Re: x86 (Linux Tiny): configure out support for some processors

From: Jaswinder Singh Rajput
Date: Fri Jan 02 2009 - 11:39:11 EST


On Fri, Jan 2, 2009 at 9:51 PM, Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> So you want to save kernel size by making less generic kernels tailored to

My intention is to remove unwanted or useless data from kernel.

> a single box [yours in this case] - basically embedding the kernel on it?
>

So you mean choosing x86 is also EMBEDDED ? because it will not gonna
run on ARM machine.

>
> that is what CONFIG_EMBEDDED=y means in broad terms: "make the kernel more
> specific [more embedded] to a particular hw/sw combination".
>

Choosing drivers is also Embedded ?

Thanks you,
JSR
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