Configuration Menu Language

Configuration Menu Language is used, before compilation of a Linux kernel, to configure the set of values that will determine the composition and exact functionality of the kernel. Wide variations in kernel functionality exist; a particular kernel can be customized for the exact hardware it will run on and it can be tuned by indicating preference for one behavior over another.

A replacement system for the original Configuration Menu Language was developed by Eric S. Raymond and named CML2 (for Configuration Menu Language 2), but has been officially rejected^[1] by the core Linux kernel team.

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^ Torvalds, Linus (2007-07-28). "Linux Kernel Mailing List post". Retrieved 2007-07-29. Quite frankly, the current scheduler situation looks very much like the CML2 situation. Anybody remember that? The developer there also got rejected, the improvement was made differently (and much more in line with existing practices and maintainership), and life went on.

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[1] Torvalds, Linus (2007-07-28). "Linux Kernel Mailing List post". Retrieved 2007-07-29. Quite frankly, the current scheduler situation looks very much like the CML2 situation. Anybody remember that? The developer there also got rejected, the improvement was made differently (and much more in line with existing practices and maintainership), and life went on.

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