Date: Sun, 10 Dec 2006 09:05:25 -0600 From: Kirk Strauser <kirk@strauser.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Advantages of trimmed kernel? Message-ID: <200612100905.30430.kirk@strauser.com>
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--nextPart2705311.rVld7I0z8H Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline Are there any real advantages to building a kernel stripped of unused drive= rs,=20 especially when running it on a fairly large machine? For years, I've been= =20 dutifully removing device drivers (or more recently, including GENERIC and= =20 using 'nodevice') for everything I don't have. But does this actually do=20 anything useful, or am I just tilting at windmills? I know the definitive answer would be to run benchmarks both ways, but I do= n't=20 really have the option of pulling down a production machine just for this. =2D-=20 Kirk Strauser --nextPart2705311.rVld7I0z8H Content-Type: application/pgp-signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQBFfCI65sRg+Y0CpvERAi1kAJ40MfLx8/Tem73FhVeJL0dw6z3owgCbB9Rs 5CRWMx7NB+ZuehQz9XP3MyM= =sIF6 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --nextPart2705311.rVld7I0z8H--
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