Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2001 11:39:29 +0100 (CET) From: Gregoire Welraeds <greg@perceval.be> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Kernel pseudo-device log Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0102161112350.68361-100000@localhost>
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Hello again, My System information: FreeBSD *****.perceval.net 4.1.1-RELEASE FreeBSD 4.1.1-RELEASE #3: Thu Feb 15 16:14:02 CET 2001 me@*****.perceval.be:/usr/src/sys/compile/CONFIG i386 While playing around with the configuration of my kernel, i found something strange. I'm using "The Complete FreeBSD" by Greg Lehey, third edition (FreeBSD Version 3), which help me to understand some obscure option. In the pseudo-devices section, I red the following: pseudo-device log log is used for logging of kernel error messages. Mandatory. But this pseudo device is not listed nor in the GENERIC neither in the LINT file (/usr/src/sys/i386/conf). This looked strange to me because if it is mandatory, it should be at least listed in the LINT configuration file. So I thougth: 1. This field was mandatory in FreeBSD 3.0 2. my system is a 4.1.1 possible conclusion: this is not an option anymore, the code related to this option have been added to the kernel for FreeBSD 4. BUT I've looked in both LINT and GENERIC kernel configuration file for a FreeBSD 3.2 and I saw that this option was missing in thos file too. So, Is there something missing in the config files ? Is there an error in the book ? something else ? Do I have to include it in my kernel configuration file for a FreeBSD 4.1.1 ? and last but not least: What can occured in a system if the option is missing ? Thank for help. Gregoire Welraeds Perceval Development team ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Perceval Technologies sa/nv Tel: +32-2-6409194 Rue Tenbosch, 9 Fax: +32-2-6403154 B-1000 Brussels general information: info@perceval.net BELGIUM technical information: helpdesk@perceval.net URL: http://www.perceval.be/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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