From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Feb 22 22:31:41 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: stable@FreeBSD.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5BA481065674; Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:31:41 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bzeeb-lists@lists.zabbadoz.net) Received: from mx1.sbone.de (mx1.sbone.de [IPv6:2a01:4f8:130:3ffc::401:25]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DE6F88FC17; Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:31:40 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail.sbone.de (mail.sbone.de [IPv6:fde9:577b:c1a9:31::2013:587]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ADH-CAMELLIA256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mx1.sbone.de (Postfix) with ESMTPS id A10F325D3A00; Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:31:39 +0000 (UTC) Received: from content-filter.sbone.de (content-filter.sbone.de [IPv6:fde9:577b:c1a9:31::2013:2742]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mail.sbone.de (Postfix) with ESMTPS id D562BBDBEDA; Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:31:38 +0000 (UTC) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at sbone.de Received: from mail.sbone.de ([IPv6:fde9:577b:c1a9:31::2013:587]) by content-filter.sbone.de (content-filter.sbone.de [fde9:577b:c1a9:31::2013:2742]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id bUorBj94lp7i; Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:31:37 +0000 (UTC) Received: from orange-en1.sbone.de (orange-en1.sbone.de [IPv6:fde9:577b:c1a9:31:cabc:c8ff:fecf:e8e3]) (using TLSv1 with cipher AES128-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mail.sbone.de (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id BBF33BDBED9; Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:31:37 +0000 (UTC) Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1084) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii From: "Bjoern A. Zeeb" In-Reply-To: <20120221143537.Horde.deyFDZjmRSRPQ52pxBIpnLA@webmail.leidinger.net> Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:31:36 +0000 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-Id: References: <20120221143537.Horde.deyFDZjmRSRPQ52pxBIpnLA@webmail.leidinger.net> To: Alexander Leidinger X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1084) Cc: stable@FreeBSD.org, current@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: [CFT] modular kernel config X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:31:41 -0000 On 21. Feb 2012, at 13:35 , Alexander Leidinger wrote: > You can download from > http://www.Leidinger.net/FreeBSD/current-patches/ > The files are > - i386_SMALL > - i386_SMALL_loader.conf > - amd64_SMALL > - amd64_SMALL_loader.conf I only looked at the laoder.conf for amd64 and the only comment I have = is that I do not have the time to wait minutes for all individual = modules to be loaded. This is going to be really bad for boot time. > The new stuff in the kernel config compared to GENERIC is (in order of = number of requests from users): > - IPSEC (+ device enc + IPSEC_NAT_T) You cannot ship that on by default for non-tecnical reasons in a kernel. = Please do not commit a kernel config that can be booted (no LINT cannot = be booted) with these on without consulting appropriate hats upfront. > - ALTQ > - SW_WATCHDOG > - QUOTA > - IPSTEALTH (disabled in loader.conf) > - IPFIREWALL_FORWARD (touches every packet, power users which need > a bigger PPS but not this feature can recompile the kernel, > discussed with julian@) > - FLOWTABLE (disabled in loader.conf) Which is not the same as it's not 100% disabled and will still allocate = memory. --=20 Bjoern A. Zeeb You have to have visions! It does not matter how good you are. It matters what good you do!