Date: Sat, 17 Jan 1998 14:11:33 -0500 (EST) From: "John S. Dyson" <dyson@FreeBSD.ORG> To: felix@royal.net Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Undocumented options in Kernel Message-ID: <199801171911.OAA06744@dyson.iquest.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980117165719.12794A-100000@blue.bad.bris.ac.uk> from Aled Treharne at "Jan 17, 98 04:58:54 pm"
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Aled Treharne said: > > While configuring a new kernel the other day I noticed that there are a > lot of options not documented in LINT or anywhere else I could find. IS > there a complete description of all possible options for the kernel > config file out there anywhere? > LINT and GENERIC are the best references. There are kernel options that (for example) I have created and are not documented. However, those are mostly for debugging or performance comparisons. Such options can readily disappear without notice. If you find options that really help your perf or stability, let the developers know, and I am sure that such input can be very valuable. -- John | Never try to teach a pig to sing, dyson@freebsd.org | it just makes you look stupid, jdyson@nc.com | and it irritates the pig.
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