Date: Sun, 30 Apr 2006 17:07:37 +0100 From: Dominic Marks <dom@helenmarks.co.uk> To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: RELENG_4 -> 5 -> 6: significant performance regression Message-ID: <4454E0C9.7030807@helenmarks.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <4454B017.5080706@helenmarks.co.uk> References: <20060427160536.M96305@atlantis.atlantis.dp.ua> <20060427181226.GA66431@xor.obsecurity.org> <20060428122448.K57436@atlantis.atlantis.dp.ua> <20060428182818.GA10410@xor.obsecurity.org> <3aaaa3a0604300205l64f19573u250a727e4c83f499@mail.gmail.com> <20060430103111.GC980@turion.vk2pj.dyndns.org> <4454B017.5080706@helenmarks.co.uk>
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Dominic Marks wrote: > Peter Jeremy wrote: >> On Sun, 2006-Apr-30 10:05:40 +0100, Chris wrote: >>> Does 'makeoptions DEBUG=-g' add any kind of performance hit or >>> overhead as I noticed it wasnt default in 5.4 but is in 6.0. >> >> No. It just means that a debug kernel is built in addition to the >> normal kernel. The major benefit is that if you do get a panic, >> you can debug it without needing to rebuild the kernel. >> > > I've often thought that the default should be for this to be > on instead of off. Does anyone know why the current state is > so? I suppose it incurs a small amount of additional disc > space but the benefits are considerable for everyone involved. Clarifying what I was getting at (it does default to on) I meant that it has to be turned on with an option not turned off. > Cheers, > Dominic > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-stable-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
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