> > Just kinda curious...how important is it to place the new System.map file > > (created when you compiled a new kernel) in the /boot directory? I have > > compiled a number of kernels and, after looking at this discussion, I > > checked my /boot directory to see if I had moved my System.map file after > > the last compile. I have not. > > I have noticed no ill effects. > > What potential problems am I opening myself up to here? > AFAIK the System.map just provides symbols for debugging kernel problems.
procps uses it to tell you the wait-channels as the names of functions instead just plain numbers ... martin
