Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2019 16:41:37 +0100 (CET) From: samir.otmane@numericable.fr To: "Carmel NY" <carmel_ny@outlook.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Re: Barebone kernel options request Message-ID: <ea-mime-5c8681b1-1d8f-47a56f36@webmail.numericable.fr> In-Reply-To: <MWHPR04MB0495956B3C2D87D02D3FC5E580480@MWHPR04MB0495.nam prd04.prod.outlook.com>
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>Not really related about hardware, i just don't like being enforced >features that i don't need/want of, yet i understand that there will >*might* not be noticeable performance impact upon keeping/get rid of >some features. > > >---- Message d'origine ---- >De : "Carmel NY" <carmel_ny@outlook.com> >=C0 : "FreeBSD" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> >Objet : Re: Barebone kernel options request >Date : 11/03/2019 14:54:48 CET > >On Mon, 11 Mar 2019 09:08:48 -0400, Robert Huff stated: > >>Polytropon writes: >>=20 >>> You will then make a copy of the GENERIC kernel configuration file >>> and adjust it to your needs, i. e., remove all the entries you do >>> not need.=20 >> >> Proceed with caution here. >> I do not know if it is currently true, but it has in the past >>been the case that (e.g.) option Q depends on device F which depends >>on device B; while the relationship between Q and F is documented in >>the config file, the one between F and B is not. >> The easy targets are disk(/RAID) drivers and network cards. >>After that? Stay alert; trust no-one; keep your un-delete key handy. >> >> >> Respectfully, >> >> >> Robert Huff=20 > >Just out of some sort of morbid curiosity, I would be interested in >knowing exactly what problem the OP is trying to correct or alleviate >here. If his storage, memory or whatever resources are stretched to the >limit, he would be better served by purchasing a newer, more powerful >machine. "You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear." > samir.otmane@numericable, could we retire the "Top Posting" technique? <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posting_style>; --=20 Carmel Sure, i'm sorry for the inconvenience (As i'm not used to mailing list pos= ting-style)
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