.txt>.  The module
-	  will be called binfmt_elf. Saying M or N here is dangerous because
-	  some crucial programs on your system might be in ELF format.
-config BINFMT_MISC
-	tristate "Kernel support for MISC binaries"
-	---help---
-	  If you say Y here, it will be possible to plug wrapper-driven binary
-	  formats into the kernel. You will like this especially when you use
-	  programs that need an interpreter to run like Java, Python or
-	  Emacs-Lisp. It's also useful if you often run DOS executables under
-	  the Linux DOS emulator DOSEMU (read the DOSEMU-HOWTO, available from
-	  <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>). Once you have
-	  registered such a binary class with the kernel, you can start one of
-	  those programs simply by typing in its name at a shell prompt; Linux
-	  will automatically feed it to the correct interpreter.
-	  You can do other nice things, too. Read the file
-	  <file:Documentation/binfmt_misc.txt> to learn how to use this
-	  feature, and <file:Documentation/java.txt> for information about how
-	  to include Java support.
-	  You must say Y to "/proc file system support" (CONFIG_PROC_FS) to
-	  use this part of the kernel.
-	  You may say M here for module support and later load the module when
-	  you have use for it; the module is called binfmt_misc. If you
-	  don't know what to answer at this point, say Y.
-config BINFMT_EM86
-	tristate "Kernel support for Linux/Intel ELF binaries"
-	---help---
-	  Say Y here if you want to be able to execute Linux/Intel ELF
-	  binaries just like native Alpha binaries on your Alpha machine. For
-	  this to work, you need to have the emulator /usr/bin/em86 in place.
-	  You can get the same functionality by saying N here and saying Y to
-	  "Kernel support for MISC binaries".
-	  You may answer M to compile the emulation support as a module and
-	  later load the module when you want to use a Linux/Intel binary. The
-	  module will be called binfmt_em86. If unsure, say Y.
 source "drivers/parport/Kconfig"

--- a/arch/arm/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/Kconfig
@@ -691,81 +691,7 @@ config KCORE_AOUT
 endchoice
-config BINFMT_AOUT
+source "fs/Kconfig.binfmt"
-	tristate "Kernel support for a.out binaries"
-	---help---
-	  A.out (Assembler.OUTput) is a set of formats for libraries and
-	  executables used in the earliest versions of UNIX. Linux used the
-	  a.out formats QMAGIC and ZMAGIC until they were replaced with the
-	  ELF format.
-	  As more and more programs are converted to ELF, the use for a.out
-	  will gradually diminish. If you disable this option it will reduce
-	  your kernel by one page. This is not much and by itself does not
-	  warrant removing support. However its removal is a good idea if you
-	  wish to ensure that absolutely none of your programs will use this
-	  older executable format. If you don't know what to answer at this
-	  point then answer Y. If someone told you "You need a kernel with
-	  QMAGIC support" then you'll have to say Y here. You may answer M to
-	  compile a.out support as a module and later load the module when you
-	  want to use a program or library in a.out format. The module will be
-	  called binfmt_aout. Saying M or N here is dangerous though,
-	  because some crucial programs on your system might still be in A.OUT
-	  format.
-config BINFMT_ELF
-	tristate "Kernel support for ELF binaries"
-	---help---
-	  ELF (Executable and Linkable Format) is a format for libraries and
-	  executables used across different architectures and operating
-	  systems. Saying Y here will enable your kernel to run ELF binaries
-	  and enlarge it by about 13 KB. ELF support under Linux has now all
-	  but replaced the traditional Linux a.out formats (QMAGIC and ZMAGIC)
-	  because it is portable (this does *not* mean that you will be able
-	  to run executables from different architectures or operating systems
-	  however) and makes building run-time libraries very easy. Many new
-	  executables are distributed solely in ELF format. You definitely
-	  want to say Y here.
-	  Information about ELF is contained in the ELF HOWTO available from
-	  <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
-	  If you find that after upgrading from Linux kernel 1.2 and saying Y
-	  here, you still can't run any ELF binaries (they just crash), then
-	  you'll have to install the newest ELF runtime libraries, including
-	  ld.so (check the file <file:Documentation/Changes> for location and
-	  latest version).
-	  If you want to compile this as a module ( = code which can be
-	  inserted in and removed from the running kernel whenever you want),
-	  say M here and read <file:Documentation/modules.txt>.  The module
-	  will be called binfmt_elf. Saying M or N here is dangerous because
-	  some crucial programs on your system might be in ELF format.
-config BINFMT_MISC
-	tristate "Kernel support for MISC binaries"
-	---help---
-	  If you say Y here, it will be possible to plug wrapper-driven binary
-	  formats into the kernel. You will like this especially when you use
-	  programs that need an interpreter to run like Java, Python or
-	  Emacs-Lisp. It's also useful if you often run DOS executables under
-	  the Linux DOS emulator DOSEMU (read the DOSEMU-HOWTO, available from
-	  <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>). Once you have
-	  registered such a binary class with the kernel, you can start one of
-	  those programs simply by typing in its name at a shell prompt; Linux
-	  will automatically feed it to the correct interpreter.
-	  You can do other nice things, too. Read the file
-	  <file:Documentation/binfmt_misc.txt> to learn how to use this
-	  feature, and <file:Documentation/java.txt> for information about how
-	  to include Java support.
-	  You must say Y to "/proc file system support" (CONFIG_PROC_FS) to
-	  use this part of the kernel.
-	  You may say M here for module support and later load the module when
-	  you have use for it; the module is called binfmt_misc. If you
-	  don't know what to answer at this point, say Y.
 config PM
 	bool "Power Management support"

