[gentoo-user] Testing new kernels - saving dumps / strip down kernel options

["Stefan G. Weichinger" <lists@xunil.at>]

I recently pulled in the vanilla linux-kernel-sources via git and
compiled my own "daily" kernel to simply test things on my thinkpad.

I get kernel crashes and would like to report them back upstream somewhere.

* to store the crash messages:

Is this still the way to go?

http://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Kernel_Crash_Dumps

Any other method recommended?

* should the reports go straight to the lkml-mailinglist?

I feel kind of misplaced there, plain stupid user amongst all those
kernel-devs ;-)

* I remember a thread here where this was discussed already:

How do you guys get to your .config for a recent kernel? "make
oldconfig" doesn't always work out best, I recall?

My kernel config is maintained along for years now and has survived
several hardware changes. I don't have any obvious problems but I wonder
if I have something in there that is deprecated and might be better
thrown out.

Does it make sense to take the .config from the gentoo install dvd for
example and remove all the stuff I don't have? Maybe still too much
enabled options in the end.

"make allnoconfig" as a start?

allmodconfig ?

I'd be happy to hear your opinions.

Stefan