Ancient UNIX way to disable anything: ``doas chmod -x /usr/libexec/reorder_kernel`` ;)
Although ``reorder_kernel`` is very simple ksh script, I agree it should be documented. On Thu, Apr 19, 2018 at 12:15 PM, Z Ero <[email protected]> wrote: > Coincidently I just logged in to write the misc list about relinking > on boot. Is it possible to disable it? What about just relinking on > the first boot after install? So then every kernel image is different > but not re-randomized each boot! There are some low memory / slow CPU > embedded systems like Alix / Soekris where the benefit, in my opinion, > of re-linking every single boot is not worth the cost. That said > granted these systems should not be rebooted frequently anyway once in > production during normal use. I had a soekris recently that performed > well for the task I needed it for but that I chose to install OpenBSD > version 5.8 on...because I did not want to put up with the > relinking...I would have rather used 6.2...would it be possible to > give users a "switch" to turn off relinking if they want without > recompiling the kernel...please forgive my ignorance (or flame > away...) if this already exists. > > Thanks. > > On Thu, Apr 19, 2018 at 2:16 AM, Darren Tucker <[email protected]> > wrote: > > On 19 April 2018 at 16:52, Jan Stary <[email protected]> wrote: > >> This is a fresh upgrade of current/i386 on an ALIX 2D3. > >> Upon start, kernel relinking fails, with relink.log saying: > > > > Do you have any swap configured? Relinking takes a reasonable amount > > of ram and the ALIX doesn't have a lot. > > > > -- > > Darren Tucker (dtucker at dtucker.net) > > GPG key 11EAA6FA / A86E 3E07 5B19 5880 E860 37F4 9357 ECEF 11EA A6FA > (new) > > Good judgement comes with experience. Unfortunately, the experience > > usually comes from bad judgement. > > > >

