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Date:      Thu, 23 Mar 2017 22:48:48 +0100
From:      Ben RUBSON <ben.rubson@gmail.com>
To:        Freebsd fs <freebsd-fs@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: How to compile ZFS only ?
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Yes I also build with -j24 on these servers, dual E5 too :)

Goal was to keep default kernel (which is OK for my needs), and only =
modify/recompile zfs module.
I felt I was doing something "huge" / "enormous" recompiling whole =
kernel whereas I just need to modify one module.

Ben

> On 23 Mar 2017, at 22:41, Steven Hartland <killing@multiplay.co.uk> =
wrote:
>=20
> When building are you building with -jXX where XX is the number of =
cores in your machine?
>=20
> If not then definitely do that on a dual E5 (24 cores) with our cut =
down kernel config (excludes devices / modules we never use) a full =
kernel build takes under 60 seconds.
>=20
> An example:
> make buildkernel KERNCONF=3DMULTIPLAY -j24
>=20
>    Regards
>    Steve
>=20
> On 23/03/2017 19:22, Ben RUBSON wrote:
>> I'm not sure other modules are missing : my server correctly starts, =
I then only overwrite ZFS module (/boot/kernel/zfs.ko), I think it =
should then work.
>> But server hangs during startup, certainly because module compiled =
directly using make is different from the one built with make =
buildkernel (which works).
>> As says Xin below, some options from sys/*/conf/GENERIC may not be =
taken into account with the quick make method...
>>=20
>> I'll try to give the faulty module a try on a non-zfs root machine.
>>=20
>> The -DNO_CLEAN method is interesting if src tree has not been cleaned =
before :)
>> (I always do a make clean to leave the tree cleaned ^^)
>>=20
>> So sounds like there is no solution but trying to speed-up a whole =
kernel build.
>>=20
>> Thank you !
>>=20
>> Ben
>>=20
>>> On 23 Mar 2017, at 00:51, Steven Hartland <killing@multiplay.co.uk> =
wrote:
>>>=20
>>> In addition to the main zfs module there are also dependency modules =
which are required.
>>>=20
>>> If you're able to test loading the module on a non-zfs root machine =
by manually loading it, it should detail any issues in =
/var/log/messages.
>>>=20
>>> That said the method listed by Xin is the quickest and easiest =
solution.
>>>=20
>>> On Wed, 22 Mar 2017 at 22:43, Xin LI <delphij@gmail.com =
<mailto:delphij@gmail.com>> wrote:
>>> Why not just -DNO_CLEAN=3D with 'make buildkernel'?
>>>=20
>>> But to answer your question, 'make buildkernel' will take e.g.
>>> 'KERNCONF' aka kernel build configuration into account, while if you
>>> do make directly, it's not (and sometimes build options in the =
kernel
>>> build configuration, like WITNESS, etc., have material impact to =
data
>>> structure layouts).
>>>=20
>>> On Wed, Mar 22, 2017 at 2:47 PM, Ben RUBSON <ben.rubson@gmail.com =
<mailto:ben.rubson@gmail.com>> wrote:
>>>> Thank you for your answer Steven.
>>>> Unfortunately it did not help, same behaviour :
>>>> Module with you method has the same smaller size, 2323000 bytes vs =
2500544.
>>>> (I then did not try to boot with it)
>>>>=20
>>>> Ben
>>>>=20
>>>>> On 22 Mar 2017, at 22:09, Steven Hartland <killing@multiplay.co.uk =
<mailto:killing@multiplay.co.uk>> wrote:
>>>>>=20
>>>>> cd /usr/src
>>>>> make buildenv
>>>>> cd sys/modules/zfs/
>>>>> make
>>>>> make install
>>>>>=20
>>>>> On 22/03/2017 20:57, Ben RUBSON wrote:
>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>=20
>>>>>> I'm trying to rebuild ZFS (with some patches) without having to =
rebuild whole kernel.
>>>>>>=20
>>>>>> What I then try :
>>>>>> # cd /usr/src/sys/modules/zfs/
>>>>>> # make
>>>>>> # cp zfs.ko /boot/kernel/ #to replace current zfs module
>>>>>>=20
>>>>>> But then server does not reboot properly (/ is on ZFS).
>>>>>>=20
>>>>>> If I do :
>>>>>> # cd /usr/src/
>>>>>> # make buildkernel KERNCONF=3DGENERIC
>>>>>> # cp =
/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC/modules/usr/src/sys/modules/zfs/zfs.ko =
/boot/kernel/
>>>>>>=20
>>>>>> Then server correctly reboot.
>>>>>>=20
>>>>>> I clearly see that zfs.ko in method 1 is slightly smaller that in =
method 2.
>>>>>>=20
>>>>>> Am I missing something ? (of course yes, but what ? :)
>>>>>>=20
>>>>>> Many thanks !
>>>>>>=20
>>>>>> Best regards,
>>>>>>=20
>>>>>> Ben
>>>>>>=20
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