--- a/arch/cris/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/cris/Kconfig
@@ -25,34 +25,7 @@ source "init/Kconfig"
 menu "General setup"
-config BINFMT_ELF
+source "fs/Kconfig.binfmt"
-	tristate "Kernel support for ELF binaries"
-	---help---
-	  ELF (Executable and Linkable Format) is a format for libraries and
-	  executables used across different architectures and operating
-	  systems. Saying Y here will enable your kernel to run ELF binaries
-	  and enlarge it by about 13 KB. ELF support under Linux has now all
-	  but replaced the traditional Linux a.out formats (QMAGIC and ZMAGIC)
-	  because it is portable (this does *not* mean that you will be able
-	  to run executables from different architectures or operating systems
-	  however) and makes building run-time libraries very easy. Many new
-	  executables are distributed solely in ELF format. You definitely
-	  want to say Y here.
-	  Information about ELF is contained in the ELF HOWTO available from
-	  <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
-	  If you find that after upgrading from Linux kernel 1.2 and saying Y
-	  here, you still can't run any ELF binaries (they just crash), then
-	  you'll have to install the newest ELF runtime libraries, including
-	  ld.so (check the file <file:Documentation/Changes> for location and
-	  latest version).
-	  If you want to compile this as a module ( = code which can be
-	  inserted in and removed from the running kernel whenever you want),
-	  say M here and read <file:Documentation/modules.txt>.  The module
-	  will be called binfmt_elf. Saying M or N here is dangerous because
-	  some crucial programs on your system might be in ELF format.
 config ETRAX_KGDB
 	bool "Use kernel gdb debugger"

--- a/arch/h8300/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/h8300/Kconfig
@@ -141,10 +141,7 @@ config KCORE_AOUT
 config KCORE_ELF
 	default y
-config BINFMT_FLAT
+source "fs/Kconfig.binfmt"
-	tristate "Kernel support for flat binaries"
-	help
-	  Support uClinux FLAT format binaries.
 endmenu

--- a/arch/i386/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/i386/Kconfig
@@ -1190,81 +1190,7 @@ config KCORE_AOUT
 endchoice
-config BINFMT_AOUT
+source "fs/Kconfig.binfmt"
-	tristate "Kernel support for a.out binaries"
-	---help---
-	  A.out (Assembler.OUTput) is a set of formats for libraries and
-	  executables used in the earliest versions of UNIX. Linux used the
-	  a.out formats QMAGIC and ZMAGIC until they were replaced with the
-	  ELF format.
-	  As more and more programs are converted to ELF, the use for a.out
-	  will gradually diminish. If you disable this option it will reduce
-	  your kernel by one page. This is not much and by itself does not
-	  warrant removing support. However its removal is a good idea if you
-	  wish to ensure that absolutely none of your programs will use this
-	  older executable format. If you don't know what to answer at this
-	  point then answer Y. If someone told you "You need a kernel with
-	  QMAGIC support" then you'll have to say Y here. You may answer M to
-	  compile a.out support as a module and later load the module when you
-	  want to use a program or library in a.out format. The module will be
-	  called binfmt_aout. Saying M or N here is dangerous though,
-	  because some crucial programs on your system might still be in A.OUT
-	  format.
-config BINFMT_ELF
-	tristate "Kernel support for ELF binaries"
-	---help---
-	  ELF (Executable and Linkable Format) is a format for libraries and
-	  executables used across different architectures and operating
-	  systems. Saying Y here will enable your kernel to run ELF binaries
-	  and enlarge it by about 13 KB. ELF support under Linux has now all
-	  but replaced the traditional Linux a.out formats (QMAGIC and ZMAGIC)
-	  because it is portable (this does *not* mean that you will be able
-	  to run executables from different architectures or operating systems
-	  however) and makes building run-time libraries very easy. Many new
-	  executables are distributed solely in ELF format. You definitely
-	  want to say Y here.
-	  Information about ELF is contained in the ELF HOWTO available from
-	  <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
-	  If you find that after upgrading from Linux kernel 1.2 and saying Y
-	  here, you still can't run any ELF binaries (they just crash), then
-	  you'll have to install the newest ELF runtime libraries, including
-	  ld.so (check the file <file:Documentation/Changes> for location and
-	  latest version).
-	  If you want to compile this as a module ( = code which can be
-	  inserted in and removed from the running kernel whenever you want),
-	  say M here and read <file:Documentation/modules.txt>.  The module
-	  will be called binfmt_elf. Saying M or N here is dangerous because
-	  some crucial programs on your system might be in ELF format.
-config BINFMT_MISC
-	tristate "Kernel support for MISC binaries"
-	---help---
-	  If you say Y here, it will be possible to plug wrapper-driven binary
-	  formats into the kernel. You will like this especially when you use
-	  programs that need an interpreter to run like Java, Python or
-	  Emacs-Lisp. It's also useful if you often run DOS executables under
-	  the Linux DOS emulator DOSEMU (read the DOSEMU-HOWTO, available from
-	  <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>). Once you have
-	  registered such a binary class with the kernel, you can start one of
-	  those programs simply by typing in its name at a shell prompt; Linux
-	  will automatically feed it to the correct interpreter.
-	  You can do other nice things, too. Read the file
-	  <file:Documentation/binfmt_misc.txt> to learn how to use this
-	  feature, and <file:Documentation/java.txt> for information about how
-	  to include Java support.
-	  You must say Y to "/proc file system support" (CONFIG_PROC_FS) to
-	  use this part of the kernel.
-	  You may say M here for module support and later load the module when
-	  you have use for it; the module is called binfmt_misc. If you
-	  don't know what to answer at this point, say Y.
 endmenu

--- a/arch/ia64/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/ia64/Kconfig
@@ -493,38 +493,7 @@ config NR_CPUS
 	depends on SMP
 	default "64"
-config BINFMT_ELF
+source "fs/Kconfig.binfmt"
-	tristate "Kernel support for ELF binaries"
-	---help---
-	  ELF (Executable and Linkable Format) is a format for libraries and
-	  executables used across different architectures and operating
-	  systems. Saying Y here will enable your kernel to run ELF binaries.
-	  Information about ELF is contained in the ELF HOWTO available from
-	  <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
-config BINFMT_MISC
-	tristate "Kernel support for MISC binaries"
-	---help---
-	  If you say Y here, it will be possible to plug wrapper-driven binary
-	  formats into the kernel. You will like this especially when you use
-	  programs that need an interpreter to run like Java, Python or
-	  Emacs-Lisp.  Once you have registered such a binary class with the
-	  kernel, you can start one of those programs simply by typing in its
-	  name at a shell prompt; Linux will automatically feed it to the
-	  correct interpreter.
-	  You can do other nice things, too. Read the file
-	  <file:Documentation/binfmt_misc.txt> to learn how to use this
-	  feature, and <file:Documentation/java.txt> for information about how
-	  to include Java support.
-	  You must say Y to "/proc file system support" (CONFIG_PROC_FS) to
-	  use this part of the kernel.
-	  You may say M here for module support and later load the module when
-	  you have use for it; the module is called binfmt_misc. If you
-	  don't know what to answer at this point, say Y.
 if !IA64_HP_SIM

