Kernel default configuration

[man17]

Dear all,

I am trying to configure my kernel to run in User Mode Linux. I want to use the default configuration so I am trying to run "make defconfig ARCH=um", but whenever I do so I get the following message:

*** Default configuration is based on 'i386_defconfig'
#
# configuration written to .config
#

And whenever I try to compile the kernel it simply fails.
I tried to do "make distclean" and re-try but still I am getting the same problem.

I suspect the matter is in something forcing the configuration to always take default values from the x86 defconfig file but I was not able to find more information on that.

I appreciate any help on this matter.
Thank you

[Rubberman]

Dear all,

I am trying to configure my kernel to run in User Mode Linux. I want to use the default configuration so I am trying to run "make defconfig ARCH=um", but whenever I do so I get the following message:

*** Default configuration is based on 'i386_defconfig'
#
# configuration written to .config
#

And whenever I try to compile the kernel it simply fails.
I tried to do "make distclean" and re-try but still I am getting the same problem.

I suspect the matter is in something forcing the configuration to always take default values from the x86 defconfig file but I was not able to find more information on that.

I appreciate any help on this matter.
Thank you

Run the KERNEL in user mode? I doubt that is possible. Running some drivers in user mode is, and there is support for that, but the kernel itself is NOT user mode code!