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From: Allan Sandfeld <linux@sneulv.dk>
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Subject: Re: How to check the kernel compile options ?
Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2002 18:16:52 +0100
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On Monday 04 February 2002 18:12, David Balazic wrote:
> Alan Cox wrote:
> > > > > How can I figure out in 5 minutes, without a kernel hacker, if
> > > > > my linux system has the correct settings ?
> > > >
> > > > Use the vendor supplied kernels ?
> > >
> > > Yes, I am using them.
> > > Now back to my question, how do I found out if option X is set or not ?
> >
> > Check the vendor supplied source package ?
>
> Part of the question was "in 5 minutes". Finding the install CD,
> installing the source package, "checking" it... are more than 5 minutes.
> Compared to checking out the kernel parameters on HP-UX, for example.

What he is saying is that you can't do that, generically. Some options are 
available at runtime through /proc, but most are not. You need to check what 
happend back at compile time.

-Allan
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