Improved INCLUDE_CONFIG_FILE

On Mon, Mar 19, 2007 at 03:19:49PM +0000, Wojciech A. Koszek wrote:
> Current implementation of INCLUDE_CONFIG_FILE option has number of
> issues. Including it in MAC or SMP configurations will bring only text
> of this single file into the kernel file. We're not able to see
> configuration of running ("live") kernel, which could be helpful while
> tracking users' reports. You can't get easy to use file format, ready
> for configuration process.
> 
> In my Perforce wkoszek_kconftxt branch:
> 
>   //depot/user/wkoszek/wkoszek_kconftxt/...
> 
> I brought some modifications to existing config(8) and added system
> interface that would let us to see configuration of running kernel
> (currently -- via kern.conftxt sysctl), as well as other kernel file
> through config(8)'s -k option.

By the way, any plan to include INCLUDE_CONFIG_FILE in GENERIC?


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