Adrian Bunk wrote:
> Who really needs this considering it implies a size increase of the
> kernel image?
>
> Using a kernel tree so unusual that you can't locate the source anymore
> sounds like an extremely rare and unintelligent situation, not something
> that must be handled.
Most debugging code makes the kernel bigger, slower... and easier to
debug, no?
It's not a question of not being -able- to locate sources; it's a
question of being able to look at a bug report and triage it quickly
without digging around to find the kernel du jour that produced it. *shrug*
-Eric
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