Re: [gentoo-dev] Idea: User centric kernel configuration

2021-03-14 Thread Gerion Entrup
Am Freitag, 12. März 2021, 19:28:51 CET schrieb Mike Pagano: > > On 3/12/21 1:04 PM, Gerion Entrup wrote: > > Am Freitag, 12. März 2021, 17:40:02 CET schrieb Mike Pagano: > >> > >> On 3/12/21 11:34 AM, Gerion Entrup wrote: > >>> Am Donnerstag, 11. März 2021, 17:41:45 CET schrieb Peter Stuge: > >>>

Re: [gentoo-dev] Idea: User centric kernel configuration

2021-03-14 Thread Hans de Graaff
On Fri, 2021-03-12 at 11:40 -0500, Mike Pagano wrote: > > have for systemd and openrc where you select something and we preselect > a bunch of required/suggested kernel configs options. Another good candidate for this mechanism would be the recommendations on https://kernsec.org/wiki/index.php/Ke

Re: [gentoo-dev] Idea: User centric kernel configuration

2021-03-12 Thread Mike Pagano
On 3/12/21 1:04 PM, Gerion Entrup wrote: Am Freitag, 12. März 2021, 17:40:02 CET schrieb Mike Pagano: On 3/12/21 11:34 AM, Gerion Entrup wrote: Am Donnerstag, 11. März 2021, 17:41:45 CET schrieb Peter Stuge: Hi, Gerion Entrup wrote: the Linux kernel has _a lot of_ configuration options,

Re: [gentoo-dev] Idea: User centric kernel configuration

2021-03-12 Thread Gerion Entrup
Am Freitag, 12. März 2021, 17:40:02 CET schrieb Mike Pagano: > > On 3/12/21 11:34 AM, Gerion Entrup wrote: > > Am Donnerstag, 11. März 2021, 17:41:45 CET schrieb Peter Stuge: > >> Hi, > >> > >> Gerion Entrup wrote: > >>> the Linux kernel has _a lot of_ configuration options, way too many to > >>>

Re: [gentoo-dev] Idea: User centric kernel configuration

2021-03-12 Thread Mike Pagano
On 3/12/21 11:34 AM, Gerion Entrup wrote: Am Donnerstag, 11. März 2021, 17:41:45 CET schrieb Peter Stuge: Hi, Gerion Entrup wrote: the Linux kernel has _a lot of_ configuration options, way too many to configure them by hand. I actually disagree strongly with that; I think it's important

Re: [gentoo-dev] Idea: User centric kernel configuration

2021-03-12 Thread Gerion Entrup
Am Donnerstag, 11. März 2021, 17:41:45 CET schrieb Peter Stuge: > Hi, > > Gerion Entrup wrote: > > the Linux kernel has _a lot of_ configuration options, way too many to > > configure them by hand. > > I actually disagree strongly with that; I think it's important to > actively decide what kerne

Re: [gentoo-dev] Idea: User centric kernel configuration

2021-03-11 Thread Peter Stuge
Hi, Gerion Entrup wrote: > the Linux kernel has _a lot of_ configuration options, way too many to > configure them by hand. I actually disagree strongly with that; I think it's important to actively decide what kernels include, and I routinely do, but of course not everyone will. I've made sure

[gentoo-dev] Idea: User centric kernel configuration

2021-03-11 Thread Gerion Entrup
Hi, the Linux kernel has _a lot of_ configuration options, way too many to configure them by hand. Many of these configuration options seem to be kernel centric (they deactivate a specific compilation unit, they deactivate specific source code parts). However, my main configuration requirements