--- a/arch/m68k/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/m68k/Kconfig
@@ -376,81 +376,7 @@ config KCORE_AOUT
 endchoice
-config BINFMT_AOUT
+source "fs/Kconfig.binfmt"
-	tristate "Kernel support for a.out binaries"
-	---help---
-	  A.out (Assembler.OUTput) is a set of formats for libraries and
-	  executables used in the earliest versions of UNIX. Linux used the
-	  a.out formats QMAGIC and ZMAGIC until they were replaced with the
-	  ELF format.
-	  As more and more programs are converted to ELF, the use for a.out
-	  will gradually diminish. If you disable this option it will reduce
-	  your kernel by one page. This is not much and by itself does not
-	  warrant removing support. However its removal is a good idea if you
-	  wish to ensure that absolutely none of your programs will use this
-	  older executable format. If you don't know what to answer at this
-	  point then answer Y. If someone told you "You need a kernel with
-	  QMAGIC support" then you'll have to say Y here. You may answer M to
-	  compile a.out support as a module and later load the module when you
-	  want to use a program or library in a.out format. The module will be
-	  called binfmt_aout. Saying M or N here is dangerous though,
-	  because some crucial programs on your system might still be in A.OUT
-	  format.
-config BINFMT_ELF
-	tristate "Kernel support for ELF binaries"
-	---help---
-	  ELF (Executable and Linkable Format) is a format for libraries and
-	  executables used across different architectures and operating
-	  systems. Saying Y here will enable your kernel to run ELF binaries
-	  and enlarge it by about 13 KB. ELF support under Linux has now all
-	  but replaced the traditional Linux a.out formats (QMAGIC and ZMAGIC)
-	  because it is portable (this does *not* mean that you will be able
-	  to run executables from different architectures or operating systems
-	  however) and makes building run-time libraries very easy. Many new
-	  executables are distributed solely in ELF format. You definitely
-	  want to say Y here.
-	  Information about ELF is contained in the ELF HOWTO available from
-	  <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
-	  If you find that after upgrading from Linux kernel 1.2 and saying Y
-	  here, you still can't run any ELF binaries (they just crash), then
-	  you'll have to install the newest ELF runtime libraries, including
-	  ld.so (check the file <file:Documentation/Changes> for location and
-	  latest version).
-	  If you want to compile this as a module ( = code which can be
-	  inserted in and removed from the running kernel whenever you want),
-	  say M here and read <file:Documentation/modules.txt>.  The module
-	  will be called binfmt_elf. Saying M or N here is dangerous because
-	  some crucial programs on your system might be in ELF format.
-config BINFMT_MISC
-	tristate "Kernel support for MISC binaries"
-	---help---
-	  If you say Y here, it will be possible to plug wrapper-driven binary
-	  formats into the kernel. You will like this especially when you use
-	  programs that need an interpreter to run like Java, Python or
-	  Emacs-Lisp. It's also useful if you often run DOS executables under
-	  the Linux DOS emulator DOSEMU (read the DOSEMU-HOWTO, available from
-	  <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>). Once you have
-	  registered such a binary class with the kernel, you can start one of
-	  those programs simply by typing in its name at a shell prompt; Linux
-	  will automatically feed it to the correct interpreter.
-	  You can do other nice things, too. Read the file
-	  <file:Documentation/binfmt_misc.txt> to learn how to use this
-	  feature, and <file:Documentation/java.txt> for information about how
-	  to include Java support.
-	  You must say Y to "/proc file system support" (CONFIG_PROC_FS) to
-	  use this part of the kernel.
-	  You may say M here for module support and later load the module when
-	  you have use for it; the module is called binfmt_misc. If you
-	  don't know what to answer at this point, say Y.
 config ZORRO
 	bool "Amiga Zorro (AutoConfig) bus support"

--- a/arch/m68knommu/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/m68knommu/Kconfig
@@ -501,16 +501,7 @@ config KCORE_AOUT
 config KCORE_ELF
 	default y
-config BINFMT_FLAT
+source "fs/Kconfig.binfmt"
-	tristate "Kernel support for flat binaries"
-	help
-	  Support uClinux FLAT format binaries.
-config BINFMT_ZFLAT
-	bool "  Enable ZFLAT support"
-	depends on BINFMT_FLAT
-	help
-	  Supoprt FLAT format compressed binaries
 endmenu

