Don't build ME linux kernel modules (not currently packed)
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> MEI is removed because the HECI devices are disabled on all Librems (all either have HAP bit or neutralized ME).
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> AFAICT, there also are no boards actually setting CONFIG_LINUX_MEI in the board config (so mei.ko/mei-me.ko are never actually bundled), and I don't see any logic to insert those modules if they were bundled. So I don't think =m makes sense for the other Linux configs either.
Right checked linux configs, linux module and board statements.
Some boards's linux config compile as kernel modules:
```
CONFIG_INTEL_MEI=m
CONFIG_INTEL_MEI_ME=m
CONFIG_INTEL_MEI_TXE=m
```
Where modules/linux:
```
# ME drivers for talking the the management engine
linux_modules-$(CONFIG_LINUX_MEI) += drivers/misc/mei/mei.ko
linux_modules-$(CONFIG_LINUX_MEI) += drivers/misc/mei/mei-me.ko
```
But where no boards configs actually include `CONFIG_LINUX_MEI`. Basically an old artifact of older times where ME got investigated to be neutered/deactivated/removed. I think we should add verification of platform runtime somehow with at least cbmem to check runtime ME state in another issue? @JonathonHall-Purism ?
_Originally posted by @tlaurion in https://github.com/linuxboot/heads/issues/1590#issuecomment-1904397766_
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Research direction
Search the Linux configs, board configs, and the linux_modules statements for CONFIG_INTEL_MEI, CONFIG_INTEL_MEI_ME, CONFIG_INTEL_MEI_TXE, and CONFIG_LINUX_MEI. Confirm that no board configuration or module insertion logic uses them, then remove the obsolete module-building references and verify the affected configurations no longer build MEI modules.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- linux
- Domain
- build-system, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Refactor
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100