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New Patches Aim To Modernize The Default Linux x86 Kernel Configuration
Longtime Linux kernel developer Ingo Molnar sent out a patch series this morning to enable additional kernel features by default for the Linux default configuration 'defconfig' on x86-based kernels
"Historically the x86 defconfigs aimed to be distro kernel work-alikes with fewer drivers and a substantially shorter build time. We regularly ask our contributors to test their changes on x86 defconfigs, and we frequently analyze code generation on such kernels as well. The patches are now under review for possible inclusion in a future version of the Linux kernel.
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