RE: Kernel config idea...
Greg Smart (GSmart@tennyson.com.au)
Thu, 3 Jun 1999 16:27:09 +1000
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> Subject: Kernel config idea...
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> I was wondering what people think of this idea:
>
> Place in the makefiles for the kernel, a general configuration
> question that asks what 'size target' you are going to be using the kernel
> for... IE: Right around there area where it asks you what CPU to compile
> for (Pentium, PII, 386, ...), ask the following:
>
> System role:
> 1) Minimum config
> 2) Desktop
> 3) Workstation
> 4) Workgroup Server
> 5) General Enterprise Server (web/file/cpu)
> 6) Enterprise Web Server
> 7) (Does it make sense to say Web server?... I
> mean, are there cache/buffer settings that
> would make a better web server as opposed
> to a CPU server? Maybe list some roles
> that are tunable, like CPU server, file
> server, web server, router, application)
>
>
> Comments?
>
> Chris
>
>
[Greg Smart] Yuk, building a kernel doesn't need to be anymore
'user friendly'
than it already is, besides if you really want to tune a kernel,
don't you want to
know about all the compile time parameters? I also think that most
of the things
you want to configure to meet the above roles aren't compile
optiions anyway.
Greg
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> Chris Newton, Technical Analyst
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