linux-kernel - Re: Git puzzle

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Date:	Sun, 29 Dec 2013 10:30:01 +0100
From:	Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
To:	Gene Heskett <gheskett@...v.com>
Cc:	Jason Cooper <jason@...edaemon.net>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Git puzzle

Hi Gene,

On Sun, Dec 29, 2013 at 6:11 AM, Gene Heskett <gheskett@...v.com> wrote:
> Yes, I think I can nail it now.  One final clarification, do I use a
> .config geared more to my machine, or am I supposed to do a "make
> allmodconfig?"
>
> I haven't done this in a while and I'm still going thru the xconfig,
> stripping out modules for hardware I don't have, but if I just transfer the
> old ones in, they should work but will be building about 1400 modules
> extra.

If you're using ccache ('make CROSS_COMPILE="ccache "'), it may be
much faster to just build everything, than to try to find a config subset that
contains everything you need. And the further in the bisection process, the
less that needs to be recompiled.

Good luck!

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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