1 files changed, 33 insertions, 21 deletions

diff --git a/usr/Kconfig b/usr/Kconfig
index 43a3a0fe8f29..588c588791e2 100644
--- a/usr/Kconfig
+++ b/usr/Kconfig
@@ -46,49 +46,50 @@ config INITRAMFS_ROOT_GID
           If you are not sure, leave it set to "0".
 
 config RD_GZIP
-        bool "Initial ramdisk compressed using gzip"
+        bool "Support initial ramdisks compressed using gzip" if EMBEDDED
         default y
-        depends on BLK_DEV_INITRD=y
+        depends on BLK_DEV_INITRD
         select DECOMPRESS_GZIP
         help
           Support loading of a gzip encoded initial ramdisk or cpio buffer.
           If unsure, say Y.
 
 config RD_BZIP2
-        bool "Initial ramdisk compressed using bzip2"
-        default n
-        depends on BLK_DEV_INITRD=y
+        bool "Support initial ramdisks compressed using bzip2" if EMBEDDED
+        default !EMBEDDED
+        depends on BLK_DEV_INITRD
         select DECOMPRESS_BZIP2
         help
           Support loading of a bzip2 encoded initial ramdisk or cpio buffer
           If unsure, say N.
 
 config RD_LZMA
-        bool "Initial ramdisk compressed using lzma"
-        default n
-        depends on BLK_DEV_INITRD=y
+        bool "Support initial ramdisks compressed using LZMA" if EMBEDDED
+        default !EMBEDDED
+        depends on BLK_DEV_INITRD
         select DECOMPRESS_LZMA
         help
-          Support loading of a lzma encoded initial ramdisk or cpio buffer
+          Support loading of a LZMA encoded initial ramdisk or cpio buffer
           If unsure, say N.
 
+if INITRAMFS_SOURCE!=""
+
 choice
         prompt "Built-in initramfs compression mode"
         help
-          This setting is only meaningful if the INITRAMFS_SOURCE is
-          set. It decides by which algorithm the INITRAMFS_SOURCE will
-          be compressed.
-          Several compression algorithms are available, which differ
-          in efficiency, compression and decompression speed.
-          Compression speed is only relevant when building a kernel.
-          Decompression speed is relevant at each boot.
-
-          If you have any problems with bzip2 or lzma compressed
+          This option decides by which algorithm the builtin initramfs
+          will be compressed.  Several compression algorithms are
+          available, which differ in efficiency, compression and
+          decompression speed.  Compression speed is only relevant
+          when building a kernel.  Decompression speed is relevant at
+          each boot.
+
+          If you have any problems with bzip2 or LZMA compressed
           initramfs, mail me (Alain Knaff) <alain@knaff.lu>.
 
-          High compression options are mostly useful for users who
-          are low on disk space (embedded systems), but for whom ram
-          size matters less.
+          High compression options are mostly useful for users who are
+          low on RAM, since it reduces the memory consumption during
+          boot.
 
           If in doubt, select 'gzip'
 
@@ -133,3 +134,14 @@ config INITRAMFS_COMPRESSION_LZMA
           smaller with LZMA in comparison to gzip.
 
 endchoice
+
+endif
+
+if INITRAMFS_SOURCE=""
+# The builtin initramfs is so small so we don't want to bug the user...
+
+config INITRAMFS_COMPRESSION_NONE
+        bool
+        default y
+
+endif