From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Jesse Barnes Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2004 23:23:54 +0000 Subject: Re: rename generic_defconfig to defconfig? Message-Id: <200409221923.54839.jbarnes@engr.sgi.com> List-Id: References: <200409221713.12673.jbarnes@engr.sgi.com> In-Reply-To: <200409221713.12673.jbarnes@engr.sgi.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: linux-ia64@vger.kernel.org On Wednesday, September 22, 2004 7:02 pm, Bjorn Helgaas wrote: > On Wednesday 22 September 2004 3:13 pm, Jesse Barnes wrote: > > Just thought I'd float the idea of making the ia64 defconfig into a > > generic ia64 kernel config. It's probably easiest just to rename > > generic_defconfig to defconfig since that already works everywhere (well, > > except for akpm's box apparently). That would make it extra easy to > > build a working kernel for the various ia64 boxes out there... > > Sounds like a good idea to me. If the idea is to make it as easy as > possible to build working kernels, maybe we should also make some > things static rather than modules. For starters: > > CONFIG_TULIP (HP superdome core I/O and 4-port cards) > CONFIG_E100 (i2000) > CONFIG_E1000 (Tiger) > CONFIG_USB_EHCI_HCD (HP boxes) > CONFIG_USB_OHCI_HCD (HP boxes) > CONFIG_USB_HID > > Or maybe I'm the only one who's too lazy to mess with modules > for every build. No, I think you have a point there :) I *really* don't like having to copy modules over. If tg3 isn't builtin yet, it would be nice too. > I think generic_defconfig currently builds a McKinley kernel, > which may be the right thing, but you do have to remember > to switch back to CONFIG_ITANIUM for i2000. Right, but those boxes are mainly for the masochists among us, so I think a McKinley setting is the right choice. Jesse