Re: [tip:x86/build] x86: Default to ARCH= x86 to avoid overridingCONFIG_64BIT

From: H. Peter Anvin
Date: Wed Dec 26 2012 - 18:13:30 EST


On 12/26/2012 02:00 PM, David Rientjes wrote:
>
In the past, "make randconfig" would always generate a
kernel that _should_ boot on that machine unless there was an underlying
bug that should be fixed.
>

Not even remotely true. There are tons of options which may not be set that your machine needs, or you might set options that exclude support for your CPU, for example.

Seriously, this is a bad joke.

-hpa

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H. Peter Anvin, Intel Open Source Technology Center
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