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From: Daniel Phillips <phillips@bonn-fries.net>
To: Bill Davidsen <davidsen@tmr.com>
Subject: Re: How to check the kernel compile options ?
Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2002 01:32:08 +0100
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On February 11, 2002 08:05 pm, Bill Davidsen wrote:
> On Mon, 11 Feb 2002, Daniel Phillips wrote:
> 
> > On February 9, 2002 07:15 pm, Bill Davidsen wrote:
> > > On Wed, 6 Feb 2002, Randy.Dunlap wrote:
> > > 
> > > > I still prefer your suggestion to append it to the kernel image
> > > > as __initdata so that it's discarded from memory but can be
> > > > read with some tool(s).
> > > 
> > > The problem is that it make the kernel image larger, which lives in 
> > > /boot on many systems. Putting it in a module directory, even if not a 
> > > module, would be a better place for creative boot methods, of which 
> > > there are many.
> > 
> > You don't seem to be clear on the concept of 'option'.
> 
> Did I miss discussion of an option to put it somewhere other than as part
> of the kernel? Sorry, I missed that.

It's a trick question?  The config option would let you specify that no 
kernel config information at all would be stored with or in the kernel.  No 
cost, no memory footprint.  And I would get to have the extra warm n fuzzy 
usability I tend to go on at such lengths about.  So we're both happy, right? 

I'd even remain happy if the option were set *off* by default.

-- 
Daniel
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