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"Ryan Sims" <rwsims@×××××.com> wrote on 06/15/2007 03:39:38 PM: |
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> On 6/15/07, Arne Stäcker <arnestaecker@×××.de> wrote: |
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> > Am Freitag, 15. Juni 2007 schrieb Greg KH: |
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> > > That's not really safe. You want to use the defaults, which is what |
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> > > think 'silentoldconfig' does. You really don't want to enable an |
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option |
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> > > like "Add self-destruct mode" to the kernel if it is newly present :) |
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> > > thanks, |
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> > > |
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> > > greg k-h |
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> > Good point. I will then use "echo n | make oldconfig" by default. |
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> I'm not sure that really removes the danger. What if they split out a |
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> driver you need into some other config option? If there's a way to |
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> echo a newline to all the questions, that would at least accept the |
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> defaults. |
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> Pardon me for being reactionary, but does "non-interactive kernel |
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> configuration" give anyone else the cold sweats? |
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I got bit by this exact issue. Don't do it. Run it by hand and |
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figure out what you need to do. It isn't that hard and you should |
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keep up with the changes anyway. |
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Brian |
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