Date: Sat, 17 Dec 2005 08:55:00 +0000 From: Allen <slackwarewolf@comcast.net> To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: My wish list for 6.1 Message-ID: <1134809700l.24187l.0l@HP> In-Reply-To: <20051217063409.GB19094@silverwraith.com> (from lists-freebsd@silverwraith.com on Sat Dec 17 01:34:09 2005) References: <43A26FFB.9080405@samsco.org> <20051216104022.A20877@cons.org> <20051217063409.GB19094@silverwraith.com>
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On 12/17/2005 01:34:09 AM, Avleen Vig wrote: > On Fri, Dec 16, 2005 at 10:40:22AM -0500, Martin Cracauer wrote: > > > 2. SMP kernels for install. Right now we only install a UP > kernel, for > > > performance reasons. We should be able to package both a UP and > SMP > > > kernel into the release bits, and have sysinstall install both. > It > > > should also select the correct one for the target system and make > that > > > the default on boot. > > > > If people are concerned about performance, I benchmarked a 6-beta > > kernel SMP versus UP on a socket 939 Opteron. Must be great having boxes like that ;) You know what I'd like to see =20 in the next Free BSD? A way to update security fixes without having to =20 play with any source, or having to touch make world. I know the speed =20 and so on makes some people like this, but I personally try getting =20 people who use Windows to switch to another OS or at least show them =20 something else exists, and it's hard to make someone want to use Free =20 BSD when installing patches can be such a timely manner. I know about the port tool, but what I'd love to have is a tool you =20 could run from the CLI or the GUI that would check for updates, and =20 then ask which ones to install, similar to Swaret on Slackware. This =20 way people can do the usual updates if they want, and people like me =20 can show people BSD and how great it is. > If those results are accurate, there's no real reason not to just use > an > SMP kernel on default install? > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-hackers-=20 > unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
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