Re: Config files that aren't mach_defconfig...

From: Sam Ravnborg (sam_at_ravnborg.org)
Date: 11/30/04

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    Date:	Tue, 30 Nov 2004 20:27:44 +0100
    To: Peter Chubb <peter@chubb.wattle.id.au>
    
    

    On Tue, Nov 30, 2004 at 09:18:46AM +1100, Peter Chubb wrote:
    >
    > Hi Sam,
    > I've just finished porting Linux 2.6 to a new ARM board, that needs
    > a custom initramfs list. My approach was to set
    > CONFIG_INITRAMFS_SOURCE to point to
    > "$(srctree)/arch/arm/configs/pleb2_initramfs" in the appropriate
    > defconfig for the board, as it's a default configuration item; but
    > Russell asks if there isn't a better place for a per-board default initramfs
    > script to live?

    We have arch/$arch/configs for this specific purpose to store baord specific
    configuration. So mixing *_defconfig and _initramfs is a natural choice.
    Nothing is gained by introducing another directory for this purpose.

            Sam
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