From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Aug 26 16:30:57 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2C151106568C for ; Wed, 26 Aug 2009 16:30:57 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from svein-listmail@stillbilde.net) Received: from mail.stillbilde.net (d80.iso100.no [81.175.61.195]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DBDF58FC20 for ; Wed, 26 Aug 2009 16:30:56 +0000 (UTC) Received: from [192.168.4.17] (unknown [192.168.4.17]) (Authenticated sender: svein) by mail.stillbilde.net (Familien Skogens mail) with ESMTPSA id C383821; Wed, 26 Aug 2009 18:30:55 +0200 (CEST) Message-ID: <4A956340.7050600@stillbilde.net> Date: Wed, 26 Aug 2009 18:30:56 +0200 From: "Svein Skogen (listmail account)" User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.23 (Windows/20090812) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: cpghost References: <4A94382A.5080708@stillbilde.net> <4A944612.6010107@netability.ie> <4A945216.4040603@stillbilde.net> <4A94528A.5030609@netability.ie> <4A950054.4080104@andric.com> <20090826162823.GF11739@phenom.cordula.ws> In-Reply-To: <20090826162823.GF11739@phenom.cordula.ws> X-Enigmail-Version: 0.96.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Cc: Dimitry Andric , freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Our old friend, the small default layout is back... X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 26 Aug 2009 16:30:57 -0000 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 cpghost wrote: > On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 11:28:52AM +0200, Dimitry Andric wrote: >> On 2009-08-25 23:07, Nick Hilliard wrote: >>> Someone will complain. There's always someone. >> And of course, if you crank the default root fs size to 1 GiB, the >> complaints will come that "FreeBSD wastes your disk space". ;) > > Kids theres days... ;-) > > But seriously now: as someone using FreeBSD on embedded devices, I'll > definitely complain. There's absolutely NO reason a root partition > should be that big (in the default install)! > > Where's the bloat coming from anyway? From debug symbols of *two* > kernels (/boot/kernel, and /boot/kernel.old)! Nothing prevents us > from moving those debug symbols outside that tree into another > partition (e.g. /var). > > Please keep / minimalistic. Everything else can be worked around > nicely; an ever growing root fs (a la Linux?) being the notable > exception. I agree to the "keep / minimalistic" train of thought. How about being able to move /boot to a separate FS? //Svein - -- - --------+-------------------+------------------------------- /"\ |Svein Skogen | svein@d80.iso100.no \ / |Solberg Østli 9 | PGP Key: 0xE5E76831 X |2020 Skedsmokorset | svein@jernhuset.no / \ |Norway | PGP Key: 0xCE96CE13 | | svein@stillbilde.net ascii | | PGP Key: 0x58CD33B6 ribbon |System Admin | svein-listmail@stillbilde.net Campaign|stillbilde.net | PGP Key: 0x22D494A4 +-------------------+------------------------------- |msn messenger: | Mobile Phone: +47 907 03 575 |svein@jernhuset.no | RIPE handle: SS16503-RIPE - --------+-------------------+------------------------------- If you really are in a hurry, mail me at svein-mobile@stillbilde.net This mailbox goes directly to my cellphone and is checked even when I'm not in front of my computer. - ------------------------------------------------------------ Picture Gallery: https://gallery.stillbilde.net/v/svein/ - ------------------------------------------------------------ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (MingW32) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iEYEARECAAYFAkqVY0AACgkQODUnwSLUlKR19gCfXAEKXvqY64tGZqL0acgUci0I scIAn0t++g+aInkWEpJ/YTMzNYSfaBni =vEkO -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----