On Tue, 3 Jul 2001, Mike Smith wrote:
> I'm new to FreeBSD (come from the *gasp* System V and RTU world) so I
> hope this is the correct list for this. ( I'm sure I will be told if
> it's not :-} )
You probably should ahve asked in "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" as it's not
a very technical question, but not a disaster..
In answer to your question, the only downsides to having unused drivers in
your kernel are:
1/ extra ISA-non-PNP drivers make teh boot slower as they look for their
hardware.
2/ extra ISA-non-PNP drivers may interfere with other hardware while they
are looking for their hardware. (rare)
3/ extra drivers take up extra space (GENERIC can usually shed about 600K
if you strip out everything you don't want or need)
>
> Is there ANY penalty for having a device in your config file that is not
> in your system??
>
> I am inheriting a 40 machine laboratory. My predecessor decided to go to
> a single config/kernel for all machines I'm sure for administrative
> convenience. I'm trying to determine if there is any major penalty for
> using this single "source" for all machines.
>
> Since we are doing significant hacks on FreeBSD to support proprietary
> FAA protocols and equipment obsolete to the rest of the world, I want to
> have as clean a kernel as possible to start from.
FAA as in Flying?
>
> BTW, after 2 weeks, I LOVE this OS!
>
> Mike Smith
not to me confused with [EMAIL PROTECTED]
(I guess it's not that uncommon a name)
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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