From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Tue, 6 Nov 2001 12:17:21 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Tue, 6 Nov 2001 12:17:12 -0500 Received: from grex.cyberspace.org ([216.93.104.34]:44810 "HELO grex.cyberspace.org") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id ; Tue, 6 Nov 2001 12:16:59 -0500 Message-ID: <20011106121732.A9281@grex.cyberspace.org> Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2001 12:17:32 -0500 From: Step 1 B To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: regd kernel compilation Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.93.1 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Hi During the processing of compiling the kernel and getting it running, I observed that my kernel not only contains software for my current hardware configuration, but also for other hardware as well.(both in the kernel and as modules). and during bootup, the kernel identifies the hardware and either uses the concened part in the kernel, or loads the concerned module. Cant this be done during compilation(ie., kernel building) itself so that I get a smaller kernel and a smaller set of modules on my disk ? Or is just that the current kernel compilation framework does not support this ? Note that I do not know what hardware I have, so I want the compilation scripts to identify the hardware and make the correct and minimal config. I am not on this mailing list, so please cc me any responses. thanks