Subject: Re: [vserver] seeking advicce on Host OS selection
From: Stephen Liu <satimis@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2008 11:02:15 +0800 (CST)


--- Herbert Poetzl <herbert@13thfloor.at> wrote:

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> > why is recommended to build Debian kernel ??? i have no problem
> > with distro kernels 
> 
> it is recommended to build custom kernels. period. :)
> 
> why? for several reasons:
> 
>  limiting a kernel to the stuff you actually need


Agreed.  


Years before I rebuilt kernel when I built my own OS, LFS.  Some stuffs
enabled on the official kernel won't be used in life time if the box is
running for life. 


IIRC after running update/upgrade including kernel I have to rebuilt
it.


Stephen L


>  will result in:
>
>  - increased performance
>  - increased security 
>  - increased stability
> 
>  proper configuration of e.g. network features and
>  memory allocation/config/setup will do similar 
> 
> why don't distributions do that?
> 
>  simple, because they can't ... they have to satisfy
>  a multitude of different systems and unless you build
>  a customized kernel you will end up with the kitchen-
>  sink :)
> 
> HTC,
> Herbert
> 
> > Ubuntu doesn't have vserver enabled kernels (only OpenVZ) - but
> openvz
> > enabled kernels in ubuntu is in "universe" repository - so support
> is
> > only from community, not from Canonical ... so IMHO is better to
> use
> > Debian Vserver kernels ;-)
> > 
> > -- 
> > 
> > 5o   Peter.Mann at tuke.sk
> > 
> 


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