On 2020-10-13, Neil Bothwick <[email protected]> wrote: > On Tue, 13 Oct 2020 10:13:34 -0400, Walter Dnes wrote: > >> > Try disabling CONFIG_IKHEADERS in your kernel config. >> > I have it disabled on my system. >> >> Thanks. That fixed my problem. It seems that deleting stuff in >> "make menuconfig" is 90% of the work in a kernel config.
I can't even remember the last time I configured a kernel from scratch. I always start with a .config file from an older version or a different machine. >> All etherenet drivers are default enabled. What bugs me is that >> with every kernel upgrade, "make oldconfig" shows a whole bunch of >> new ethernet drivers, and they're all default enabled. > > AFAIR that option only enables the brand of card, the individual models > still have to be selected. That's how it has always worked for me. By default it will _show_ you new drivers, but they're disabled by default. If you're paying attention, you can disable the a whole submenu full of new-but-disabled drivers and save a bunch of time. > But it is annoying when configuring a new version of a working kernel. Yep. -- Grant
