Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 21 Feb 2008 16:19:09 -0800 | From | Randy Dunlap <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH 2.6.25-rc2 5/9] Kconfig: Improve init/Kconfig help descriptions - IKCONFIG etc |
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Nick Andrew wrote: > Rewrite the help descriptions for clarity, accuracy and consistency. > > Kernel config options affected: > > - IKCONFIG > - IKCONFIG_PROC > - LOG_BUF_SHIFT
These bits are Acked-by: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@oracle.com>
> Signed-off-by: Nick Andrew <nick@nick-andrew.net> > --- > Try #3. > > --- a/init/Kconfig 2008-02-20 09:34:48.000000000 +1100 > +++ b/init/Kconfig 2008-02-22 09:15:48.000000000 +1100 > @@ -241,20 +241,30 @@ config IKCONFIG > tristate "Kernel .config support" > ---help--- > This option enables the complete Linux kernel ".config" file > - contents to be saved in the kernel. It provides documentation > - of which kernel options are used in a running kernel or in an > - on-disk kernel. This information can be extracted from the kernel > - image file with the script scripts/extract-ikconfig and used as > - input to rebuild the current kernel or to build another kernel. > - It can also be extracted from a running kernel by reading > - /proc/config.gz if enabled (below). > + contents to be saved in the kernel. > + > + It provides documentation of which kernel options are used in > + a running kernel or in an on-disk kernel. This information > + can be extracted from the kernel image file with the script > + "scripts/extract-ikconfig" and used as input to rebuild the > + current kernel or to build another kernel. > + > + It can also be extracted from a running kernel with > + "zcat /proc/config.gz" if CONFIG_IKCONFIG_PROC is enabled > + below. > + > + Your kernel size will increase by around 14k. > + > + If unsure, say N. > > config IKCONFIG_PROC > bool "Enable access to .config through /proc/config.gz" > depends on IKCONFIG && PROC_FS > ---help--- > - This option enables access to the kernel configuration file > - through /proc/config.gz. > + This option enables access to the configuration of the running > + kernel through /proc/config.gz. > + > + If unsure, say Y. > > config LOG_BUF_SHIFT > int "Kernel log buffer size (16 => 64KB, 17 => 128KB)" > @@ -264,14 +274,15 @@ config LOG_BUF_SHIFT > default 15 if SMP > default 14 > help > - Select kernel log buffer size as a power of 2. > - Defaults and Examples: > + Select the kernel log buffer size as a power of 2. > + > + Defaults and examples: > 17 => 128 KB for S/390 > - 16 => 64 KB for x86 NUMAQ or IA-64 > - 15 => 32 KB for SMP > - 14 => 16 KB for uniprocessor > - 13 => 8 KB > - 12 => 4 KB > + 16 => 64 KB for x86 NUMAQ or IA-64 > + 15 => 32 KB for SMP > + 14 => 16 KB for uniprocessor > + 13 => 8 KB > + 12 => 4 KB > > config CGROUPS > bool "Control Group support"
-- ~Randy
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