Re: KISS Still Active

On Wed, 29 Jul 2026 11:51:00 -0400, jayjwa wrote:

> How many people reading this can configure and build a kernel from
> zero by themselves? No looking at /proc/config.gz. No looking at
> /boot/config*. No 'make oldconfig'. Just start with a blank config
> and walk through the 10,000 options therein. You do know the chipset
> in your USB ethernet, correct? Do you want support for Southern
> Islands in your GPU? Thoughts on setting CONFIG_TICK_CPU_ACCOUNTING?
> Hint: if you have an older Ryzen, you'll have to dive into the RCU
> Subsystem menu.

So, just say “yes” to everything. The kernel developers themselves do
that as a routine part of testing, so you know it’ll work. Let the
kernel’s own hardware autodetection features sort it out.