Is there somewhere a database of config files for compiling Linux?

Question

linux

It is clear that for desktops there is most likely no such base due to the wide variety of configurations, but for, for example, netbooks, ultrabooks, etc., where you can only change RAM and HDD, something similar should be.
Or do people not share them, let everyone figure it out for himself? Or am I missing something and am missing something? Explain, please.

Answer 1

Once upon a time, I was fond of installing Gentoo for everything. At that time, the Gentoo wiki had info on installing Gentoo on different laptops. Then the idea came to my mind to create a database of configs for Linux kernels for different laptops. But after conducting a survey among Linuxoids, it became clear that this is not really necessary. Someone did not want to share the config. For some, it is more interesting to make the config yourself, instead of using the finished one. Some generally did default and did not bathe.

Answer 2

Distributions with binary packages usually have one kernel package for one architecture, i.e. one configuration. And in this configuration, all possible drivers are simply assembled as modules.
For embedded systems, where there really is nothing to change, the configs go straight with the kernel. See for example arch/arm/configs.
In my opinion, the problem with different configurations is that the description of the configuration is the configuration itself. Well, i.e. if you take some .config, then how to describe what is in it and what is not?