Pull bugzilla-5653 into release branch

[sfrench/cifs-2.6.git] / README

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+++ b/README
@@ -165,10 +165,31 @@ CONFIGURING the kernel:
        "make xconfig"     X windows (Qt) based configuration tool.
        "make gconfig"     X windows (Gtk) based configuration tool.
        "make oldconfig"   Default all questions based on the contents of
-                          your existing ./.config file.
+                          your existing ./.config file and asking about
+                          new config symbols.
        "make silentoldconfig"
                           Like above, but avoids cluttering the screen
                           with questions already answered.
+       "make defconfig"   Create a ./.config file by using the default
+                          symbol values from arch/$ARCH/defconfig.
+       "make allyesconfig"
+                          Create a ./.config file by setting symbol
+                          values to 'y' as much as possible.
+       "make allmodconfig"
+                          Create a ./.config file by setting symbol
+                          values to 'm' as much as possible.
+       "make allnoconfig" Create a ./.config file by setting symbol
+                          values to 'n' as much as possible.
+       "make randconfig"  Create a ./.config file by setting symbol
+                          values to random values.
+
+   The allyesconfig/allmodconfig/allnoconfig/randconfig variants can
+   also use the environment variable KCONFIG_ALLCONFIG to specify a
+   filename that contains config options that the user requires to be
+   set to a specific value.  If KCONFIG_ALLCONFIG=filename is not used,
+   "make *config" checks for a file named "all{yes/mod/no/random}.config"
+   for symbol values that are to be forced.  If this file is not found,
+   it checks for a file named "all.config" to contain forced values.
    
        NOTES on "make config":
        - having unnecessary drivers will make the kernel bigger, and can