From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1753048Ab2GMWUj (ORCPT ); Fri, 13 Jul 2012 18:20:39 -0400 Received: from cpsmtpb-ews10.kpnxchange.com ([213.75.39.15]:3892 "EHLO cpsmtpb-ews10.kpnxchange.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752565Ab2GMWUg (ORCPT ); Fri, 13 Jul 2012 18:20:36 -0400 Message-ID: <1342218034.15453.28.camel@x61.thuisdomein> Subject: Re: [RFC] Simplifying kernel configuration for distro issues From: Paul Bolle To: Dave Jones Cc: Linus Torvalds , Greg Kroah-Hartman , Ubuntu Kernel Team , Debian Kernel Team , OpenSUSE Kernel Team , Linux Kernel Mailing List , Fedora Kernel Team Date: Sat, 14 Jul 2012 00:20:34 +0200 In-Reply-To: <20120713215546.GH1707@redhat.com> References: <20120713210240.GG1707@redhat.com> <1342216225.15453.15.camel@x61.thuisdomein> <20120713215546.GH1707@redhat.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" X-Mailer: Evolution 3.2.3 (3.2.3-3.fc16) Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Mime-Version: 1.0 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 13 Jul 2012 22:20:34.0894 (UTC) FILETIME=[B90DCEE0:01CD6145] X-RcptDomain: vger.kernel.org Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Fri, 2012-07-13 at 17:55 -0400, Dave Jones wrote: > My point is that I don't think there's many people actually using them. > (maybe more on the niche platforms, but x86[64] ? I'm sceptical they're used at all) I guess you're right. Personally, I tend to start my journeys in self compiled kernel land by using something I know that works as a starting point. Ie, I use some distribution's kernel, notice that things seem to mostly work, and use the .config of that kernel to start exploring whatever it is I'm interested in. I can't remember ever feeling the urge to use some defconfig to start these journeys. Paul Bolle