--- a/arch/mips/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/mips/Kconfig
@@ -702,82 +702,7 @@ config ARC_CONSOLE
 	bool "ARC console support"
 	depends on ARC32
-config BINFMT_AOUT
+source "fs/Kconfig.binfmt"
-	bool
-	---help---
-	  A.out (Assembler.OUTput) is a set of formats for libraries and
-	  executables used in the earliest versions of UNIX. Linux used the
-	  a.out formats QMAGIC and ZMAGIC until they were replaced with the
-	  ELF format.
-	  As more and more programs are converted to ELF, the use for a.out
-	  will gradually diminish. If you disable this option it will reduce
-	  your kernel by one page. This is not much and by itself does not
-	  warrant removing support. However its removal is a good idea if you
-	  wish to ensure that absolutely none of your programs will use this
-	  older executable format. If you don't know what to answer at this
-	  point then answer Y. If someone told you "You need a kernel with
-	  QMAGIC support" then you'll have to say Y here. You may answer M to
-	  compile a.out support as a module and later load the module when you
-	  want to use a program or library in a.out format. The module will be
-	  called binfmt_aout. Saying M or N here is dangerous though,
-	  because some crucial programs on your system might still be in A.OUT
-	  format.
-config BINFMT_ELF
-	bool
-	default y
-	---help---
-	  ELF (Executable and Linkable Format) is a format for libraries and
-	  executables used across different architectures and operating
-	  systems. Saying Y here will enable your kernel to run ELF binaries
-	  and enlarge it by about 13 KB. ELF support under Linux has now all
-	  but replaced the traditional Linux a.out formats (QMAGIC and ZMAGIC)
-	  because it is portable (this does *not* mean that you will be able
-	  to run executables from different architectures or operating systems
-	  however) and makes building run-time libraries very easy. Many new
-	  executables are distributed solely in ELF format. You definitely
-	  want to say Y here.
-	  Information about ELF is contained in the ELF HOWTO available from
-	  <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
-	  If you find that after upgrading from Linux kernel 1.2 and saying Y
-	  here, you still can't run any ELF binaries (they just crash), then
-	  you'll have to install the newest ELF runtime libraries, including
-	  ld.so (check the file <file:Documentation/Changes> for location and
-	  latest version).
-	  If you want to compile this as a module ( = code which can be
-	  inserted in and removed from the running kernel whenever you want),
-	  say M here and read <file:Documentation/modules.txt>.  The module
-	  will be called binfmt_elf. Saying M or N here is dangerous because
-	  some crucial programs on your system might be in ELF format.
-config BINFMT_MISC
-	tristate "Kernel support for MISC binaries"
-	---help---
-	  If you say Y here, it will be possible to plug wrapper-driven binary
-	  formats into the kernel. You will like this especially when you use
-	  programs that need an interpreter to run like Java, Python or
-	  Emacs-Lisp. It's also useful if you often run DOS executables under
-	  the Linux DOS emulator DOSEMU (read the DOSEMU-HOWTO, available from
-	  <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>). Once you have
-	  registered such a binary class with the kernel, you can start one of
-	  those programs simply by typing in its name at a shell prompt; Linux
-	  will automatically feed it to the correct interpreter.
-	  You can do other nice things, too. Read the file
-	  <file:Documentation/binfmt_misc.txt> to learn how to use this
-	  feature, and <file:Documentation/java.txt> for information about how
-	  to include Java support.
-	  You must say Y to "/proc file system support" (CONFIG_PROC_FS) to
-	  use this part of the kernel.
-	  You may say M here for module support and later load the module when
-	  you have use for it; the module is called binfmt_misc. If you
-	  don't know what to answer at this point, say Y.
 source "drivers/pci/Kconfig"

--- a/arch/mips64/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/mips64/Kconfig
@@ -335,34 +335,7 @@ config ARC_CONSOLE
 	bool "ARC console support"
 	depends on ARC32
-config BINFMT_ELF
+source "fs/Kconfig.binfmt"
-	tristate "Kernel support for 64-bit ELF binaries"
-	---help---
-	  ELF (Executable and Linkable Format) is a format for libraries and
-	  executables used across different architectures and operating
-	  systems. Saying Y here will enable your kernel to run ELF binaries
-	  and enlarge it by about 13 KB. ELF support under Linux has now all
-	  but replaced the traditional Linux a.out formats (QMAGIC and ZMAGIC)
-	  because it is portable (this does *not* mean that you will be able
-	  to run executables from different architectures or operating systems
-	  however) and makes building run-time libraries very easy. Many new
-	  executables are distributed solely in ELF format. You definitely
-	  want to say Y here.
-	  Information about ELF is contained in the ELF HOWTO available from
-	  <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
-	  If you find that after upgrading from Linux kernel 1.2 and saying Y
-	  here, you still can't run any ELF binaries (they just crash), then
-	  you'll have to install the newest ELF runtime libraries, including
-	  ld.so (check the file <file:Documentation/Changes> for location and
-	  latest version).
-	  If you want to compile this as a module ( = code which can be
-	  inserted in and removed from the running kernel whenever you want),
-	  say M here and read <file:Documentation/modules.txt>.  The module
-	  will be called binfmt_elf. Saying M or N here is dangerous because
-	  some crucial programs on your system might be in ELF format.
 config MIPS32_COMPAT
 	bool "Kernel support for Linux/MIPS 32-bit binary compatibility"
@@ -378,37 +351,12 @@ config COMPAT
 config BINFMT_ELF32
 	bool
-	depends on MIPS32_COMPAT
+	depends on BINFMT_ELF && MIPS32_COMPAT
 	default y
 	help
 	  This allows you to run 32-bit Linux/ELF binaries on your Ultra.
 	  Everybody wants this; say Y.
-config BINFMT_MISC
-	tristate "Kernel support for MISC binaries"
-	---help---
-	  If you say Y here, it will be possible to plug wrapper-driven binary
-	  formats into the kernel. You will like this especially when you use
-	  programs that need an interpreter to run like Java, Python or
-	  Emacs-Lisp. It's also useful if you often run DOS executables under
-	  the Linux DOS emulator DOSEMU (read the DOSEMU-HOWTO, available from
-	  <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>). Once you have
-	  registered such a binary class with the kernel, you can start one of
-	  those programs simply by typing in its name at a shell prompt; Linux
-	  will automatically feed it to the correct interpreter.
-	  You can do other nice things, too. Read the file
-	  <file:Documentation/binfmt_misc.txt> to learn how to use this
-	  feature, and <file:Documentation/java.txt> for information about how
-	  to include Java support.
-	  You must say Y to "/proc file system support" (CONFIG_PROC_FS) to
-	  use this part of the kernel.
-	  You may say M here for module support and later load the module when
-	  you have use for it; the module is called binfmt_misc. If you
-	  don't know what to answer at this point, say Y.
 endmenu
 source "drivers/pci/Kconfig"

