Date: Sun, 22 Jul 2012 22:19:40 +0000 (UTC) From: Eitan Adler <eadler@FreeBSD.org> To: doc-committers@freebsd.org, svn-doc-all@freebsd.org, svn-doc-head@freebsd.org Subject: svn commit: r39249 - head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq Message-ID: <201207222219.q6MMJeAL032049@svn.freebsd.org>
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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. 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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