Hello,

I have been wondering about the netbsd kernel size lately.  The GENERIC_L=
APTOP=20
kernel size seem about 4.3M.  Does this mean that when I boot into system=
=20
with GENERIC_LAPTOP kernel, kernel gets deflated and everything is loaded=
=20
into system RAM or are most of the 4M simply stored in harddisk and only=20
devices it detect are actually loaded into system RAM?  If everything get=
s=20
loaded to system RAM regardless of whether all the hardwares compiled in=20
GENERIC_LAPTOP config file are detected or not, then I really ought to=20
recompile the kernel with omitting every devices I do not have.  On the o=
ther=20
hand, if much of the compiled stuff reside in harddisk and only actual=20
devices kernel detects are loaded into RAM, then I might as well simply=20
recompile the kernel modifying from the GENERIC configuration only the CP=
U=20
choice, i.e., I686_CPU etc.  I don't care much about wasting harddisk spa=
ce=20
for I can never fill it up.  But, any small amount of RAM is precious to =
me. =20
Thank you.


Yours sincerely,
S. N. Cho,
Friday, Dec. 20, 2002.