On 2004-10-20 10:58, "M. Warner Losh" <imp_at_bsdimp.com> wrote: > In message: <20041020154545.GA15763_at_orion.daedalusnetworks.priv> > Giorgos Keramidas <keramida_at_freebsd.org> writes: > : That's not just cheap. It's dirt cheap, if you ask me. Bearing > : this in mind, saving a little space in /boot/kernel is hardly worth > : the effort and the trouble one has to go through in order to locate > : or compile a debugging kernel when a bug creeps up. > > But the time it takes me to resize / to accomidate the larger > requirements of the kernel will easily swamp the cost of the disk. It > usually takes me about 3 hours to do the conversion if all goes well, > 10 or more if something bad happens during it. This can easily add up > to hundreds or thousands of dollars depending on who has to sit around > waiting. True. This is why making this tunable at installworld time is absolutely necessary.Received on Wed Oct 20 2004 - 15:10:01 UTC
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