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| -rw-r--r-- | documentation/kernel-dev/kernel-dev-common.xml | 7 |
1 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/documentation/kernel-dev/kernel-dev-common.xml b/documentation/kernel-dev/kernel-dev-common.xml index 83b02b1c18..9052876122 100644 --- a/documentation/kernel-dev/kernel-dev-common.xml +++ b/documentation/kernel-dev/kernel-dev-common.xml @@ -1603,8 +1603,11 @@ <title>Creating a <filename>defconfig</filename> File</title> <para> - A <filename>defconfig</filename> file is simply a - <filename>.config</filename> renamed to "defconfig". + A <filename>defconfig</filename> file in the context of + the Yocto Project is often a <filename>.config</filename> + file that is copied from a build or a + <filename>defconfig</filename> taken from the kernel tree + and moved into recipe space. You can use a <filename>defconfig</filename> file to retain a known set of kernel configurations from which the OpenEmbedded build system can draw to create the final |