From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Feb 14 13:08:13 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7AACC1065674 for ; Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:08:13 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from asmrookie@gmail.com) Received: from mail-ww0-f50.google.com (mail-ww0-f50.google.com [74.125.82.50]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 11B248FC17 for ; Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:08:12 +0000 (UTC) Received: by wgbdq11 with SMTP id dq11so5934798wgb.31 for ; Tue, 14 Feb 2012 05:08:11 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:sender:in-reply-to:references:date :x-google-sender-auth:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type; bh=itlUERmMgGT50fDQ0tbvNHVcNc7cOlPPiBD0J/kaO3Q=; b=edGfSN4iH1Au4R7XUo0BI9xIcFdaNVLHRf9yU9z7SWhmGlOnXxOkds9yyFVUZ2NrBx kv93BJX9y8wmotMLiGspCXp/zifhmEzv8EtTOCGM1KYa34GfqrbuVGCFnzb/hLhdmiJo zpxLaSN8+m+2e+A9a8K78d/DL2N2ZJYU1NO48= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.180.101.165 with SMTP id fh5mr30220204wib.10.1329223097378; Tue, 14 Feb 2012 04:38:17 -0800 (PST) Sender: asmrookie@gmail.com Received: by 10.216.177.73 with HTTP; Tue, 14 Feb 2012 04:38:17 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <20120214123755.Horde.WkLNcJjmRSRPOkeTw7bUClA@webmail.leidinger.net> References: <20120210145604.Horde.ewjpSpjmRSRPNSH0YRHxgAk@webmail.leidinger.net> <20120214123755.Horde.WkLNcJjmRSRPOkeTw7bUClA@webmail.leidinger.net> Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 12:38:17 +0000 X-Google-Sender-Auth: wmCitf6k2-ZUyTlIP_Ve55a7LyE Message-ID: From: Attilio Rao To: Alexander Leidinger Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Custom kernel poll summary (was: Re: Reducing the need to compile a custom kernel) X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:08:13 -0000 2012/2/14, Alexander Leidinger : > Quoting Alexander Leidinger (from Fri, 10 > Feb 2012 14:56:04 +0100): > >> Such a kernel would cover situations where people compile their own >> kernel because they want to get rid of some unused kernel code (and >> maybe even need the memory this frees up). >> >> The question is, is this enough? Or asked differently, why are you >> compiling a custom kernel in a production environment (so I rule out >> debug options zhich are not enabled in GENERIC)? Are there options >> which you add which you can not add as a module (SW_WATCHDOG comes >> to my mind)? If yes, which ones and how important are they for you? > > Here is what I got, the first column is the number of requests, the > second what is requested, and the 3rd my comments (basically it means, > if there is a comment, it is not needed/possible to include in a > modular kernel): ... > 2 SW_WATCHDOG This can become a module with very little effort I guess. Thanks, Attilio -- Peace can only be achieved by understanding - A. Einstein