[Buildroot] [PATCH 08/10] linux: adjust kernel config according to the Buildroot configuration

[Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@free-electrons.com>]

On Fri, 18 Jun 2010 21:43:10 +0200
Peter Korsgaard <jacmet@uclibc.org> wrote:

> I'm not sure I like this hardcoded policy. What if the user wants to run
> some precompiled OABI binaries together with his EABI rootfs?

I don't really like this hardcoded policy either, but I kept what
existed before.

What should we do ? Just not modify the kernel configuration, except
for the initramfs case ? Isn't the EABI thing going to hit a large
number of users, coming back with a "my Busybox init doesn't start"
question ?

>  Thomas> +endif
>  Thomas> +ifeq ($(BR2_INET_IPV6),y)
>  Thomas> +	$(call KCONFIG_ENABLE_OPT,CONFIG_IPV6,$(@D)/.config)
>  Thomas> +else
>  Thomas> +	$(call KCONFIG_DISABLE_OPT,CONFIG_IPV6,$(@D)/.config)
>  Thomas> +endif
>  Thomas> +	yes "" | $(MAKE) $(LINUX26_MAKE_FLAGS) -C $(@D) oldconfig 2>&1 >/dev/null
> 
> The yes shouldn't be needed, and I don't like hiding errors.

It does not hide errors, it uses the default choice for every unset
option :-)

But ok, if you don't like it, why not.

Regards,

Thomas
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