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From: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@oracle.com>
Subject: Re: on builds/randconfigs
Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2011 10:38:30 -0800
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To: Len Brown <lenb@kernel.org>
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On 01/12/11 10:35, Len Brown wrote:
>>> While I agree that randconfig build testing
>>> is theoretically useful, in recent memory
>>> its results do not seem particularly relevant
>>> to useful configs.
>>
>> Who defines useful?
> 
> Simple.
> 
> Configs that will be used are useful.

Then I suggest that you start deleting non-useful kernel configs.
You can begin in ACPI.

-- 
~Randy
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