--- a/arch/parisc/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/parisc/Kconfig
@@ -166,66 +166,7 @@ config KCORE_ELF
 	depends on PROC_FS
 	default y
-config BINFMT_SOM
+source "fs/Kconfig.binfmt"
-	tristate "Kernel support for SOM binaries"
-	depends on HPUX
-	help
-	  SOM is a binary executable format inherited from HP/UX.  Say Y here
-	  to be able to load and execute SOM binaries directly.
-config BINFMT_ELF
-	tristate "Kernel support for ELF binaries"
-	---help---
-	  ELF (Executable and Linkable Format) is a format for libraries and
-	  executables used across different architectures and operating
-	  systems. Saying Y here will enable your kernel to run ELF binaries
-	  and enlarge it by about 13 KB. ELF support under Linux has now all
-	  but replaced the traditional Linux a.out formats (QMAGIC and ZMAGIC)
-	  because it is portable (this does *not* mean that you will be able
-	  to run executables from different architectures or operating systems
-	  however) and makes building run-time libraries very easy. Many new
-	  executables are distributed solely in ELF format. You definitely
-	  want to say Y here.
-	  Information about ELF is contained in the ELF HOWTO available from
-	  <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
-	  If you find that after upgrading from Linux kernel 1.2 and saying Y
-	  here, you still can't run any ELF binaries (they just crash), then
-	  you'll have to install the newest ELF runtime libraries, including
-	  ld.so (check the file <file:Documentation/Changes> for location and
-	  latest version).
-	  If you want to compile this as a module ( = code which can be
-	  inserted in and removed from the running kernel whenever you want),
-	  say M here and read <file:Documentation/modules.txt>.  The module
-	  will be called binfmt_elf. Saying M or N here is dangerous because
-	  some crucial programs on your system might be in ELF format.
-config BINFMT_MISC
-	tristate "Kernel support for MISC binaries"
-	---help---
-	  If you say Y here, it will be possible to plug wrapper-driven binary
-	  formats into the kernel. You will like this especially when you use
-	  programs that need an interpreter to run like Java, Python or
-	  Emacs-Lisp. It's also useful if you often run DOS executables under
-	  the Linux DOS emulator DOSEMU (read the DOSEMU-HOWTO, available from
-	  <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>). Once you have
-	  registered such a binary class with the kernel, you can start one of
-	  those programs simply by typing in its name at a shell prompt; Linux
-	  will automatically feed it to the correct interpreter.
-	  You can do other nice things, too. Read the file
-	  <file:Documentation/binfmt_misc.txt> to learn how to use this
-	  feature, and <file:Documentation/java.txt> for information about how
-	  to include Java support.
-	  You must say Y to "/proc file system support" (CONFIG_PROC_FS) to
-	  use this part of the kernel.
-	  You may say M here for module support and later load the module when
-	  you have use for it; the module is called binfmt_misc. If you
-	  don't know what to answer at this point, say Y.
 endmenu

--- a/arch/ppc/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/ppc/Kconfig
@@ -808,42 +808,11 @@ config KCORE_ELF
 	  "-g" option to preserve debugging information. It is mainly used
 	  for examining kernel data structures on the live kernel.
-config BINFMT_ELF
-	bool
-	default y
-	help
-	  ELF (Executable and Linkable Format) is a format for libraries and
-	  executables used across different architectures and operating
-	  systems.
 config KERNEL_ELF
 	bool
 	default y
-config BINFMT_MISC
+source "fs/Kconfig.binfmt"
-	tristate "Kernel support for MISC binaries"
-	---help---
-	  If you say Y here, it will be possible to plug wrapper-driven binary
-	  formats into the kernel. You will like this especially when you use
-	  programs that need an interpreter to run like Java, Python or
-	  Emacs-Lisp.  It's also useful if you often run DOS executables under
-	  the Linux DOS emulator DOSEMU (read the DOSEMU-HOWTO, available from
-	  <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>).  Once you have
-	  registered such a binary class with the kernel, you can start one of
-	  those programs simply by typing in its name at a shell prompt; Linux
-	  will automatically feed it to the correct interpreter.
-	  You can do other nice things, too. Read the file
-	  <file:Documentation/binfmt_misc.txt> to learn how to use this
-	  feature, and <file:Documentation/java.txt> for information about how
-	  to include Java support.
-	  You must say Y to "/proc file system support" (CONFIG_PROC_FS) to
-	  use this part of the kernel.
-	  You may say M here for module support and later load the module when
-	  you have use for it; the module is called binfmt_misc. If you
-	  don't know what to answer at this point, say Y.
 source "drivers/pci/Kconfig"

--- a/arch/ppc64/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/ppc64/Kconfig
@@ -191,37 +191,7 @@ config KCORE_ELF
 	  "-g" option to preserve debugging information. It is mainly used
 	  for examining kernel data structures on the live kernel.
-config BINFMT_ELF
+source "fs/Kconfig.binfmt"
-	bool "Kernel support for 64-bit ELF binaries"
-	help
-	  ELF (Executable and Linkable Format) is a format for libraries and
-	  executables used across different architectures and operating
-	  systems.
-config BINFMT_MISC
-	tristate "Kernel support for MISC binaries"
-	---help---
-	  If you say Y here, it will be possible to plug wrapper-driven binary
-	  formats into the kernel. You will like this especially when you use
-	  programs that need an interpreter to run like Java, Python or
-	  Emacs-Lisp.  It's also useful if you often run DOS executables under
-	  the Linux DOS emulator DOSEMU (read the DOSEMU-HOWTO, available from
-	  <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>).  Once you have
-	  registered such a binary class with the kernel, you can start one of
-	  those programs simply by typing in its name at a shell prompt; Linux
-	  will automatically feed it to the correct interpreter.
-	  You can do other nice things, too. Read the file
-	  <file:Documentation/binfmt_misc.txt> to learn how to use this
-	  feature, and <file:Documentation/java.txt> for information about how
-	  to include Java support.
-	  You must say Y to "/proc file system support" (CONFIG_PROC_FS) to
-	  use this part of the kernel.
-	  You may say M here for module support and later load the module when
-	  you have use for it; the module is called binfmt_misc. If you
-	  don't know what to answer at this point, say Y.
 source "drivers/pci/Kconfig"

