Date: Sun, 10 Dec 2006 09:56:12 -0600 From: Jonathan Horne <freebsd@dfwlp.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Advantages of trimmed kernel? Message-ID: <200612100956.12327.freebsd@dfwlp.com> In-Reply-To: <200612100919.59564.lane@joeandlane.com> References: <200612100905.30430.kirk@strauser.com> <200612100919.59564.lane@joeandlane.com>
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On Sunday 10 December 2006 09:19, Lane wrote: > Suppose that as a stop-gap measure you pull > an old isa nic from out of the closet, install it, and then boot the > server ... only to realize that your nic is not supported by the kernel > that you dutifully trimmed. > > I think it is especially important to keep the kernel as flexible as > possible, since you may have to install the OS on any given machine without > the luxury of recompiling. lane, i think thats a really good way to look at it. flexibility can truly be a key of utmost importance when it comes to disaster recovery. cheers, jonathan
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