Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 24 Oct 2003 14:27:32 -0700 (PDT) | From | <> | Subject | Re: Copying .config to /lib/modules/`uname -r`/kernel |
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Personally I like to put it in the same place as the kernel itself and the System.map. Then I tack the full version number on the end just like I do with System.map. Even for non-modular kernels it is frequently convenient to have access to the .config so when you boot up a random isolinux CD you know exactly what support you are going to have.
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<Douglas Leonard> <dleonard@dleonard.net>
On Fri, 24 Oct 2003, Pavel Roskin wrote:
> Hello! > > Many drivers are developed outside the kernel tree. Many drivers start > their existence as separate projects. It's essential that they are tested > by the users of particular hardware, even if those users don't want to > recompile their kernels. > > There should be a standard place for .config in kernel packages. > /proc/config.gz may or may not be popular with distributors. Besides, it > only gives information for the currently running kernel, but not for e.g. > newly upgraded kernel before the reboot. > > Cannot we just install .config to the same directory as modules? If the > kernel doesn't support modules, then there is no point to compile any new > modules against it. But if it does, then we can be sure that the modules > correspond to that configuration file, because the modules and .config > would be installed by the same command. > > That's why I prefer the "kernel" subdirectory. It's fully replaced by > "make modules_install", so that the old .config will go away for sure. > > Patch against 2.6.0-test8 > ===================== > --- Makefile > +++ Makefile > @@ -690,6 +690,7 @@ > @rm -rf $(MODLIB)/kernel > @rm -f $(MODLIB)/build > @mkdir -p $(MODLIB)/kernel > + @cp -f .config $(MODLIB)/kernel > @ln -s $(TOPDIR) $(MODLIB)/build > $(Q)$(MAKE) -rR -f $(srctree)/scripts/Makefile.modinst > > ===================== > > -- > Regards, > Pavel Roskin > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ >
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