Subject: Re: Options MEMORY_DISK_SERVER
To: None <tech-kern@netbsd.org>
From: Joerg Sonnenberger <joerg@britannica.bec.de>
List: tech-kern
Date: 12/30/2007 19:03:52
On Sun, Dec 30, 2007 at 01:05:36PM -0500, Perry E. Metzger wrote:
> Well, the big problem there is the statically allocated md image in
> the INSTALL kernels -- you really don't want to waste the space for
> those in a normal GENERIC kernel. Because of that, it is difficult to
> get rid of INSTALL entirely. I'm not sure how to manage that.

I have some ideas how to do that. I am working on it.

> That said, I don't see why (at this point) i386 INSTALL isn't just a
> few lines for the md(4) stuff and an include of GENERIC. It is already
> that way on the amd64 port.

Well -- INSTALL_LARGE actually. I simply haven't had time to do it and
test.

Joerg