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diff --git a/init/Kconfig b/init/Kconfig
index 058ba4e74250..57123594a7ca 100644
--- a/init/Kconfig
+++ b/init/Kconfig
@@ -2047,7 +2047,6 @@ config MODULE_SRCVERSION_ALL
config MODULE_SIG
bool "Module signature verification"
- depends on MODULES
select SYSTEM_DATA_VERIFICATION
help
Check modules for valid signatures upon load: the signature
@@ -2124,7 +2123,6 @@ config MODULE_SIG_HASH
config MODULE_COMPRESS
bool "Compress modules on installation"
- depends on MODULES
help
Compresses kernel modules when 'make modules_install' is run; gzip or
@@ -2160,9 +2158,38 @@ config MODULE_COMPRESS_XZ
endchoice
+config MODULE_ALLOW_MISSING_NAMESPACE_IMPORTS
+ bool "Allow loading of modules with missing namespace imports"
+ help
+ Symbols exported with EXPORT_SYMBOL_NS*() are considered exported in
+ a namespace. A module that makes use of a symbol exported with such a
+ namespace is required to import the namespace via MODULE_IMPORT_NS().
+ There is no technical reason to enforce correct namespace imports,
+ but it creates consistency between symbols defining namespaces and
+ users importing namespaces they make use of. This option relaxes this
+ requirement and lifts the enforcement when loading a module.
+
+ If unsure, say N.
+
+config UNUSED_SYMBOLS
+ bool "Enable unused/obsolete exported symbols"
+ default y if X86
+ help
+ Unused but exported symbols make the kernel needlessly bigger. For
+ that reason most of these unused exports will soon be removed. This
+ option is provided temporarily to provide a transition period in case
+ some external kernel module needs one of these symbols anyway. If you
+ encounter such a case in your module, consider if you are actually
+ using the right API. (rationale: since nobody in the kernel is using
+ this in a module, there is a pretty good chance it's actually the
+ wrong interface to use). If you really need the symbol, please send a
+ mail to the linux kernel mailing list mentioning the symbol and why
+ you really need it, and what the merge plan to the mainline kernel for
+ your module is.
+
config TRIM_UNUSED_KSYMS
bool "Trim unused exported kernel symbols"
- depends on MODULES && !UNUSED_SYMBOLS
+ depends on !UNUSED_SYMBOLS
help
The kernel and some modules make many symbols available for
other modules to use via EXPORT_SYMBOL() and variants. Depending