Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2011 16:47:39 +0000 From: Bruce Cran <bruce@cran.org.uk> To: Alexander Yerenkow <yerenkow@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-performance@freebsd.org, Edho Arief <edho@myconan.net> Subject: Re: Benchmark (Phoronix): FreeBSD 9.0-RC2 vs. Oracle Linux 6.1 Server Message-ID: <4EEF6AAB.6040803@cran.org.uk> In-Reply-To: <CAPJF9wmgMi6XJrtETmHcv%2BMHP22V4xKkixTqxQYaej6RyViPbQ@mail.gmail.com> References: <4EE1EAFE.3070408@m5p.com> <CAJ-FndDniGH8QoT=kUxOQ%2BzdVhWF0Z0NKLU0PGS-Gt=BK6noWw@mail.gmail.com> <4EE2AE64.9060802@m5p.com> <4EE88343.2050302@m5p.com> <CAFHbX1%2B5PttyZuNnYot8emTn_AWkABdJCvnpo5rcRxVXj0ypJA@mail.gmail.com> <4EE933C6.4020209@zedat.fu-berlin.de> <CAPjTQNEJDE17TLH-mDrG_-_Qa9R5N3mSeXSYYWtqz_DFidzYQw@mail.gmail.com> <20111215024249.GA13557@icarus.home.lan> <4EE9A2A0.80607@zedat.fu-berlin.de> <CAJ-VmomWnAvsVPcK0mfFECvFw_FKcja1m3NE9ue=TOkF%2Bx14Xg@mail.gmail.com> <CANY-Wm8jbtr3tiwdGQMDx8SVZKEBspGwTV7Q0wziYWsV%2Bf3BSQ@mail.gmail.com> <6140271.20111219122721@serebryakov.spb.ru> <CANY-Wm9-JTN0gvjoRv4XFMDaweoPSoZ4erTUto3Z-s1LxqGzhg@mail.gmail.com> <CABTjkKmRQ-hc2kKpCCrj4AmChXA59ErXeTHnt0oJSTEBFi-apw@mail.gmail.com> <CAPJF9wmgMi6XJrtETmHcv%2BMHP22V4xKkixTqxQYaej6RyViPbQ@mail.gmail.com>
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[removed freebsd-current and freebsd-stable] On 19/12/2011 13:16, Alexander Yerenkow wrote: > For example, few checkboxes with common sysctl tuning would be perfect, > even if they would be marked as "Experimental", or not recommended. > I'm thinking it's better way to make something in one place (like in > installer) rather than require make almost same actions in many (hundreds > of thousands?... more?...) places (end-users forced to read > mail-lists/handbooks/forums over and over for same solutions). > Simple example - many connections for PostgreSQL is not available on > FreeBSD out-of-box. Just google "postgresql freebsd max connection" and > you'll see how many there bikesheds requested and same solutions posted > again and again :) This is what openSUSE does - it's possible to zoom through the installer choosing the defaults, but on the final page before installation you can tweak everything from the location of the bootloader to sysctl values. I know this has been tried before, but I wonder if we need a project to build a new installer that can do this, perhaps funded through the FreeBSD Foundation? -- Bruce Cran
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