Re: [PATCH 2.4.23-pre1] /proc/ikconfig support

["Herbert Pötzl" <herbert@13thfloor.at>]

On Tue, Aug 26, 2003 at 04:33:09PM -0300, Marcelo Tosatti wrote:
> 
> On Tue, 26 Aug 2003 18:36:59 +0200 Marc-Christian Petersen
> <m.c.p@wolk-project.de> wrote:
> 
> | On Monday 25 August 2003 19:50, Marc-Christian Petersen wrote:
> |
> | Hi Marcelo,
> |
> | > Idea/Patch from Randy Dunlap including fixes/updates:
> | > From: Daniele Bellucci <bellucda@tiscali.it>
> | >     put_user() to return -EFAULT on error.
> | > From: Randy.Dunlap" <rddunlap@osdl.org>
> | >     Updated 'extract-ikconfig' script
> | > From me:
> | >     /proc/ikconfig should only be allowed if CONFIG_PROC_FS=y
> | > Attached is /proc/ikconfig support.
> ...
> |
> | something not ok with this or do you just need some time to review it?
> :)
> 
> > I have the same question about the seq_file "single" additions
> > patch that I sent yesterday.... ???
> 
> The seq_file patch needs EXPORT_SYMBOL right?
> 
> And about ikconfig, hum, I'm not sure if I want that. Its nice, yes, but I
> still wonder. You are free to convince me though: I think people usually
> know what they compile in their kernels, dont they?

not if you do 20 kernels a week, and then want to know
the config for machine XY, to compile a new kernel ...

since early 2.4.18 I'm happy with kconfig[1] but I guess
ikconfig will do almost the same ...

best,
Herbert

[1] http://www.13thfloor.at/VServer/patches-2.4.22-p10c17/03_kconfig-2.4.22-pre3.patch.bz2