Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2000 21:24:15 -0500 From: "Doug Poland" <doug@polands.org> To: "ListServer FreeBSD Questions" <FreeBSD-Questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: kernel bloat Message-ID: <NDBBKMNOJKJGAEKJNLIAMEIMELAA.doug@polands.org>
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Hi, I've just recompiled custom kernel to include firewall options IPFIREWALL, IPDIVERT, IPFIREWALL_VERBOSE, IPFIREWALL_VERBOSE=100, and ICMP_BANDLIM. My previous kernel was a slim, trim 1789667 bytes. The new kernel is weighs in at a whopping 7121175 bytes! That's 1.7MB to 7.1MB! Since this is a modest 80486 with only 20MB RAM, and it's sole purpose in life is to route, I'm trying to keep the kernel and the OS as unencumbered as possible. Is this kernel bloat the price I pay for packet filtering? Will a 7.1MB kernel on a 20MB 486 perform adequately as a router for a cable modem? Thanks for your help and opinions, Doug To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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