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On 2019-03-24, Peter Humphrey <peter@××××××××××××.uk> wrote: |
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> On Sunday, 24 March 2019 01:03:23 GMT Walter Dnes wrote: |
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>> When setting up a new kernel with "make oldconfig", almost all new |
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>> device drivers default to "N". The glaring exception is network cards. |
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>> They all seem to default to "Y". Is this a bug or a "feature"? |
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> It seems to be just to reveal the individual cards by that manufacturer. |
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Yes, and that's wrong. The default should be to build a kernel with |
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the same features/drivers as the old .config file. If the old config |
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file didn't have drivers for that vendor enabled, why should I have to |
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see all the options now? |
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> I don't see why it should differ from any other hardware options. |
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> Perhaps it's a leftover from a day long ago that no-one's thought to |
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> change. |
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Unless a new feature is some sort of safety or reliabiliyt fix, it |
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should default to "same as the old .config file". |
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Grant |
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