Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S965260AbVIOEQv (ORCPT ); Thu, 15 Sep 2005 00:16:51 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S965261AbVIOEQv (ORCPT ); Thu, 15 Sep 2005 00:16:51 -0400 Received: from mustang.oldcity.dca.net ([216.158.38.3]:52364 "HELO mustang.oldcity.dca.net") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S965260AbVIOEQv (ORCPT ); Thu, 15 Sep 2005 00:16:51 -0400 Subject: Re: Automatic Configuration of a Kernel From: Lee Revell To: Daniel Thaler Cc: David Lang , Hua Zhong , marekw1977@yahoo.com.au, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org In-Reply-To: <4328EC72.6050507@in.tum.de> References: <20050914223836.53814.qmail@web51011.mail.yahoo.com> <6bffcb0e05091415533d563c5a@mail.gmail.com><4328B710.5080503@in.tum.de> <200509151009.59981.marekw1977@yahoo.com.au> <924c288305091417375fea4ec2@mail.gmail.com> <1126753444.13893.123.camel@mindpipe> <4328EC72.6050507@in.tum.de> Content-Type: text/plain Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2005 00:16:48 -0400 Message-Id: <1126757808.13893.125.camel@mindpipe> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.4.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 735 Lines: 18 On Thu, 2005-09-15 at 05:37 +0200, Daniel Thaler wrote: > Lee Revell wrote: > > Why does this have to be in the kernel again? Isn't this exactly what > > you get with a fully modular config and hotplug? > > It doesn't go in the kernel. If I understand correctly, it's a script that is > invoked by 'make autoconfig'. Note that I didn't read the patch, because it's a > .tgz on a website and I couldn't be bothered to download it. Oh, sorry. Then read that as "what's the point"? Lee - 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/