platform_kernel_configs/README.md
Steve Muckle 649be155f9 add recommended configs and README.md file
Import android-recommended.cfg files from android-common. Add README
file from android-common with a few changes to bring it up to date.

Change-Id: I70aa53c7817b86f6592f765bd03ea393c294e029
Signed-off-by: Steve Muckle <smuckle@google.com>
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# Android Kernel Config Fragments
The files in these directories are meant to be used as a base for an Android
kernel config. All devices must have the options in `android-base.cfg` configured
as specified. If an `android-base-ARCH.cfg` file exists for the architecture of
your device, the options in that file must be configured as specified also.
While not mandatory, the options in `android-recommended.cfg` enable advanced
Android features.
Assuming you already have a minimalist defconfig for your device, a possible
way to enable these options would be to use the `merge_config.sh` script in the
kernel tree. From the root of the kernel tree:
```sh
ARCH=<arch> scripts/kconfig/merge_config.sh <...>/<device>_defconfig <...>/android-base.cfg <...>/android-base-<arch>.cfg <...>/android-recommended.cfg
```
This will generate a `.config` that can then be used to save a new defconfig or
compile a new kernel with Android features enabled.
Because there is no tool to consistently generate these config fragments,
lets keep them alphabetically sorted instead of random.