linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] README: document "make olddefconfig"

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Date:	Thu, 25 Oct 2012 18:04:33 +0200 (CEST)
From:	Jiri Kosina <jkosina@...e.cz>
To:	Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Michael Witten <mfwitten@...il.com>,
	Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...otime.net>,
	Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] README: document "make olddefconfig"

On Wed, 24 Oct 2012, Kees Cook wrote:

> While "olddefconfig" was documented in "make help", it was not mentioned
> in the README.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
> ---
>  README |    4 ++++
>  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/README b/README
> index f32710a..a24ec89 100644
> --- a/README
> +++ b/README
> @@ -180,6 +180,10 @@ CONFIGURING the kernel:
>                          with questions already answered.
>                          Additionally updates the dependencies.
>  
> +     "make olddefconfig"
> +                        Like above, but sets new symbols to their default
> +                        values without prompting.
> +
>       "make defconfig"   Create a ./.config file by using the default
>                          symbol values from either arch/$ARCH/defconfig

OK, I am taking this one, thanks.

-- 
Jiri Kosina
SUSE Labs
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