2013/2/18 Mihail Zenkov <mihail.zen...@gmail.com>: > 2013/2/17, Kai Hendry <hen...@iki.fi>: >> Also doesn't help that I can't easily compile the bloated kernel >> without setting fire to my machine or taking days out of my life to >> unselect all the bits I don't need in the config. > > Yes, kernel have many options - but is great as you can tune it very > accurately without unneeded bloat.
Moreover, it is (mostly) a one-time cost. Copying your .config to a new kernel's source and running « make oldconfig » is quite fast. You get prompted for a lot of things you answer no to (and occasionally yes), then you are ready to « make all modules-install ».
