Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1757045AbYFJSuw (ORCPT ); Tue, 10 Jun 2008 14:50:52 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1753076AbYFJSum (ORCPT ); Tue, 10 Jun 2008 14:50:42 -0400 Received: from pasmtpb.tele.dk ([80.160.77.98]:52695 "EHLO pasmtpB.tele.dk" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751955AbYFJSul (ORCPT ); Tue, 10 Jun 2008 14:50:41 -0400 Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2008 20:51:23 +0200 From: Sam Ravnborg To: Adrian Bunk Cc: Tim Bird , Rob Landley , linux-tiny , linux-embedded , linux kernel Subject: Re: mainlining min-configs... Message-ID: <20080610185123.GA15838@uranus.ravnborg.org> References: <48447615.5050806@am.sony.com> <20080604194002.GF4189@cs181133002.pp.htv.fi> <4849CCA3.7040102@am.sony.com> <200806062329.54019.rob@landley.net> <484DDAD9.2000306@am.sony.com> <20080610083610.GC1987@cs181133002.pp.htv.fi> <484EC576.5080302@am.sony.com> <20080610183004.GG11685@cs181133002.pp.htv.fi> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20080610183004.GG11685@cs181133002.pp.htv.fi> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1428 Lines: 36 On Tue, Jun 10, 2008 at 09:30:04PM +0300, Adrian Bunk wrote: > On Tue, Jun 10, 2008 at 11:18:30AM -0700, Tim Bird wrote: > > Adrian Bunk wrote: > >... > > > You need both, and ideally constantly done by the same person against > > > Linus' tree, -next and -mm. > > > > > > Where to get your minimal configs from at the start is just a small > > > thing at the beginning - don't underestimate the required manual work > > > that will have to be done each week. > > > > This is probably why I haven't signed up for this myself previously. > > I'd be interested in finding out the rate at which defconfigs > > bitrot in mainline. My experience is that usually a 'make oldconfig' > > will produce something usable. But maybe that wouldn't be as > > effective with a minconfig? > >... > > Someone has to run the 'make oldconfig' for all configs... > > And no, you cannot get that completely automated. When I get my kconfig patchset polished you will be able to do: make K=my_mini_config allnoconfig Thus selecting 'no' for all new symbols in an automated fashion. I know that in a few cases 'no' is the wrong answer but in the 99% of the cases 'no' is perfectly valid. Sam -- 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/