Date: Sat, 28 Jul 2012 11:07:22 +0100 (BST) From: Robert Watson <rwatson@FreeBSD.org> To: Eitan Adler <eadler@FreeBSD.org> Cc: svn-doc-head@freebsd.org, svn-doc-all@freebsd.org, doc-committers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: svn commit: r39249 - head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1207281106040.53430@fledge.watson.org> In-Reply-To: <201207222219.q6MMJeAL032049@svn.freebsd.org> References: <201207222219.q6MMJeAL032049@svn.freebsd.org>
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On Sun, 22 Jul 2012, Eitan Adler wrote: > Author: eadler (src,ports committer) > Date: Sun Jul 22 22:19:39 2012 > New Revision: 39249 > URL: http://svn.freebsd.org/changeset/doc/39249 > > Log: > Modernize question about building your own kernel. A further consideration in the source code-related sections is that building your own {world, kernel} will bump you off the support path for binary updates and upgrades with freebsd-update. This is increasingly a consideration for our default kernel configuration: kernel options that require recompilation force users not to use the most user-friendly upgrade path we have. Robert > > Approved by: wblock > > Modified: > head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.sgml > > Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.sgml > ============================================================================== > --- head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.sgml Sun Jul 22 22:19:37 2012 (r39248) > +++ head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.sgml Sun Jul 22 22:19:39 2012 (r39249) > @@ -1833,18 +1833,12 @@ > </question> > > <answer> > - <para>Building a new kernel was originally pretty much a > - required step in a &os; installation, but more recent releases > - have benefited from the introduction of much friendlier > - kernel configuration methods. It is very easy to configure > - the kernel's configuration by much more flexible > - <quote>hints</quote> which can be set at the loader > - prompt.</para> > - > - <para>It may still be worthwhile building a new kernel > - containing just the drivers that you need, just to save a > - bit of RAM, but it is no longer necessary for most > - systems.</para> > + <para>Usually not. The supplied <literal>GENERIC</literal> > + kernel contains the drivers an ordinary computer will > + need. For computers with very limited RAM, such as > + embedded systems, it may be worthwhile to build a > + smaller custom kernel containing just the required > + drivers.</para> > </answer> > </qandaentry> > >
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