Re: which kernel for dual opteron ???
On Wed, May 31, 2006 at 03:17:08PM +0100, Adam Stiles wrote:
> The best kernel for your system is always one you have compiled yourself.
I think that's a load of crap. The majority of systems work perfectly
with one of the debian provided kernels.
> Get yourself some kernel sources from kernel.org, the .config file for the
> kernel you are currently using, and the output of lsmod. Do `make oldconfig`
> {which will ask you a series of questions about any new features that were
> not in the kernel version to which your existing .config applies; you may as
> well just accept the defaults} and then `make menuconfig`. Enable SMP,
> hard-compile in any modules you want to be hard-compiled in, and disable
> drivers for any hardware you know you haven't got and aren't going to get in
> future.
If you go to kernel.org then security updates become your problem to
track, while if you use the debian kernels, debian will track them for
you and patch in the fixes. This saves an awful lot of trouble for most
people.
Overall, I think it is very bad advice.
Len Sorensen
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