From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Mar 6 21:54:41 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0F8FC106566B for ; Sat, 6 Mar 2010 21:54:41 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kingedgar@gmail.com) Received: from mail-gy0-f182.google.com (mail-gy0-f182.google.com [209.85.160.182]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AF3678FC0A for ; Sat, 6 Mar 2010 21:54:40 +0000 (UTC) Received: by gyg8 with SMTP id 8so771256gyg.13 for ; Sat, 06 Mar 2010 13:54:36 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:in-reply-to:references :date:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type; bh=/MdkGCcx2rVIoEriEhCfGcvaYijhUjUcqXf0r5t08bc=; b=iNB7N/En7PARDK714UMt5lpsCsG0zUsKU/1DaLjiqcxvWxeLWIDY2AM7W1FtqhMYrO RCpnVW9bI+/hrLM28G9WuB/7+8BK0RjiqwN6siiBhi8fBOTo3PP1x5DsLMxDy24ST/+i 5sOWvmv+E7Riclf/Qp73ioEA++LSzUw7YEves= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; b=HCeiblr2Fe5cZEKe3J6Dg4cvdm1qCsZA9DfVVNTWyPHvjULHOb3Guxc+KJS1+lt0Bm NFV/aA6LRQ+MvFne06CK9P6D7dDsuQrFwpKMqlhhuTvxAPGp2zvYQ5Z16EGqysPTyAtA Yfd5s0FhYLLd1ypT7TxCedcO64qVl8rz+I74Y= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.150.99.8 with SMTP id w8mr2577340ybb.37.1267912476215; Sat, 06 Mar 2010 13:54:36 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <970380131003061218i351c87acs5eb8a57eb0e2a969@mail.gmail.com> References: <970380131003060754t32f70d1x9c40d716f01b325a@mail.gmail.com> <970380131003061159i49dbd22cl4ec4856adf2a340f@mail.gmail.com> <970380131003061218i351c87acs5eb8a57eb0e2a969@mail.gmail.com> Date: Sat, 6 Mar 2010 15:54:36 -0600 Message-ID: <970380131003061354r7ebbf155ub0d9ad478670aba9@mail.gmail.com> From: Jason Garrett To: FreeBSD-Questions Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Subject: Re: Debug still in kernel X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 06 Mar 2010 21:54:41 -0000 On Sat, Mar 6, 2010 at 14:18, Jason Garrett wrote: > > > On Sat, Mar 6, 2010 at 14:12, Tim Judd wrote: > >> On 3/6/10, Jason Garrett wrote: >> > On Sat, Mar 6, 2010 at 13:51, Tim Judd wrote: >> > >> >> On 3/6/10, Jason Garrett wrote: >> >> > Hello all, >> >> > >> >> > I am currently tracking RELENG_8_0. I did a csup last night and >> noticed >> >> that >> >> > debug is still enabled in the GENERIC kernel. I thought debugging was >> >> > supposed to be left out once the 8 branch went RELEASE? Can anyone >> shed >> >> > light on this subject? >> >> >> >> What makes you think debugging is still on? >> >> >> > >> > >From /usr/src/sys/i386/conf/GENERIC >> > >> > makeoptions DEBUG=-g # Build kernel with gdb(1) debug >> > symbols >> > options PREEMPTION # Enable kernel thread >> preemption >> > >> > why are these still in GENERIC after release? >> >> I can confirm debug symbols is still in the kernel, but that is most >> likely used for backtraces and debugging when a kernel panic happens. >> This is instead of asking the user who had a kernel panic to rebuild >> with debugging to debug it. >> >> PREEMPTION as I understand it should have been removed from the kernel >> config file. It should have been removed from the GENERIC config file >> after RELENG_8_0_RELEASE tag is made. I don't know what your tag is >> when you update. Perhaps you're copying or using a config file from >> the BETA or RC days? >> >> >> I'll help until I can't help no more with your issue. >> > Tim, > > Thanks for the quick responses. I downloaded 8.0 RELEASE iso disc 1 from > ftp yesterday and did a fresh install, I then used csup to catch RELENG_8_0 > made world, built and installed kernel then installed world without > problems. > > > sun# uname -ar > FreeBSD sun.blah.blah 8.0-RELEASE-p2 FreeBSD 8.0-RELEASE-p2 #0: Sat Mar 6 > 10:24:07 UTC 2010 root@sun.blah.blah:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC > i386 > > This is totally a fresh system installed from .iso yesterday. > > If I can provide more info, please tell me. > > >> >> --Tim >> > > Anyone else? I don't mind commenting this stuff out of my own kernel, but maybe a PR is needed here?