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210 "make randconfig" Create a ./.config file by setting symbol 210 "make randconfig" Create a ./.config file by setting symbol
211 values to random values. 211 values to random values.
212 212
213 "make localmodconfig" Create a config based on current config and
214 loaded modules (lsmod). Disables any module
215 option that is not needed for the loaded modules.
216
217 To create a localmodconfig for another machine,
218 store the lsmod of that machine into a file
219 and pass it in as a LSMOD parameter.
220
221 target$ lsmod > /tmp/mylsmod
222 target$ scp /tmp/mylsmod host:/tmp
223
224 host$ make LSMOD=/tmp/mylsmod localmodconfig
225
226 The above also works when cross compiling.
227
228 "make localyesconfig" Similar to localmodconfig, except it will convert
229 all module options to built in (=y) options.
230
213 You can find more information on using the Linux kernel config tools 231 You can find more information on using the Linux kernel config tools
214 in Documentation/kbuild/kconfig.txt. 232 in Documentation/kbuild/kconfig.txt.
215 233