Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 17:27:52 +0100 From: Marian Hettwer <mh@kernel32.de> To: Oliver Brandmueller <ob@e-Gitt.NET> Cc: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: 8.0-RELEASE -> -STABLE and size of / Message-ID: <a0fb7121676fe0c33302c1653d68e3ac@localhost> In-Reply-To: <20100122162155.GG3917@e-Gitt.NET> References: <20100122162155.GG3917@e-Gitt.NET>
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Hi All, On Fri, 22 Jan 2010 17:21:56 +0100, Oliver Brandmueller <ob@e-Gitt.NET> wrote: > Hi, > > I just noticed somthing: I setup an 8.0-RELEASE amd64 box, / is default > 512M. First step after setup was to csup to RELENG_8 and buildkernel and > buildworld (no custom kernel, no make.conf). > > Instaling the new kernel failed, since /boot/kernel/ is already well > over 230 MBytes in size. moving that to kernel.old and writing a new one > with about the same size fails due to no space left on device. > > This is not a question; I do know how to get around this and how to > configure custom kernels so they are a fragment of that size afterwards. > However, I think this is a clear POLA violation. So, either GENERIC with > less debugging information (symbols and stuff), which makes debugging > harder or setting a higher default for / would be options, if not anyone > else has better ideas. > +1 vote for making / bigger. At least a size where a make installkernel runs through. I like FreeBSD because it honors POLA. And as Oliver stated, this is a clear POLA violation. Cheers, Marian
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