Messages in this thread | | | From | Daniel Phillips <> | Subject | Re: How to check the kernel compile options ? | Date | Tue, 12 Feb 2002 01:32:08 +0100 |
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On February 11, 2002 08:05 pm, Bill Davidsen wrote: > On Mon, 11 Feb 2002, Daniel Phillips wrote: > > > On February 9, 2002 07:15 pm, Bill Davidsen wrote: > > > On Wed, 6 Feb 2002, Randy.Dunlap wrote: > > > > > > > I still prefer your suggestion to append it to the kernel image > > > > as __initdata so that it's discarded from memory but can be > > > > read with some tool(s). > > > > > > The problem is that it make the kernel image larger, which lives in > > > /boot on many systems. Putting it in a module directory, even if not a > > > module, would be a better place for creative boot methods, of which > > > there are many. > > > > You don't seem to be clear on the concept of 'option'. > > Did I miss discussion of an option to put it somewhere other than as part > of the kernel? Sorry, I missed that.
It's a trick question? The config option would let you specify that no kernel config information at all would be stored with or in the kernel. No cost, no memory footprint. And I would get to have the extra warm n fuzzy usability I tend to go on at such lengths about. So we're both happy, right?
I'd even remain happy if the option were set *off* by default.
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