> I agree there's no point in using sudo, but what's the problem? You
> don't need to edit the kernel sources merely to build a new kernel. You
> can build your kernel outside the tree using for example:
> make O=/home/user/kernel/tree/ menuconfig
> make O=/home/user/kernel/tree/
>
>
This is how I do it, too, when testing the kernel before I do it for real.
This way, the code stays owned by root and I can make to my hearts content,
with different kernels going into different directories that I control.

-- 
Bill Longman