Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:48:36 -0200 From: "Nenhum_de_Nos" <matheus@eternamente.info> Cc: stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Reducing the need to compile a custom kernel Message-ID: <83648209d86469fa1da8ab36ad067f08.squirrel@eternamente.info> In-Reply-To: <20120210145604.Horde.ewjpSpjmRSRPNSH0YRHxgAk@webmail.leidinger.net> References: <20120210145604.Horde.ewjpSpjmRSRPNSH0YRHxgAk@webmail.leidinger.net>
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On Fri, February 10, 2012 11:56, Alexander Leidinger wrote: > Hi, > > during some big discussions in the last monts on various lists, one of > the problems was that some people would like to use freebsd-update but > can't as they are using a custom kernel. With all the kernel modules > we provide, the need for a custom kernel should be small, but on the > other hand, we do not provide a small kernel-skeleton where you can > load just the modules you need. > > This should be easy to change. As a first step I took the generic > kernel and removed all devices which are available as modules, e.g. > the USB section consists now only of the USB_DEBUG option (so that the > module is build like with the current generic kernel). I also removed > some storage drivers which are not available as a module. The > rationale is, that I can not remove CAM from the kernel config if I > let those drivers inside (if those drivers are important enough, > someone will probably fix the problem and add the missing pieces to > generate a module). > > Such a kernel would cover situations where people compile their own > kernel because they want to get rid of some unused kernel code (and > maybe even need the memory this frees up). > > The question is, is this enough? Or asked differently, why are you > compiling a custom kernel in a production environment (so I rule out > debug options zhich are not enabled in GENERIC)? Are there options > which you add which you can not add as a module (SW_WATCHDOG comes to > my mind)? If yes, which ones and how important are they for you? Its a great thing this Alexander, but for me mainly I need PF+ALTQ and soekris stuff (apart from things other said before). matheus -- We will call you Cygnus, The God of balance you shall be A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posting_style
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