Rework 64-bit server defconfigs
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Description
We have lots of defconfigs, they're a bit of a mess and they're not all useful.
Proposal:
- Make ppc64 (and therefore ppc64le) the primary configs that people are expected to build.
- Enable 64K pages.
- Make sure they enable all the modern options that pseries and powernv have.
- Convert pseries to just pseries (ie. no powernv).
Decide if we even need:
- pseries
- powernv
- maple
- cell
- ps3
- pasemi
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First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by locating the ppc64, pseries, powernv, maple, cell, ps3, and pasemi defconfigs in the Linux kernel tree and comparing their enabled options. Determine which configurations are still needed, how ppc64 and ppc64le should be represented, and what the resulting primary server configs must enable.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- linux
- Domain
- build-system, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Refactor
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100