Messages in this thread |  | | From | Allan Sandfeld <> | | Subject | Re: How to check the kernel compile options ? | | Date | Mon, 4 Feb 2002 18:16:52 +0100 |
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On Monday 04 February 2002 18:12, David Balazic wrote: > Alan Cox wrote: > > > > > How can I figure out in 5 minutes, without a kernel hacker, if > > > > > my linux system has the correct settings ? > > > > > > > > Use the vendor supplied kernels ? > > > > > > Yes, I am using them. > > > Now back to my question, how do I found out if option X is set or not ? > > > > Check the vendor supplied source package ? > > Part of the question was "in 5 minutes". Finding the install CD, > installing the source package, "checking" it... are more than 5 minutes. > Compared to checking out the kernel parameters on HP-UX, for example.
What he is saying is that you can't do that, generically. Some options are available at runtime through /proc, but most are not. You need to check what happend back at compile time.
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