From owner-freebsd-embedded@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jan 11 20:46:02 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-embedded@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0B6D5106566B for ; Wed, 11 Jan 2012 20:46:02 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from lev@FreeBSD.org) Received: from onlyone.friendlyhosting.spb.ru (onlyone.friendlyhosting.spb.ru [IPv6:2a01:4f8:131:60a2::2]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C70778FC0A for ; Wed, 11 Jan 2012 20:46:01 +0000 (UTC) Received: from lion.home.serebryakov.spb.ru (unknown [IPv6:2001:470:923f:1:1d3e:4d27:b4ee:e1e2]) (Authenticated sender: lev@serebryakov.spb.ru) by onlyone.friendlyhosting.spb.ru (Postfix) with ESMTPA id 0FF404AC2D for ; Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:46:00 +0400 (MSK) Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:45:55 +0400 From: Lev Serebryakov Organization: FreeBSD X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Message-ID: <615267607.20120112004555@serebryakov.spb.ru> To: freebsd-embedded@freebsd.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1251 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Subject: Stripping down embedded kernel -- MII PHY & ATA sub-drivers X-BeenThere: freebsd-embedded@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: lev@FreeBSD.org List-Id: Dedicated and Embedded Systems List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2012 20:46:02 -0000 Hello, Freebsd-embedded. Is it possible to build kernel with only needed MII and ATA (legacy ATA) drivers? For example, my Sokeris net5501 has only one MII PHY (for vrX, Generic IEEE 802.3u media interface) and only one ATA controller (AMD CS5536 UDMA100 controller). So it doesn't need all these sub-drivers, and it looks like a lot of objects (several megabytes). --=20 // Black Lion AKA Lev Serebryakov