Date: Wed, 24 Apr 1996 14:40:59 -0700 (PDT) From: "Rodney W. Grimes" <rgrimes@GndRsh.aac.dev.com> To: scrappy@ki.net (Marc G. Fournier) Cc: msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au, hasty@rah.star-gate.com, current@FreeBSD.ORG, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Intelligent Debugging Tools... Message-ID: <199604242141.OAA05847@GndRsh.aac.dev.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.NEB.3.93.960424163718.325B-100000@freebsd.ki.net> from "Marc G. Fournier" at "Apr 24, 96 04:38:40 pm"
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> On Wed, 24 Apr 1996, Rodney W. Grimes wrote: > > > Why? And how many changes are there in your kernel config file with > > respect to the GENERIC kernel? Did you make the fatal mistakes that > > others have made and started from the LINT config file instead of the > > GENERIC config? > > > *groan* What's wrong with using the LINT config file and > trimming it down to what you want? Many people don't trim it down enough and end up with strange problems, looks as if you did a good trim job though I really doubt your need for *_MAX=128 and SHMMAXPGS=512. I also thought you had an NCR scsi controller, which means you don't need BOUNCE_BUFFERS. > Here's my config file (pt0/sctarg0) removed...in case there > is something else i shouldn't have configured in? :( ... > # Under some circumstances it is necessary to make the default max > # number of processes per user and open files per user more than the > # defaults on bootup. (an example is a large news server in which > # the uid, news, can sometimes need > 100 simultaneous processes running, > # or perhaps a user using lots of windows under X). > options "CHILD_MAX=128" > options "OPEN_MAX=128" Do you _really_ need these? > config kernel root on sd0 > > options "COMPAT_43" > options SYSVSHM > options "SHMMAXPGS=512" # 2048Kb (?) of sharable memory The default is 1024, you trimming this on purpose? ... > options QUOTA #enable disk quotas Unless you are really using QUOTA's remove it. > > options BOUNCE_BUFFERS Hummmm PCI machine with NCR scsi controller, nope you do not need this, remove it! ... > controller pci0 > device ncr0 -- Rod Grimes rgrimes@gndrsh.aac.dev.com Accurate Automation Company Reliable computers for FreeBSD
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