--- a/arch/s390/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/s390/Kconfig
@@ -192,78 +192,8 @@ endchoice
 config KCORE_ELF
 	bool
 	default y
-	---help---
-	  If you enabled support for /proc file system then the file
-	  /proc/kcore will contain the kernel core image. This can be used
-	  in gdb:
-	  $ cd /usr/src/linux ; gdb vmlinux /proc/kcore
-	  You have two choices here: ELF and A.OUT. Selecting ELF will make
-	  /proc/kcore appear in ELF core format as defined by the Executable
-	  and Linking Format specification. Selecting A.OUT will choose the
-	  old "a.out" format which may be necessary for some old versions
-	  of binutils or on some architectures.
-	  This is especially useful if you have compiled the kernel with the
-	  "-g" option to preserve debugging information. It is mainly used
-	  for examining kernel data structures on the live kernel so if you
-	  don't understand what this means or are not a kernel hacker, just
-	  leave it at its default value ELF.
-config BINFMT_ELF
-	tristate "Kernel support for ELF binaries"
-	---help---
-	  ELF (Executable and Linkable Format) is a format for libraries and
-	  executables used across different architectures and operating
-	  systems. Saying Y here will enable your kernel to run ELF binaries
-	  and enlarge it by about 13 KB. ELF support under Linux has now all
-	  but replaced the traditional Linux a.out formats (QMAGIC and ZMAGIC)
-	  because it is portable (this does *not* mean that you will be able
-	  to run executables from different architectures or operating systems
-	  however) and makes building run-time libraries very easy. Many new
-	  executables are distributed solely in ELF format. You definitely
-	  want to say Y here.
-	  Information about ELF is contained in the ELF HOWTO available from
-	  <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
-	  If you find that after upgrading from Linux kernel 1.2 and saying Y
+source "fs/Kconfig.binfmt"
-	  here, you still can't run any ELF binaries (they just crash), then
-	  you'll have to install the newest ELF runtime libraries, including
-	  ld.so (check the file <file:Documentation/Changes> for location and
-	  latest version).
-	  If you want to compile this as a module ( = code which can be
-	  inserted in and removed from the running kernel whenever you want),
-	  say M here and read <file:Documentation/modules.txt>.  The module
-	  will be called binfmt_elf. Saying M or N here is dangerous because
-	  some crucial programs on your system might be in ELF format.
-config BINFMT_MISC
-	tristate "Kernel support for MISC binaries"
-	---help---
-	  If you say Y here, it will be possible to plug wrapper-driven binary
-	  formats into the kernel. You will like this especially when you use
-	  programs that need an interpreter to run like Java, Python or
-	  Emacs-Lisp. It's also useful if you often run DOS executables under
-	  the Linux DOS emulator DOSEMU (read the DOSEMU-HOWTO, available from
-	  <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>). Once you have
-	  registered such a binary class with the kernel, you can start one of
-	  those programs simply by typing in its name at a shell prompt; Linux
-	  will automatically feed it to the correct interpreter.
-	  You can do other nice things, too. Read the file
-	  <file:Documentation/binfmt_misc.txt> to learn how to use this
-	  feature, and <file:Documentation/java.txt> for information about how
-	  to include Java support.
-	  You must say Y to "/proc file system support" (CONFIG_PROC_FS) to
-	  use this part of the kernel.
-	  You may say M here for module support and later load the module when
-	  you have use for it; the module is called binfmt_misc. If you
-	  don't know what to answer at this point, say Y.
 config PROCESS_DEBUG
 	bool "Show crashed user process info"

--- a/arch/sh/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/sh/Kconfig
@@ -763,62 +763,7 @@ config KCORE_AOUT
 endchoice
-config BINFMT_ELF
+source "fs/Kconfig.binfmt"
-	tristate "Kernel support for ELF binaries"
-	---help---
-	  ELF (Executable and Linkable Format) is a format for libraries and
-	  executables used across different architectures and operating
-	  systems. Saying Y here will enable your kernel to run ELF binaries
-	  and enlarge it by about 13 KB. ELF support under Linux has now all
-	  but replaced the traditional Linux a.out formats (QMAGIC and ZMAGIC)
-	  because it is portable (this does *not* mean that you will be able
-	  to run executables from different architectures or operating systems
-	  however) and makes building run-time libraries very easy. Many new
-	  executables are distributed solely in ELF format. You definitely
-	  want to say Y here.
-	  Information about ELF is contained in the ELF HOWTO available from
-	  <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
-	  If you find that after upgrading from Linux kernel 1.2 and saying Y
-	  here, you still can't run any ELF binaries (they just crash), then
-	  you'll have to install the newest ELF runtime libraries, including
-	  ld.so (check the file <file:Documentation/Changes> for location and
-	  latest version).
-	  If you want to compile this as a module ( = code which can be
-	  inserted in and removed from the running kernel whenever you want),
-	  say M here and read <file:Documentation/modules.txt>.  The module
-	  will be called binfmt_elf. Saying M or N here is dangerous because
-	  some crucial programs on your system might be in ELF format.
-config BINFMT_FLAT
-	tristate "Kernel support for FLAT binaries"
-config BINFMT_MISC
-	tristate "Kernel support for MISC binaries"
-	---help---
-	  If you say Y here, it will be possible to plug wrapper-driven binary
-	  formats into the kernel. You will like this especially when you use
-	  programs that need an interpreter to run like Java, Python or
-	  Emacs-Lisp. It's also useful if you often run DOS executables under
-	  the Linux DOS emulator DOSEMU (read the DOSEMU-HOWTO, available from
-	  <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>). Once you have
-	  registered such a binary class with the kernel, you can start one of
-	  those programs simply by typing in its name at a shell prompt; Linux
-	  will automatically feed it to the correct interpreter.
-	  You can do other nice things, too. Read the file
-	  <file:Documentation/binfmt_misc.txt> to learn how to use this
-	  feature, and <file:Documentation/java.txt> for information about how
-	  to include Java support.
-	  You must say Y to "/proc file system support" (CONFIG_PROC_FS) to
-	  use this part of the kernel.
-	  You may say M here for module support and later load the module when
-	  you have use for it; the module is called binfmt_misc. If you
-	  don't know what to answer at this point, say Y.
 endmenu

