Dear All,

Does everyone know how to get the difference of kernel config option among different kernel version?

Actually, I'm building a package in the Linux platform. According to the package's README, the following kernel options must be enabled (Y) and then rebuild the kernel before loading the package.

*Networking option:
+ Kernel/User Netlink Socket
+ Routing Message
+ IPv6: disable provider based address (NEW)

The Linux source I studied is 2.6.14. However, I cannot find such options. How to I make sure the status of those options in the current kernel?

Best Regards,
Rike_Lin.

It really should be the responsibility of the people who provide the packages to properly list options as they appear in .config.

If I were you, I'd just spend some time with menuconfig and try to decide what the intention was. Also, if you name the package you might get lucky and find someone nice who's done it already.

Thanks very much for your comment. Now, I'm studying the option of kernel configuration.

On the other hand, I searched the www.kernel.org to check the changelog and some documents. I cannot find such information about the changes among each kernel release in detail. Because I'm a new member for Linux world, I am afraid that I go with wrong direction or lost something. So, I ask a question here. Thanks!

Dear All,

Thank you very much for your help and suggestions.

In order to indentify this problem, I download the kernel from the version 2.2.x, 2.4.x, to 2.6.x. Using the methods you mentioned to check when the above options are removed and then compare their codes. So, now, it is helpful for me to undetstand the kernel changes. Although this is not a good idea, it works. Thanks!

Best Regards,
Riker_Lin.