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Date: Sat, 3 Jan 2009 13:29:50 +0100 From: Pavel Machek <pavel@...e.cz> To: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@...cle.com> Cc: Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org> Subject: Re: defconfigs (x86 defconfig: increase CONFIG_LOG_BUF_SHIFT) On Sun 2008-12-28 17:39:45, Randy Dunlap wrote: > Linux Kernel Mailing List wrote: > > Author: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu> > > > > x86 defconfig: increase CONFIG_LOG_BUF_SHIFT > > > > Impact: double the defconfig printk buffer > > > > Booting defconfigs produces more output than 128K so the output is > > truncated - double it to 256K. > > > > Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu> > > --- > > arch/x86/configs/i386_defconfig | 2 +- > > arch/x86/configs/x86_64_defconfig | 2 +- > > 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) > > > Would someone attempt to explain the current purpose of defconfig files, > please? For machines like spitz (handheld with 64MB ram, arm, and mostly fixed configuration) defconfig is very useful. Its basically impossible to get all the stuff right so that it boots and finds root, otherwise... For generic PC... well something like distro's config is still nice starting point, but... Pavel -- (english) http://www.livejournal.com/~pavelmachek (cesky, pictures) http://atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz/~pavel/picture/horses/blog.html -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.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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