Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Mon, 2 Apr 2001 17:36:50 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Mon, 2 Apr 2001 17:36:40 -0400 Received: from ohiper3-113.apex.net ([209.250.52.128]:24328 "EHLO hapablap.dyn.dhs.org") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Mon, 2 Apr 2001 17:36:25 -0400 Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2001 16:35:10 -0500 From: Steven Walter To: Richard Russon Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: bug database braindump from the kernel summit Message-ID: <20010402163510.A26109@hapablap.dyn.dhs.org> In-Reply-To: <986189206.789.0.camel@home.flatcap.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: <986189206.789.0.camel@home.flatcap.org>; from kernel@flatcap.org on Mon, Apr 02, 2001 at 06:26:45AM +0100 X-Uptime: 4:21pm up 1 day, 38 min, 1 user, load average: 1.03, 1.08, 1.14 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Mon, Apr 02, 2001 at 06:26:45AM +0100, Richard Russon wrote: > On 01 Apr 2001 18:21:29 -0500, Jeff Garzik wrote: > > Let's hope it's not a flamewar, but here goes :) > > > > We -need- .config, but /proc/config seems like pure bloat. > > Don't ask me for sample code, but... > > The init code for many drivers is freed up after it's used. > Could we apply the same technique and compile in .config, > then printk the entire lot (boot option) and free up the > space afterwards? Though this would save memory at run-time, you'd still increase the size of the image. -- -Steven Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two equals four. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/