Hi,
Is there any way i can filter the linux kernel code from the standard linux distribution (or from any kernel code) based upon the .config file. so that i can see the source code, which is actually getting compiled for me. All the unnecessary code and undefined macro should be removed but the directory structure should be preserved.

Thanks,
Atul

You can edit the config through the menu tools like menuconfig or xconfig or any other that does the job to tweak the kernel to only really have what your machine need. You also need to know well what hardware the machine have, for that:
will give all the info about it.
To edit the kernel takes time and one can't rush it, it isn't a trivial task, attention to every detail is necessary. If you don't know what one thing does research it, read about it. The advantages to compile the kernel is to gain performance, security, and other things, for old machines it does make a huge difference.

Regards

I think my purpose is not clear to you. every thing is ready (.config etc) i can run the code too. i want to study the linux kernel code, but don't want the code in kernel directory which is not intended for my board. for example i don't want NUMA related code, so is there any script or software available which can create a copy of kernel directory with all the NUMA related code removed in the final code so that the listing is bit easier to grasp likewise i am working on MIPS processor so don't want the other dir in the arch directory, just for the study purpose.

Moved: This thread is more suitable in <Linux-Kernel> and has been moved accordingly to help your thread/question get the exposure it deserves.

I am stuck with same problem. Did you figure out something yet?