Why no /proc/config.gz on FC-3 kernel?

[Matthew Miller]

On Sun, Nov 28, 2004 at 07:53:35PM +0800, John Summerfield wrote:
> > I guess the argument is: there's a chance that something got skipped and
> > the a kernel got built with the name matching a /boot/config-* file but
> > actually with different options -- no risk of that with the /proc approach.
> I don't want _my_ RAM being wasted becuase _your_ sysadmin's a twit. If 
> someone can't keem stuff in /boot sychronised, let him pay the price.

Yes, this is a lovely attitude until the twit in question is someone who
worked on a system that you suddenly have to fix quickly. Then, suddenly,
*you* are paying the price for their mistakes.

Like I said, I'm fine with the /boot choice, but I _can_ see a reasonable
distinction between a live dump of actual current infomation and an
install-time snapshot.



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