Bug#783995: [feature-request] Please allow to view kernel config via /proc/config.gz in all Debian kernels

2015-05-01 Thread Alexey Eromenko
Why would it be good for this to be exposed inside a container? So that applications know, if they can use advanced features such as AppArmor or not. And to give more complete environment for the admins. Plus, to debug problems inside debian-installer. (it lacks /boot/config), like bug # 783982,

Bug#783995: [feature-request] Please allow to view kernel config via /proc/config.gz in all Debian kernels

2015-05-01 Thread Alexey Eromenko
Package: linux-image-amd64 Version: 3.16.7-ckt7-1 Hi, It would help me very much, if Debian kernel provided a quick ability to see it's own configuration in /proc/config.gz. Reason: in some cases viewing current kernel configuration via # /boot/config-$(uname -r) is not available; For example

Bug#783995: [feature-request] Please allow to view kernel config via /proc/config.gz in all Debian kernels

2015-05-01 Thread Ben Hutchings
Control: reassign -1 src:linux Control: severity -1 wishlist On Sat, 2015-05-02 at 01:39 +0300, Alexey Eromenko wrote: Package: linux-image-amd64 Version: 3.16.7-ckt7-1 Hi, It would help me very much, if Debian kernel provided a quick ability to see it's own configuration in

Bug#783995: [feature-request] Please allow to view kernel config via /proc/config.gz in all Debian kernels

2015-05-01 Thread Geert Stappers
On Fri, May 01, 2015 at 11:50:31PM +0100, Ben Hutchings wrote: On Sat, 2015-05-02 at 01:39 +0300, Alexey Eromenko wrote: As far as I'm aware it's stable feature, and there is no downside from enabling it. [...] There is a downside: it consumes more memory and disk space (though not that