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NonerKAo

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From: Taiwan

Registered: 2015-11-03

Posts: 5

How do the kernel configs be generated?

As title, how do they be generated?
Who decide to enable which flags, and which to be disabled?

I am curious about this because I am currently working on some tools that is related to kernel.
During the building process, I encounter a failure due to some unset kernel options.
Although rebuilding the kernel according to my need is not a tough task for me,
it still makes me wonder how the kernel config is decided in Arch.

Thanks!

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boban_dj

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Registered: 2015-03-17

Posts: 150

Re: How do the kernel configs be generated?

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Category:Kernel

Lone_Wolf

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From: Netherlands, Europe

Registered: 2005-10-04

Posts: 11,911

Re: How do the kernel configs be generated?

NonerKAo,

it's the arch developers that decide those flags.
Discussion about such things can be found on the arch-dev-public mailing list (read-only for users).

here's an example :   https://lists.archlinux.org/pipermail/a … 26028.html

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NonerKAo

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From: Taiwan

Registered: 2015-11-03

Posts: 5

Re: How do the kernel configs be generated?

Lone_Wolf,

Thanks for your reply!
I will join the mailing list

P.S.
Your example is especially helpful to me.
What a coincidence!

Last edited by NonerKAo (2016-04-30 03:03:40)

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