5 files changed, 20 insertions, 10 deletions

diff --git a/arch/arm/Kconfig b/arch/arm/Kconfig
index 1f254bd6c93..a53ac6570b6 100644
--- a/arch/arm/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/Kconfig
@@ -1374,6 +1374,12 @@ config UACCESS_WITH_MEMCPY
           However, if the CPU data cache is using a write-allocate mode,
           this option is unlikely to provide any performance gain.
 
+config DEPRECATED_PARAM_STRUCT
+        bool "Provide old way to pass kernel parameters"
+        help
+          This was deprecated in 2001 and announced to live on for 5 years.
+          Some old boot loaders still use this way.
+
 endmenu
 
 menu "Boot options"
diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/Makefile b/arch/arm/kernel/Makefile
index 26d302c28e1..021f72d8979 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/Makefile
@@ -13,10 +13,12 @@ CFLAGS_REMOVE_return_address.o = -pg
 
 # Object file lists.
 
-obj-y           := compat.o elf.o entry-armv.o entry-common.o irq.o \
+obj-y           := elf.o entry-armv.o entry-common.o irq.o \
                    process.o ptrace.o return_address.o setup.o signal.o \
                    sys_arm.o stacktrace.o time.o traps.o
 
+obj-$(CONFIG_DEPRECATED_PARAM_STRUCT) += compat.o
+
 obj-$(CONFIG_LEDS)              += leds.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_OC_ETM)            += etm.o
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/compat.c b/arch/arm/kernel/compat.c
index 0a1385442f4..925652318b8 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/compat.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/compat.c
@@ -217,10 +217,3 @@ void __init convert_to_tag_list(struct tag *tags)
         struct param_struct *params = (struct param_struct *)tags;
         build_tag_list(params, &params->u2);
 }
-
-void __init squash_mem_tags(struct tag *tag)
-{
-        for (; tag->hdr.size; tag = tag_next(tag))
-                if (tag->hdr.tag == ATAG_MEM)
-                        tag->hdr.tag = ATAG_NONE;
-}
diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/compat.h b/arch/arm/kernel/compat.h
index 27e61a68bd1..39264ab1b9c 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/compat.h
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/compat.h
@@ -9,5 +9,3 @@
 */
 
 extern void convert_to_tag_list(struct tag *tags);
-
-extern void squash_mem_tags(struct tag *tag);
diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/setup.c b/arch/arm/kernel/setup.c
index 122d999bdc7..cbc6ddb1c9b 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/setup.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/setup.c
@@ -44,7 +44,9 @@
 #include <asm/traps.h>
 #include <asm/unwind.h>
 
+#if defined(CONFIG_DEPRECATED_PARAM_STRUCT)
 #include "compat.h"
+#endif
 #include "atags.h"
 #include "tcm.h"
 
@@ -663,6 +665,13 @@ static int __init customize_machine(void)
 }
 arch_initcall(customize_machine);
 
+static void __init squash_mem_tags(struct tag *tag)
+{
+        for (; tag->hdr.size; tag = tag_next(tag))
+                if (tag->hdr.tag == ATAG_MEM)
+                        tag->hdr.tag = ATAG_NONE;
+}
+
 void __init setup_arch(char **cmdline_p)
 {
         struct tag *tags = (struct tag *)&init_tags;
@@ -683,12 +692,14 @@ void __init setup_arch(char **cmdline_p)
         else if (mdesc->boot_params)
                 tags = phys_to_virt(mdesc->boot_params);
 
+#if defined(CONFIG_DEPRECATED_PARAM_STRUCT)
         /*
          * If we have the old style parameters, convert them to
          * a tag list.
          */
         if (tags->hdr.tag != ATAG_CORE)
                 convert_to_tag_list(tags);
+#endif
         if (tags->hdr.tag != ATAG_CORE)
                 tags = (struct tag *)&init_tags;