--- a/arch/sparc/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/sparc/Kconfig
@@ -277,81 +277,7 @@ config KCORE_ELF
 	  don't understand what this means or are not a kernel hacker, just
 	  leave it at its default value ELF.
-config BINFMT_AOUT
+source "fs/Kconfig.binfmt"
-	tristate "Kernel support for a.out binaries"
-	---help---
-	  A.out (Assembler.OUTput) is a set of formats for libraries and
-	  executables used in the earliest versions of UNIX. Linux used the
-	  a.out formats QMAGIC and ZMAGIC until they were replaced with the
-	  ELF format.
-	  As more and more programs are converted to ELF, the use for a.out
-	  will gradually diminish. If you disable this option it will reduce
-	  your kernel by one page. This is not much and by itself does not
-	  warrant removing support. However its removal is a good idea if you
-	  wish to ensure that absolutely none of your programs will use this
-	  older executable format. If you don't know what to answer at this
-	  point then answer Y. If someone told you "You need a kernel with
-	  QMAGIC support" then you'll have to say Y here. You may answer M to
-	  compile a.out support as a module and later load the module when you
-	  want to use a program or library in a.out format. The module will be
-	  called binfmt_aout. Saying M or N here is dangerous though,
-	  because some crucial programs on your system might still be in A.OUT
-	  format.
-config BINFMT_ELF
-	tristate "Kernel support for ELF binaries"
-	---help---
-	  ELF (Executable and Linkable Format) is a format for libraries and
-	  executables used across different architectures and operating
-	  systems. Saying Y here will enable your kernel to run ELF binaries
-	  and enlarge it by about 13 KB. ELF support under Linux has now all
-	  but replaced the traditional Linux a.out formats (QMAGIC and ZMAGIC)
-	  because it is portable (this does *not* mean that you will be able
-	  to run executables from different architectures or operating systems
-	  however) and makes building run-time libraries very easy. Many new
-	  executables are distributed solely in ELF format. You definitely
-	  want to say Y here.
-	  Information about ELF is contained in the ELF HOWTO available from
-	  <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
-	  If you find that after upgrading from Linux kernel 1.2 and saying Y
-	  here, you still can't run any ELF binaries (they just crash), then
-	  you'll have to install the newest ELF runtime libraries, including
-	  ld.so (check the file <file:Documentation/Changes> for location and
-	  latest version).
-	  If you want to compile this as a module ( = code which can be
-	  inserted in and removed from the running kernel whenever you want),
-	  say M here and read <file:Documentation/modules.txt>.  The module
-	  will be called binfmt_elf. Saying M or N here is dangerous because
-	  some crucial programs on your system might be in ELF format.
-config BINFMT_MISC
-	tristate "Kernel support for MISC binaries"
-	---help---
-	  If you say Y here, it will be possible to plug wrapper-driven binary
-	  formats into the kernel. You will like this especially when you use
-	  programs that need an interpreter to run like Java, Python or
-	  Emacs-Lisp. It's also useful if you often run DOS executables under
-	  the Linux DOS emulator DOSEMU (read the DOSEMU-HOWTO, available from
-	  <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>). Once you have
-	  registered such a binary class with the kernel, you can start one of
-	  those programs simply by typing in its name at a shell prompt; Linux
-	  will automatically feed it to the correct interpreter.
-	  You can do other nice things, too. Read the file
-	  <file:Documentation/binfmt_misc.txt> to learn how to use this
-	  feature, and <file:Documentation/java.txt> for information about how
-	  to include Java support.
-	  You must say Y to "/proc file system support" (CONFIG_PROC_FS) to
-	  use this part of the kernel.
-	  You may say M here for module support and later load the module when
-	  you have use for it; the module is called binfmt_misc. If you
-	  don't know what to answer at this point, say Y.
 config SUNOS_EMUL
 	bool "SunOS binary emulation"

--- a/arch/sparc64/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/sparc64/Kconfig
@@ -415,59 +415,7 @@ config BINFMT_AOUT32
 	  If you want to run SunOS binaries (see SunOS binary emulation below)
 	  or other a.out binaries, say Y. If unsure, say N.
-config BINFMT_ELF
+source "fs/Kconfig.binfmt"
-	tristate "Kernel support for 64-bit ELF binaries"
-	---help---
-	  ELF (Executable and Linkable Format) is a format for libraries and
-	  executables used across different architectures and operating
-	  systems. Saying Y here will enable your kernel to run ELF binaries
-	  and enlarge it by about 13 KB. ELF support under Linux has now all
-	  but replaced the traditional Linux a.out formats (QMAGIC and ZMAGIC)
-	  because it is portable (this does *not* mean that you will be able
-	  to run executables from different architectures or operating systems
-	  however) and makes building run-time libraries very easy. Many new
-	  executables are distributed solely in ELF format. You definitely
-	  want to say Y here.
-	  Information about ELF is contained in the ELF HOWTO available from
-	  <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
-	  If you find that after upgrading from Linux kernel 1.2 and saying Y
-	  here, you still can't run any ELF binaries (they just crash), then
-	  you'll have to install the newest ELF runtime libraries, including
-	  ld.so (check the file <file:Documentation/Changes> for location and
-	  latest version).
-	  If you want to compile this as a module ( = code which can be
-	  inserted in and removed from the running kernel whenever you want),
-	  say M here and read <file:Documentation/modules.txt>.  The module
-	  will be called binfmt_elf. Saying M or N here is dangerous because
-	  some crucial programs on your system might be in ELF format.
-config BINFMT_MISC
-	tristate "Kernel support for MISC binaries"
-	---help---
-	  If you say Y here, it will be possible to plug wrapper-driven binary
-	  formats into the kernel. You will like this especially when you use
-	  programs that need an interpreter to run like Java, Python or
-	  Emacs-Lisp. It's also useful if you often run DOS executables under
-	  the Linux DOS emulator DOSEMU (read the DOSEMU-HOWTO, available from
-	  <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>). Once you have
-	  registered such a binary class with the kernel, you can start one of
-	  those programs simply by typing in its name at a shell prompt; Linux
-	  will automatically feed it to the correct interpreter.
-	  You can do other nice things, too. Read the file
-	  <file:Documentation/binfmt_misc.txt> to learn how to use this
-	  feature, and <file:Documentation/java.txt> for information about how
-	  to include Java support.
-	  You must say Y to "/proc file system support" (CONFIG_PROC_FS) to
-	  use this part of the kernel.
-	  You may say M here for module support and later load the module when
-	  you have use for it; the module is called binfmt_misc. If you
-	  don't know what to answer at this point, say Y.
 config SUNOS_EMUL
 	bool "SunOS binary emulation"

--- a/arch/um/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/um/Kconfig
@@ -62,14 +62,7 @@ config MODE_SKAS
 config NET
 	bool "Networking support"
-config BINFMT_AOUT
+source "fs/Kconfig.binfmt"
-	tristate "Kernel support for a.out binaries"
-config BINFMT_ELF
-	tristate "Kernel support for ELF binaries"
-config BINFMT_MISC
-	tristate "Kernel support for MISC binaries"
 config HOSTFS
 	tristate "Host filesystem"

--- a/arch/v850/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/v850/Kconfig
@@ -243,16 +243,7 @@ config KCORE_AOUT
 config KCORE_ELF
 	default y
-config BINFMT_FLAT
+source "fs/Kconfig.binfmt"
-	tristate "Kernel support for flat binaries"
-	help
-	  Support uClinux FLAT format binaries.
-config BINFMT_ZFLAT
-	bool "  Enable ZFLAT support"
-	depends on BINFMT_FLAT
-	help
-	  Support FLAT format compressed binaries
 endmenu

