Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 22 Apr 2008 09:58:44 -0700 (PDT) | From | "Randy.Dunlap" <> | Subject | Re: config file part of kernel! |
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On Tue, 22 Apr 2008, Sanjeev Aditya Naga wrote:
> Hi, > > Will it be good, if we make the `config` file (used to > build a kernel) part of the built kernel. So that one in > need, can extract it from the kernel using some > userspace tool!? > > During the configuration of kernel, we usually set > the required functionality. However, if we delete the > sources/config file or loose the config file, but later > we wanted to add up some module(s) to the same > kernel, it'd be great if we will be able to extract some > info from the kernel along with the config params!??
This is already possible.
CONFIG_IKCONFIG=y CONFIG_IKCONFIG_PROC=y
The former includes the config file in the kernel image. The latter one puts it into /proc/config.gz as well.
-- ~Randy
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