new kernels & rebooting

[poma]

On 21.07.2014 18:37, Heinz Diehl wrote:
> On 21.07.2014, poma wrote:
>
>> Your expertise with kernel would be very welcome for the Fedora kernel also,
>> when you offer Heinz. ;)
>
> Here's what I'm doing (and what I basically have been doing in many years):
>
> 1. Download a kernel from kernel.org
> 2. Extract it into /usr/src
> 3. Apply some minor patches
> 4. Copy my .config into the kernel sourcetree (alternatively "make
>     config", "make menuconfig" or thelike - in this case, you can of
>     course omit 5.)
> 5. make oldconfig
> 5. make -j4
> 5. make modules_install
> 6. make install
> 7. reboot
>
> In short: a simple kernel compile/install. Your kernel will live
> peacefully alongside with your distribution kernel(s).
>
> For those who just want to try: a good starting point for a customized
> .config would be the .config of your distribution kernel (see /boot).
> When I'm configuring a kernel for a new machine, I usually load and
> connect my stuff and do a "make localmodconfig" and take this as a
> starting point for further customizing, as I'm (more or less) familiar
> with what I need and where I must look for it in the .config.
>

Do you have any .config item worth mentioning, something you recommend or vice versa?


poma