Teste kernel for a certain capability
Hi,
Is there a command one can issue to check if the kernel supports a certain feature ?
Let's say, for instance, Appletalk, or NTFS.
Whatever...
Warm Regards,
Mário Gamito
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Quoted 2 lines · Mário Gamito
Is there a command one can issue to check if the kernel supports a certain feature ?
something like "make tests"? ;)
not really, one has to actually try to use the feature in question to determine if the kernel supports it correctly.
And it further depends on the type of kernel, a monolithic one or the ordinary module kernel. If the latter is the case you could check if the feature's module is loaded, but ... that's by no means a guarantee for that the feature will work. May also depend on the distro you are using, among other stuff.
Rule of thumb: You have to stress-test it
Anything specific you are looking for?
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Hi Markus,
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Rule of thumb: You have to stress-test it
Anything specific you are looking for?
Checking for AppleTalk monolithic support would be nice :)
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Aren't we all ;-) ?
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Mário Gamito
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Rule of thumb: You have to stress-test it
Anything specific you are looking for?
Checking for AppleTalk monolithic support would be nice :)
Hm. Haven't played with that one yet, but what about some script you run at some time (end) of the boot process? As far as I know, AppleTalk's purpose was to allow multiple users to share resources. Check for those; if it works, go ahead, do your stuff, if not well, time for plan B. I use that kind of approach (feature is present, but its usability is the point) on my laptop when I connect to my LAN to check for the presence of backup servers (-> NFS)
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If it is 2.6 and it has .config.gz support then you can just extract the config from /proc, load it in a new kernel and run make menuconfig to check out whats included.
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Rule of thumb: You have to stress-test it
Anything specific you are looking for?
Checking for AppleTalk monolithic support would be nice :)
Hm. Haven't played with that one yet, but what about some script you run at some time (end) of the boot process? As far as I know, AppleTalk's purpose was to allow multiple users to share resources. Check for those; if it works, go ahead, do your stuff, if not well, time for plan B. I use that kind of approach (feature is present, but its usability is the point) on my laptop when I connect to my LAN to check for the presence of backup servers (-> NFS)
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