Date: Thu, 3 Nov 2005 13:24:00 +0100 From: dick hoogendijk <dick@nagual.st> To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Fw: GENERIC and DEFAULTS Message-ID: <20051103132400.1f983424.dick@nagual.st> In-Reply-To: <43693D43.2000400@crc.u-strasbg.fr> References: <075001c5dff5$e859fbc0$8adb7bd1@icarz.com> <43693D43.2000400@crc.u-strasbg.fr>
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On Wed, 02 Nov 2005 23:27:15 +0100 Philippe PEGON <Philippe.Pegon@crc.u-strasbg.fr> wrote: > Ken Menzel wrote: > >> options INVARIANT_SUPPORT > >> > >> nooptions WITNESS > >> nooptions WITNESS_SKIP_SPIN > > > > > > If I include GENERIC can I comment out the following? > > #cpu I486_CPU > > #cpu I586_CPU > > > > Does this make any difference? I have always done this out of > > habit. would it become > > in /usr/src/sys/i386/conf/NOTES we can read : > > # > # You must specify at least one CPU (the one you intend to run on); > # deleting the specification for CPUs you don't need to use may make > # parts of the system run faster. > # > cpu I486_CPU > cpu I586_CPU # aka Pentium(tm) > cpu I686_CPU # aka Pentium Pro(tm) > > > > > > nocpu I486_CPU ? > > > > Or is this irrelevant as the build knows what CPU I have? > > if the description is true, it's relevant ;) Sure, but I think it's the *syntax* that matters here? options -> nooptions / i486_cpu -> no??? It's OK to leave GENERIC alone, but HOW are things switched off? -- dick -- http://nagual.st/ -- PGP/GnuPG key: F86289CE ++ Running FreeBSD 4.11-stable ++ FreeBSD 5.4 + Nai tiruvantel ar vayuvantel i Valar tielyanna nu vilja
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