Date: Mon, 5 Nov 2001 03:08:04 -0800 From: Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> To: Nils Holland <nils@tisys.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Question about kernel problem Message-ID: <20011105030804.A13360@xor.obsecurity.org> In-Reply-To: <20011105103009.E1337-100000@howie.ncptiddische.net>; from nils@tisys.org on Mon, Nov 05, 2001 at 10:36:20AM %2B0100 References: <20011105103009.E1337-100000@howie.ncptiddische.net>
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--XsQoSWH+UP9D9v3l Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Mon, Nov 05, 2001 at 10:36:20AM +0100, Nils Holland wrote: > Hi folks, >=20 > yesterday something that happened to me made me curious, and that's why I > want to ask about it here. The story is as follows: >=20 > Yesterday I CVSupped the latest -Stable source, made world, and installed > a new kernel. That new kernel seemed to have a few problems, though as it > crashed over and over, before running even ten minutes. The first thing I > did was re-compile the kernel from exactly the same sources, and, well, > this newer kernel has now been running rock solid ever since yesterday. >=20 > Since both kernels were compiled from the same sources and config file, I > started to have a look why I had problems with my first kernel. I didn't > find out anything, except for the following: Both kernels, the one with > the problems and the new one that works fine, have exactly the same size. > However, diff tells me that they differ. So, the question I do now have is > this: >=20 > Will *two* kernels, compiled on the same machine, from the same sources > and with the same config file, actually be different when comparing them > with diff, or are they supposed to be *exactly* the same? They should be exactly the same, except for the kernel version string embedded into the kernel, which changes each time you compile it. Kris --XsQoSWH+UP9D9v3l Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (FreeBSD) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE75nMUWry0BWjoQKURApoSAJ9vWlcz/RebAlIwHlF+9UDLog4BAgCg8/eh XwjA4iTBMZlYQ4ft2LW+QFw= =Ukwl -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --XsQoSWH+UP9D9v3l-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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