/sys/amd64/conf/DEFAULTS

[Doug Barton]

On 11/08/2011 09:33, Scott Long wrote:
> 
> On Nov 8, 2011, at 7:52 AM, O. Hartmann wrote:
> 
>> Am 11/08/11 14:31, schrieb Chuck Burns:
>>> On Tuesday, November 08, 2011 02:12:58 PM Niclas Zeising wrote:
>>>> From my understanding of things, the DEFAULTS kernel configuration file
>>>> is automatically included into the build by config(8). There is no need
>>>> to include it into the generic using the "include" statement. It was
>>>> first added 6 years ago, on October 27 2005.
>>>> Regards!
>>>
>>> Not sure if you already know this, or not but another thing to keep in mind, 
>>> if a module is not mentioned, or is commented out, then it will still be 
>>> built, just not included into the monolithic kernel.
>>>
>>> If you were already aware of this, then my apologies.
>>>
>>> Chuck
>>
>>
>> Hello.
>>
>> well, I'm aware of that, but it doesn't matter. As long as I do not use
>> a broken or commented out module, it is all right.
>>
>> I was a little bit surprised having options already set I never set in
>> the usual config file named after the host's name or GENERIC.
>>
>> And for FBSD 10.0/amd64, it has been started to use a VFS-option for
>> loading thread safe filesystems.
>>
> 
> I've never liked that DEFAULTS is magically invisible.  I know that the intention was to keep users from shooting their feet off by accidentally excluding it from their configs, but I think it creates more confusion that it solves.

+1 on both counts


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