> > > Where do the default answers come from ? > > > > read Documentation/kbuild/kconfig-language.txt > > ok, I read about the "default" Kconfig keyword, thank you. > still, there are many Kconfig entries that don't have this "default" keyword, > and still, when doing 'make oldconfig', the user is presented with a default > value to them. where is it from ? or maybe it is always 'N' in this case ? There's a whole slew of files throughout the tree for arch defaults. find linux-* -name defconfig That should get most of them. I assume there's some Kconfig priority system for who overrides whom. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send an email with "unsubscribe kernelnewbies" to ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxx Please read the FAQ at http://kernelnewbies.org/FAQ