On Mon, 02 Mar 2020 15:21:00 +0100
"Michael J. Baars" <mjbaars1977.fedora-kernel(a)cyberfiber.eu> wrote:
Hi Stan,
Use this method when you need to build kernels with personalized
kernel configuration settings.
Thanks, but I already do that, that's why I started building a custom
kernel. I use a config file tuned to the hardware I run (make
localconfig?). I used to also patch the kernel, but I'm taking a break
from that, as the kernel seems to be working OK for me without the
patch, and it needs to be regularly maintained with the constant
changes.
It's pretty straightforward to customize the kernel config, using
the config file from the previous kernel in /boot and make oldconfig,
and then make menuconfig, after the sources are unpacked. Then I just
move the config to SOURCES/kernel-local, and rpmbuild uses it when
building the rpms. I like that the custom kernels are known and managed
by the package manager.
I think that your method probably builds a vanilla kernel, one without
the Fedora kernel patches. But, as I said, I am unfamiliar with that
method, so there is probably a way to apply the Fedora kernel patches
that way too.
One of the joys of linux, the many different ways to accomplish the
same task.