Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2005 15:47:38 +0200 From: cpghost@cordula.ws To: Alexander Chamandy <bsdfreak@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Questions about processes Message-ID: <20050426134738.GB38835@epia2.farid-hajji.net> In-Reply-To: <f420b2a105042521148ebb9bc@mail.gmail.com> References: <5.2.0.9.2.20050425231442.00a408b0@192.168.0.25> <f420b2a105042521148ebb9bc@mail.gmail.com>
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On Tue, Apr 26, 2005 at 12:14:26AM -0400, Alexander Chamandy wrote: > On 4/25/05, Lord Raiden <me@raiden.net> wrote: > > Hi all. Looking for some info about some processes I've got > > running on my box. I'm new to 5.3 having used the 4x line for a long time > > and I'm curious about my process list. When I do "ps -ax" I get the > > following list as seen below. Are all of these items really needed and if > > not, what items can I get rid of and how? The machine in question is a > > Most of those processes are used by the kernel, some of them, if you > aren't using the specific hardware or functionality they provide (such > as USB or ktrace) can be disabled by compiling your own kernel (see > here: http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/kernelconfig.html). > While this may not provide a *HUGE* performance increase, it may be a > good idea to try. That would not really make a difference. I've tried it once on my EPIA boards, and ran some custom benchmarks. I didn't notice any difference at all. It's really not worth it for most practical uses. > I would also recommend, perhaps, adding some more RAM? :-) Yes, more RAM is always a good idea. But if you're using EPIA 5000 boards, you should be aware of one catch: use just one of the two slots (you can use one 512 MB PC-133 RAM module, but not two modules!), because these boards can't reliably drive both for some strange reasons. > > very simple fetching mail server running on a 500mhz Via Eden Mini-ITX > > board. Any insight would be welcome. I'm really only asking this because > > I tend to be a process minimalist. IE I like to have as few processes > > running as is absolutely necessary. Well, anyways, enough of my > > babbling. Here's the list. Regards, -cpghost. -- Cordula's Web. http://www.cordula.ws/
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