From owner-dev-commits-src-main@freebsd.org Wed Jul 28 13:39:44 2021 Return-Path: Delivered-To: dev-commits-src-main@mailman.nyi.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mailman.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5284265BC9E; Wed, 28 Jul 2021 13:39:44 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd@gndrsh.dnsmgr.net) Received: from gndrsh.dnsmgr.net (br1.CN84in.dnsmgr.net [69.59.192.140]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4GZZXH735sz3F8p; Wed, 28 Jul 2021 13:39:43 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd@gndrsh.dnsmgr.net) Received: from gndrsh.dnsmgr.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by gndrsh.dnsmgr.net (8.13.3/8.13.3) with ESMTP id 16SDdaKZ023010; Wed, 28 Jul 2021 06:39:36 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from freebsd@gndrsh.dnsmgr.net) Received: (from freebsd@localhost) by gndrsh.dnsmgr.net (8.13.3/8.13.3/Submit) id 16SDdaqc023009; Wed, 28 Jul 2021 06:39:36 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from freebsd) From: "Rodney W. Grimes" Message-Id: <202107281339.16SDdaqc023009@gndrsh.dnsmgr.net> Subject: Re: git: 5f946c76c0cc - main - Update WITHOUT_KERNEL_SYMBOLS description In-Reply-To: <202107272124.16RLOv5Z046970@gitrepo.freebsd.org> To: Ed Maste Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2021 06:39:36 -0700 (PDT) CC: src-committers@freebsd.org, dev-commits-src-all@freebsd.org, dev-commits-src-main@freebsd.org Reply-To: rgrimes@freebsd.org X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4ME+ PL121h (25)] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: 4GZZXH735sz3F8p X-Spamd-Bar: ---- Authentication-Results: mx1.freebsd.org; none X-Spamd-Result: default: False [-4.00 / 15.00]; REPLY(-4.00)[] X-BeenThere: dev-commits-src-main@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.34 Precedence: list List-Id: Commit messages for the main branch of the src repository List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2021 13:39:44 -0000 [ Charset UTF-8 unsupported, converting... ] > The branch main has been updated by emaste: > > URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=5f946c76c0cc2d1b4fa150f691764da163579d19 > > commit 5f946c76c0cc2d1b4fa150f691764da163579d19 > Author: Ed Maste > AuthorDate: 2021-07-27 21:18:41 +0000 > Commit: Ed Maste > CommitDate: 2021-07-27 21:18:41 +0000 > > Update WITHOUT_KERNEL_SYMBOLS description > > We have installed kernel debug data under /usr/lib/debug/ for some time > now, so the suggestion to set WITHOUT_KERNEL_SYMBOLS for small root > partitions is no longer valid. > > Also call them "debug symbol files" rather than just "symbol files", > since they contain much more than just symbols. The kernel also > includes (some) symbols, regardless of the setting of this knob. > > MFC after: 1 week > --- > tools/build/options/WITHOUT_KERNEL_SYMBOLS | 5 +---- > 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 4 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/tools/build/options/WITHOUT_KERNEL_SYMBOLS b/tools/build/options/WITHOUT_KERNEL_SYMBOLS > index 79856e28c1aa..33fa2c4f1c97 100644 > --- a/tools/build/options/WITHOUT_KERNEL_SYMBOLS > +++ b/tools/build/options/WITHOUT_KERNEL_SYMBOLS > @@ -1,5 +1,2 @@ > .\" $FreeBSD$ > -Do not install kernel symbol files. > -.Bf -symbolic > -This option is recommended for those people who have small root partitions. > -.Ef > +Do not install kernel debug symbol files. This option is recommended for those people who have small /usr partitions. > -- Rod Grimes rgrimes@freebsd.org