Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2001 21:47:44 -0400 From: "Andrew C. Hornback" <achornback@worldnet.att.net> To: "Scott Gerhardt" <scott@gerhardt-it.com>, "FreeBSD" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: RE: KERNEL Config Message-ID: <004a01c15cf7$0aa75320$6600000a@columbia> In-Reply-To: <KPEMLBLEMPMHGLJOCDEGAEPPCKAA.scott@gerhardt-it.com>
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> -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of Scott Gerhardt > Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2001 2:46 PM > To: FreeBSD > Subject: KERNEL Config > > I'm doing a few customizations to the kernel and would like to > know if their > is any real benefit to disabling unused devices? > > Will this make the kernel faster and smaller by any significant amount > sizeable amount? Hmm... I don't know if compiling the kernel once the system is installed uses some kind of optimization that the GENERIC kernel doesn't sue or not. But, from personal experience, I've noticed that the GENERIC kernel is about twice the size of the kernels that I compile for my machines. I'd assume that a smaller kernel means faster execution, or at least less of a memory load. Personally, I think it's a good idea to get rid of unused devices for simplicity and clarity when working with kernel configuration. --- Andy To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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