Date: Fri, 22 Oct 1999 21:46:29 +0000 (GMT) From: "Jason C. Wells" <jcwells@u.washington.edu> To: bill slaybaugh <slay3241@bright.net> Cc: FreeBSD List <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: newbie kernel question- Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.10.9910222144430.42248-100000@s8-37-26.student.washington.edu> In-Reply-To: <3810879B.EC8F4DB3@bright.net>
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On Fri, 22 Oct 1999, bill slaybaugh wrote: >I am a recent entry to the FreeBSD realm, having used several >versions and distributions of Linux. >Using 3.2, I just built my first custom kernel. Nothing fancy; >pretty much just turning off devices and options that weren't >needed. I was pretty surprised when the size of the new kernel >came back as 5980783, when the generic kernel had been 2329748. >It does load faster, what with skipping unnecessary probing. >Why so much larger than the generic? >This is probably a classic newbie misunderstanding - - >and I'm in new territory. >Thanks in advance. You probably have a debug kernel with symbols built into it. I think you can "strip -g kernel" but it has been a while. FWIW, the debug kernel doesnt hurt performance. man strip Thank You, | http://students.washington.edu/jcwells Jason Wells | "Those who would trade freedom for security deserve neither | freedom nor security." - Benjamin Franklin To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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