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From: Jaswinder Singh <jaswinderlinux@...>
To: <linux-kernel@...>
Subject: 2.6.22.7 default kernel configuration
Date: Monday, September 24, 2007 - 7:11 am

Hi all,


Can please someone let me know what is criteria for default kernel

configuration .


Is it based upon some survey or requested by Fedora or others.


By default configuration size of vmlinux is 41 MB and it includes

approx 75% of useless stuff for me.


what is the idea behind 'default kernel configuration'. Is it made for

developers's PC  or for someone else.


Thank you,


Jaswinder Singh.

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From: Andi Kleen <andi@...>
To: Jaswinder Singh <jaswinderlinux@...>
Cc: <linux-kernel@...>
Subject: Re: 2.6.22.7 default kernel configuration
Date: Sunday, September 30, 2007 - 6:05 pm

That's not a i386 or x86-64 defconfig. i386 and x86-64 defconfigs

are ~6.1MB and ~12MB.


-Andi

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From: Sam Ravnborg <sam@...>
To: Jaswinder Singh <jaswinderlinux@...>
Cc: <linux-kernel@...>
Subject: Re: 2.6.22.7 default kernel configuration
Date: Monday, September 24, 2007 - 7:54 am

For i386 it was in the past the .config Linus used for his PC.

There is nu deeper thoughts behind the i386 defconfig.

Other architectures try to let their defconfig cover a lot

because defconfig are often used for test-compiling

stuff (I for once use them a lot).


Other again just chose a popular config and use it for their defconfig.

So no fixed ruleset - and very depending on your architecture.


	Sam

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