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We added this document a few weeks ago and will continue to review other documentation that can be added to the website specific to kernel modifications.
Add kernel modules

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@tpleavitt cool, thanks!!

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@tpleavitt @miguelinux would be worth to add to this documentation also how to add custom cmdline kernel parameters.

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BTW, is it possible to use a system like menuconfig to configure the Kernel?

What's the common workflow that the Clear Linux team employs for ensuring the dependency graphs don't get broken during Kernel configuration?

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We use those targets ;-)

menuconfig, oldconfig , olddefconfig

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I asked one of our engineers about this and he replied as follows:

Our kernel packages include a configuration file that is fed into the build (https://github.com/clearlinux-pkgs/linux/blob/master/config) and when the kernel is installed in the system, the config is also stored in /usr/lib/kernel. If you're building the kernel yourself, you can certainly use menuconfig to modify the config file.

As part of the build, we run make olddefconfig to ensure that the ingested config is complete and correct. The copy that is stored in the package repo, which is input to this step, is typically generated through an automated process that similarly ends with olddefconfig, but this file is also subject to manual verification before we commit it.

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Thanks @tpleavitt + @miguelinux can you elaborate a bit more?

Maybe in tutorial style format? Where do we start (which repo?) and how can we use make menuconfig with it.. etc. etc.??

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@tpleavitt. Checking in. Do you want to leave this issue open, or did we satisfy requirements?

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@shrmrf , can you take a look at PR#383 mentioned above to see if this satisfies your request?

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@tpleavitt yeah! I think this is what I was looking for all along...

Haven't tried the steps but the doc looks very good already

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