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Date:	Wed, 4 Aug 2010 16:14:10 +0700
From:	Mulyadi Santosa <mulyadi.santosa@...il.com>
To:	Ryan Wang <openspace.wang@...il.com>
Cc:	kernelnewbies@...linux.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-mm@...ck.org
Subject: Re: question about CONFIG_BASE_SMALL

Hi...

On Wed, Aug 4, 2010 at 15:38, Ryan Wang <openspace.wang@...il.com> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
>      I noticed CONFIG_BASE_SMALL in different parts
> of the kernel code, with ifdef/ifndef.
>      I wonder what does CONFIG_BASE_SMALL mean?
> And how can I configure it, e.g. through make menuconfig?

Reply on top of my head: IIRC it means to disable certain things...or
possibly enabling things that might reduce memory footprints.

The goal....to make Linux kernel running more suitable for embedded
system and low level specification machine...

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Mulyadi Santosa
Freelance Linux trainer and consultant

blog: the-hydra.blogspot.com
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