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From: markus reichelt <ml@bitfalle.org>
Subject: Re: Teste kernel for a certain capability
Date: Sat, 16 Apr 2005 23:53:12 +0200
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M=E1rio Gamito <lists@tuxdoit.com> wrote:
> Is there a command one can issue to check if the kernel supports a
> certain feature ?

something like "make tests"? ;)

not really, one has to actually try to use the feature in question to
determine if the kernel supports it correctly.

And it further depends on the type of kernel, a monolithic one or the
ordinary module kernel. If the latter is the case you could check if
the feature's module is loaded, but ... that's by no means a
guarantee for that the feature will work. May also depend on the
distro you are using, among other stuff.

Rule of thumb: You have to stress-test it

Anything specific you are looking for?

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