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Date: Tue, 01 Aug 2023 14:21:57 UTC
The branch main has been updated by emaste:
URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/doc/commit/?id=263b0711f4ad2971b7484e272d41b75c02d5b950
commit 263b0711f4ad2971b7484e272d41b75c02d5b950
Author: Ed Maste <emaste@FreeBSD.org>
AuthorDate: 2023-08-01 14:19:38 +0000
Commit: Ed Maste <emaste@FreeBSD.org>
CommitDate: 2023-08-01 14:20:57 +0000
FAQ: remove info about debug files in FreeBSD versions < 11.0
For some time all supported FreeBSD versions have placed kernel debug
files in /usr/lib/debug/boot/kernel.
Sponsored by: The FreeBSD Foundation
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documentation/content/en/books/faq/_index.adoc | 3 +--
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/documentation/content/en/books/faq/_index.adoc b/documentation/content/en/books/faq/_index.adoc
index b756990b2c..14dd31a7a9 100644
--- a/documentation/content/en/books/faq/_index.adoc
+++ b/documentation/content/en/books/faq/_index.adoc
@@ -1078,8 +1078,7 @@ If a mistake is made in the configuration, simply boot the previous version of t
`GENERIC` kernels shipped with FreeBSD are compiled in _debug mode_.
Kernels built in debug mode contain debug data in separate files that are used for debugging.
-FreeBSD releases prior to 11.0 store these debug files in the same directory as the kernel itself, [.filename]#/boot/kernel/#.
-In FreeBSD 11.0 and later the debug files are stored in [.filename]#/usr/lib/debug/boot/kernel/#.
+The debug files are stored in [.filename]#/usr/lib/debug/boot/kernel/#.
Note that there will be little or no performance loss from running a debug kernel, and it is useful to keep one around in case of a system panic.
When running low on disk space, there are different options to reduce the size of [.filename]#/boot/kernel/# and [.filename]#/usr/lib/debug/#.