2006-05-12 04:02:27

by Joshua Hudson

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Subject: 2.6.17-rc4 mucked .config

Imported .config from 2.6.16.1
ran "make" to prompt for fill in new values

Found it automatically set on USB storage driver, some sound driver,
and "Video for Linux".
Possibly also the parallel port, or maybe that was already on.
Didn't prompt for any of these

Noticed after kernel was some 500k larger than expected.


2006-05-12 05:43:45

by Willy Tarreau

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Subject: Re: 2.6.17-rc4 mucked .config

On Thu, May 11, 2006 at 09:02:26PM -0700, Joshua Hudson wrote:
> Imported .config from 2.6.16.1
> ran "make" to prompt for fill in new values
>
> Found it automatically set on USB storage driver, some sound driver,
> and "Video for Linux".
> Possibly also the parallel port, or maybe that was already on.
> Didn't prompt for any of these
>
> Noticed after kernel was some 500k larger than expected.

Why did not you do "make oldconfig" in the first place ? This is the
only way to migrate your .config from one kernel to another, as it
will ask questions only for unknown (=new) values.

Willy

2006-05-12 06:19:25

by Joshua Hudson

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Subject: Re: 2.6.17-rc4 mucked .config

>
> Why did not you do "make oldconfig" in the first place ? This is the
> only way to migrate your .config from one kernel to another, as it
> will ask questions only for unknown (=new) values.
>
> Willy

Because on some previous version it asked every question in Kconfig so
I assumed that is what it is supposed to do.

Might as well chalk this one up to PEBKAC

2006-05-12 10:33:45

by Roman Zippel

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Subject: Re: 2.6.17-rc4 mucked .config

Hi,

On Thu, 11 May 2006, Joshua Hudson wrote:

> Imported .config from 2.6.16.1
> ran "make" to prompt for fill in new values
>
> Found it automatically set on USB storage driver, some sound driver,
> and "Video for Linux".
> Possibly also the parallel port, or maybe that was already on.
> Didn't prompt for any of these

Please send the original .config file.

bye, Roman