Re: [PATCH] Add 'make no2modconfig' config generation target

[Sam Ravnborg <sam@ravnborg.org>]

On Sun, Jun 01, 2008 at 06:34:39PM +0200, Clifford Wolf wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> On Sat, May 31, 2008 at 10:30:34AM +0200, Sam Ravnborg wrote:
> > On Sat, May 31, 2008 at 09:05:07AM +0200, Clifford Wolf wrote:
> > > The new 'make no2modconfig' make target creates a new kernel
> > > config based on the current one, switching all tristate options
> > > from 'n' to 'm'.
> > 
> > In what situations do we need this functionality?
> 
> I'm using this patch (respectively its predecessors) since many years in
> ROCK Linux to auto-generate our general purpose kernel configurations, by
> copying the default kernel config, forcing some variables to yes or no and
> then setting all tristate options which are on 'n' to 'm' using this patch.
> 
> the only alternative would be to manually check the kernel configurtion for
> each new kernel and setting all new tristate options to 'm' by hand. what a
> waste of energy that would have been for the last couple of years..  ;-)

I have a set of patched in works that will allow this in
a more general way.
It allows you to specify a base config when you do allmodconfig.
Syntax is:

   make K=rock-config allmodconfig

This will result in exactly what you want.

I will try to find time during next week to polish them and submit them
for 2nd review.

	Sam