From 775d7947fafc1d9e0caf2a71dde75da3eccbc05a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: tomit4 Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2025 10:20:13 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] :memo: Made note of listnewconfig --- gentoo/updating.md | 15 +++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+) diff --git a/gentoo/updating.md b/gentoo/updating.md index 47d8f217..91f9c298 100644 --- a/gentoo/updating.md +++ b/gentoo/updating.md @@ -149,6 +149,21 @@ keep that in mind should you change hardware in the future. In order to use the old config, copy the original config into the `/usr/src/linux` that you wish to compile. Once done run: +```sh +make listnewconfig +``` + +This will output a list of all the new kernel flags and their defaults. It is +highly recommended to output this to a txt file to be reviewed later should +something break you at least know which flags were added and what might needed +to be adjusted. + +```sh +make listnewconfig > ~/newconfig.txt +``` + +Then go ahead and run `olddefconfig`: + ```sh make olddefconfig ```