Burning a kernel

[Andrew Kelly]

On Tue, 2008-03-04 at 19:59 +1000, Brian Chadwick wrote:
> Ric Moore wrote:
> > Can one roll a kernel using the vanilla kernel rpm? I know you would
> > need kernel-devel and possibly headers, but can it be done? I tried
> > giving it a go, as the i686 kernel seems to be rolled with intel and I
> > want to get all the gusto I can as I have an AMD-64 chip. Which, from
> > what I'm seeming, is not checked off in the Fedora stock build. 
> >
> > No, I'm not touching anything else as I'm plain afraid to do so. Got
> > plenty of time for it to build 100 modules I'll never need. :) There
> > used to be a HOW-TO at fedora.redhat.com, but damned if I can find it.
> > Ric
> >
> >   
> Fedora rolls a lot more functionality into the kernel than the standard 
> vanilla kernel. If you use a vanilla kernel, some things might not work 
> as expected. I suggest using the Fedora supplied kernel. Even though its 
> i686 and not AMD, I am sure you wont notice any perceptible difference 
> in speed. You might find a difference with performance measurement software.
> 
> I dont bother compiling for my specific processor anymore .... thats 
> just my 2 cents.
> 

Can't you just extract the config file from the kernel rpm and fire up
your kernel building process of choice? Then you'd have all the Fedora
goodies, and can adjust just your proc specs.

Mind you, I haven't built a kernel since the 2.2 days so I could be
completely off base here. Forgive the noise if that's the case.

Andy