Re: defconfigs (x86 defconfig: increase CONFIG_LOG_BUF_SHIFT)

From: Randy Dunlap
Date: Sun Dec 28 2008 - 20:40:06 EST


Linux Kernel Mailing List wrote:
> Author: Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxx>
>
> x86 defconfig: increase CONFIG_LOG_BUF_SHIFT
>
> Impact: double the defconfig printk buffer
>
> Booting defconfigs produces more output than 128K so the output is
> truncated - double it to 256K.
>
> Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxx>
> ---
> arch/x86/configs/i386_defconfig | 2 +-
> arch/x86/configs/x86_64_defconfig | 2 +-
> 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)


Would someone attempt to explain the current purpose of defconfig files,
please?

thanks,
--
~Randy
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