svn commit: r39249 - head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq

[Robert Watson]

On Sun, 22 Jul 2012, Eitan Adler wrote:

> Author: eadler (src,ports committer)
> Date: Sun Jul 22 22:19:39 2012
> New Revision: 39249
> URL: http://svn.freebsd.org/changeset/doc/39249
>
> Log:
>  Modernize question about building your own kernel.

A further consideration in the source code-related sections is that building 
your own {world, kernel} will bump you off the support path for binary updates 
and upgrades with freebsd-update.  This is increasingly a consideration for 
our default kernel configuration: kernel options that require recompilation 
force users not to use the most user-friendly upgrade path we have.

Robert

>
>  Approved by:	wblock
>
> Modified:
>  head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.sgml
>
> Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.sgml
> ==============================================================================
> --- head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.sgml	Sun Jul 22 22:19:37 2012	(r39248)
> +++ head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.sgml	Sun Jul 22 22:19:39 2012	(r39249)
> @@ -1833,18 +1833,12 @@
> 	</question>
>
> 	<answer>
> -	  <para>Building a new kernel was originally pretty much a
> -	    required step in a &os; installation, but more recent releases
> -	    have benefited from the introduction of much friendlier
> -	    kernel configuration methods.  It is very easy to configure
> -	    the kernel's configuration by much more flexible
> -	    <quote>hints</quote> which can be set at the loader
> -	    prompt.</para>
> -
> -	  <para>It may still be worthwhile building a new kernel
> -	    containing just the drivers that you need, just to save a
> -	    bit of RAM, but it is no longer necessary for most
> -	    systems.</para>
> +	  <para>Usually not.  The supplied <literal>GENERIC</literal>
> +	    kernel contains the drivers an ordinary computer will
> +	    need.  For computers with very limited RAM, such as
> +	    embedded systems, it may be worthwhile to build a
> +	    smaller custom kernel containing just the required
> +	    drivers.</para>
> 	</answer>
>       </qandaentry>
>
>