Re: How to check the kernel compile options ?

From: Bill Davidsen (davidsen@tmr.com)
Date: Mon Feb 11 2002 - 14:05:59 EST


On Mon, 11 Feb 2002, Daniel Phillips wrote:

> On February 9, 2002 07:15 pm, Bill Davidsen wrote:
> > On Wed, 6 Feb 2002, Randy.Dunlap wrote:
> >
> > > I still prefer your suggestion to append it to the kernel image
> > > as __initdata so that it's discarded from memory but can be
> > > read with some tool(s).
> >
> > The problem is that it make the kernel image larger, which lives in /boot
> > on many systems. Putting it in a module directory, even if not a module,
> > would be a better place for creative boot methods, of which there are
> > many.
>
> You don't seem to be clear on the concept of 'option'.

Did I miss discussion of an option to put it somewhere other than as part
of the kernel? Sorry, I missed that.

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bill davidsen <davidsen@tmr.com>
  CTO, TMR Associates, Inc
Doing interesting things with little computers since 1979.

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