Re: Smaller install kernel

["Eric Delcamp" <e.delcamp_NOSPAM%wanadoo.fr@localhost>]

Hi,

Hum, X server support, exotic file systems, some emulation (SYS V, ...).

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ignatios Souvatzis" <is%jocelyn.rhein.de@localhost>
To: <port-amiga%netbsd.org@localhost>
Sent: Friday, January 28, 2000 9:09 PM
Subject: Smaller install kernel


> Hello,
>
> we've reached the point (IPv6) where even an 8 MB machine seems to be too
small
> to boot the GENERIC, at least sometimes.
>
> Also, if we want to make the transition to a kernel with embedded miniroot
> (which would be helpful for CD installs etc.), we want to make it smaller.
>
> So, what part of GENERIC isn't needed for installations?
>
> My suggestion is to throw out
> - all network stacks but INET and INET6 (we don't have installation tools
that
>   work over Appletalk or OSI in the source tree at all, and we don't have
XNS
>   stuff either
> - all pseudo-filesystems but kernfs
>
> We cannot remove hardware support, obviously (people want to use their
hardware
> to install). This includes 68881 emulation.
>
> Other than that, any opinions?