--- a/arch/x86_64/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/x86_64/Kconfig
@@ -375,31 +375,7 @@ config KCORE_ELF
 	depends on PROC_FS
 	default y
-config BINFMT_ELF
+source "fs/Kconfig.binfmt"
-	bool
-	default y
-config BINFMT_MISC
-	tristate "Kernel support for MISC binaries"
-	---help---
-	  If you say Y here, it will be possible to plug wrapper-driven binary
-	  formats into the kernel. You will like this especially when you use
-	  programs that need an interpreter to run like Java, Python or
-	  Emacs-Lisp. Once you have registered such a binary class with the kernel, 
-	  you can start one of those programs simply by typing in its name at a shell 
-	  prompt; Linux will automatically feed it to the correct interpreter.
-	  You can do other nice things, too. Read the file
-	  <file:Documentation/binfmt_misc.txt> to learn how to use this
-	  feature, and <file:Documentation/java.txt> for information about how
-	  to include Java support.
-	  You must say Y to "/proc file system support" (CONFIG_PROC_FS) to
-	  use this part of the kernel.
-	  You may say M here for module support and later load the module when
-	  you have use for it; the module is called binfmt_misc. If you
-	  don't know what to answer at this point, say Y.
 config IA32_EMULATION
 	bool "IA32 Emulation"

--- a/fs/Kconfig.binfmt
+++ b/fs/Kconfig.binfmt
+config BINFMT_ELF
+	tristate "Kernel support for ELF binaries"
+	depends on MMU
+	default y
+	---help---
+	  ELF (Executable and Linkable Format) is a format for libraries and
+	  executables used across different architectures and operating
+	  systems. Saying Y here will enable your kernel to run ELF binaries
+	  and enlarge it by about 13 KB. ELF support under Linux has now all
+	  but replaced the traditional Linux a.out formats (QMAGIC and ZMAGIC)
+	  because it is portable (this does *not* mean that you will be able
+	  to run executables from different architectures or operating systems
+	  however) and makes building run-time libraries very easy. Many new
+	  executables are distributed solely in ELF format. You definitely
+	  want to say Y here.
+	  Information about ELF is contained in the ELF HOWTO available from
+	  <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
+	  If you find that after upgrading from Linux kernel 1.2 and saying Y
+	  here, you still can't run any ELF binaries (they just crash), then
+	  you'll have to install the newest ELF runtime libraries, including
+	  ld.so (check the file <file:Documentation/Changes> for location and
+	  latest version).
+	  If you want to compile this as a module ( = code which can be
+	  inserted in and removed from the running kernel whenever you want),
+	  say M here and read <file:Documentation/modules.txt>.  The module
+	  will be called binfmt_elf. Saying M or N here is dangerous because
+	  some crucial programs on your system might be in ELF format.
+config BINFMT_FLAT
+	tristate "Kernel support for flat binaries"
+	depends on !MMU || SUPERH
+	help
+	  Support uClinux FLAT format binaries.
+config BINFMT_ZFLAT
+	bool "Enable ZFLAT support"
+	depends on BINFMT_FLAT
+	help
+	  Support FLAT format compressed binaries
+config BINFMT_AOUT
+	tristate "Kernel support for a.out and ECOFF binaries"
+	depends on X86 || ALPHA || ARM || M68K || MIPS || SPARC
+	---help---
+	  A.out (Assembler.OUTput) is a set of formats for libraries and
+	  executables used in the earliest versions of UNIX.  Linux used
+	  the a.out formats QMAGIC and ZMAGIC until they were replaced
+	  with the ELF format.
+	  The conversion to ELF started in 1995.  This option is primarily
+	  provided for historical interest and for the benefit of those
+	  who need to run binaries from that era.
+	  Most people should answer N here.  If you think you may have
+	  occasional use for this format, enable module support above
+	  and answer M here to compile this support as a module called
+	  binfmt_aout.
+	  If any crucial components of your system (such as /sbin/init
+	  or /lib/ld.so) are still in a.out format, you will have to
+	  say Y here.
+config OSF4_COMPAT
+	bool "OSF/1 v4 readv/writev compatibility"
+	depends on ALPHA && BINFMT_AOUT
+	help
+	  Say Y if you are using OSF/1 binaries (like Netscape and Acrobat)
+	  with v4 shared libraries freely available from Compaq. If you're
+	  going to use shared libraries from Tru64 version 5.0 or later, say N.
+config BINFMT_EM86
+	tristate "Kernel support for Linux/Intel ELF binaries"
+	depends on ALPHA
+	---help---
+	  Say Y here if you want to be able to execute Linux/Intel ELF
+	  binaries just like native Alpha binaries on your Alpha machine. For
+	  this to work, you need to have the emulator /usr/bin/em86 in place.
+	  You can get the same functionality by saying N here and saying Y to
+	  "Kernel support for MISC binaries".
+	  You may answer M to compile the emulation support as a module and
+	  later load the module when you want to use a Linux/Intel binary. The
+	  module will be called binfmt_em86. If unsure, say Y.
+config BINFMT_SOM
+	tristate "Kernel support for SOM binaries"
+	depends on PARISC && HPUX
+	help
+	  SOM is a binary executable format inherited from HP/UX.  Say
+	  Y here to be able to load and execute SOM binaries directly.
+config BINFMT_MISC
+	tristate "Kernel support for MISC binaries"
+	---help---
+	  If you say Y here, it will be possible to plug wrapper-driven binary
+	  formats into the kernel. You will like this especially when you use
+	  programs that need an interpreter to run like Java, Python or
+	  Emacs-Lisp. It's also useful if you often run DOS executables under
+	  the Linux DOS emulator DOSEMU (read the DOSEMU-HOWTO, available from
+	  <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>). Once you have
+	  registered such a binary class with the kernel, you can start one of
+	  those programs simply by typing in its name at a shell prompt; Linux
+	  will automatically feed it to the correct interpreter.
+	  You can do other nice things, too. Read the file
+	  <file:Documentation/binfmt_misc.txt> to learn how to use this
+	  feature, and <file:Documentation/java.txt> for information about how
+	  to include Java support.
+	  You may say M here for module support and later load the module when
+	  you have use for it; the module is called binfmt_misc. If you
+	  don't know what to answer at this point, say Y.