linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 00/14] kconfig: streamline distro configs for testers

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Message-ID: <alpine.DEB.2.00.0908211641130.30182@gandalf.stny.rr.com>
Date:	Fri, 21 Aug 2009 16:52:01 -0400 (EDT)
From:	Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
To:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Theodore Tso <tytso@....edu>,
	Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...radead.org>,
	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>,
	"Luis R. Rodriguez" <mcgrof@...il.com>, zippel@...ux-m68k.org,
	linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org, Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>,
	Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>,
	Alan Jenkins <sourcejedi.lkml@...glemail.com>,
	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 00/14] kconfig: streamline distro configs for testers

On Fri, 21 Aug 2009, Ingo Molnar wrote:
> 
> ah - indeed, i forgot that it bases its decision off /proc/config, 
> if available, right?

Here's the list in order of seach:

1. local .config file  (in tree root)
2. /proc/config.gz
3. /boot/config-`uname -r`
4. /boot/vmlinuz-`uname -r` (extracts .config if configured in)
5. vmlinux (local built vmlinux if .config is configured in)
6. /lib/modules/`uname -r`/kernel/kernel/configs.ko
7. kernel/configs.ko
8. kernel/configs.o

I originally had /proc/config.gz but Andi Kleen correctly pointed out that 
it would be more intuitive if we use the local .config first. This would 
be something that I myself would expect. If you don't want the local 
.config used, then simply delete it.

> 
> Fair enough - forget my suggestion. It's good as-is.

Great!

Thanks,

-- Steve

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