Date: Sun, 13 Jan 2013 20:11:27 +0000 (UTC) From: Glen Barber <gjb@FreeBSD.org> To: doc-committers@freebsd.org, svn-doc-all@freebsd.org, svn-doc-head@freebsd.org Subject: svn commit: r40619 - head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq Message-ID: <201301132011.r0DKBR17077701@svn.freebsd.org>
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Author: gjb Date: Sun Jan 13 20:11:26 2013 New Revision: 40619 URL: http://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/doc/40619 Log: Whitespace cleanup after fixes from r40602. Submitted by: blackend (in part) Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.xml Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.xml ============================================================================== --- head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.xml Sun Jan 13 20:11:24 2013 (r40618) +++ head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.xml Sun Jan 13 20:11:26 2013 (r40619) @@ -1466,8 +1466,8 @@ kernel contains the drivers an ordinary computer will need. &man.freebsd-update.8;, the &os; binary upgrade tool, cannot upgrade custom kernels, another reason - to stick with the <literal>GENERIC</literal> kernel when possible. - For computers with very limited RAM, such as + to stick with the <literal>GENERIC</literal> kernel when + possible. 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> @@ -3297,24 +3297,27 @@ kern.timecounter.hardware: TSC -> i82 </question> <answer> - <para><literal>GENERIC</literal> kernels shipped with &os; and later are compiled - in <emphasis>debug mode</emphasis>. Kernels built in debug mode + <para><literal>GENERIC</literal> kernels shipped with &os; + and later are compiled in <emphasis>debug mode</emphasis>. + Kernels built in debug mode contain many symbols in separate files that are used for debugging, thus greatly increasing the size of <filename class="directory">/boot/kernel/</filename> Note that there will be little or no performance loss - from running a debug kernel, and it is useful to keep one around - in case of a system panic.</para> + from running a debug kernel, and it is useful to keep one + around in case of a system panic.</para> - <para>However, if you are running low on disk space, there are - different options to reduce the size of <filename class="directory">/boot/kernel/</filename>.</para> + <para>However, if you are running low on disk space, there + are different options to reduce the size of <filename + class="directory">/boot/kernel/</filename>.</para> <para>If you do not want the symbol files to be installed, - make sure you have the following line present in <filename>/etc/src.conf</filename>:</para> + make sure you have the following line present in + <filename>/etc/src.conf</filename>:</para> - <programlisting>WITHOUT_KERNEL_SYMBOLS=yes</programlisting> + <programlisting>WITHOUT_KERNEL_SYMBOLS=yes</programlisting> - <para>For more information see &man.src.conf.5;.</para> + <para>For more information see &man.src.conf.5;.</para> <para>If you do not want to build a debug kernel, make sure that both of the following are true:</para> @@ -3343,16 +3346,15 @@ kern.timecounter.hardware: TSC -> i82 <programlisting>MODULES_OVERRIDE= <replaceable>accf_http ipfw</replaceable></programlisting> - <para>Replace <emphasis>accf_httpd ipfw</emphasis> with a list - of modules you need. Only these modules will be built. This - does not only reduce the size of the kernel directory but - also decreases the amount of time needed to build your kernel. - For more information see - <filename>/usr/share/examples/etc/make.conf</filename>. - </para> + <para>Replace <emphasis>accf_httpd ipfw</emphasis> with + a list of modules you need. Only these modules will be + built. This does not only reduce the size of the kernel + directory but also decreases the amount of time needed to + build your kernel. For more information see + <filename>/usr/share/examples/etc/make.conf</filename>.</para> <para>You can also remove unneeded devices from your kernel - to further reduce the size. See + to further reduce the size. See <xref linkend="make-kernel"/> for more information.</para> <para>To put any of these options into effect you will have
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