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Date: Tue, 01 Aug 2023 14:21:57 UTC
The branch main has been updated by emaste: URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/doc/commit/?id=263b0711f4ad2971b7484e272d41b75c02d5b950 commit 263b0711f4ad2971b7484e272d41b75c02d5b950 Author: Ed Maste <emaste@FreeBSD.org> AuthorDate: 2023-08-01 14:19:38 +0000 Commit: Ed Maste <emaste@FreeBSD.org> CommitDate: 2023-08-01 14:20:57 +0000 FAQ: remove info about debug files in FreeBSD versions < 11.0 For some time all supported FreeBSD versions have placed kernel debug files in /usr/lib/debug/boot/kernel. Sponsored by: The FreeBSD Foundation --- documentation/content/en/books/faq/_index.adoc | 3 +-- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/documentation/content/en/books/faq/_index.adoc b/documentation/content/en/books/faq/_index.adoc index b756990b2c..14dd31a7a9 100644 --- a/documentation/content/en/books/faq/_index.adoc +++ b/documentation/content/en/books/faq/_index.adoc @@ -1078,8 +1078,7 @@ If a mistake is made in the configuration, simply boot the previous version of t `GENERIC` kernels shipped with FreeBSD are compiled in _debug mode_. Kernels built in debug mode contain debug data in separate files that are used for debugging. -FreeBSD releases prior to 11.0 store these debug files in the same directory as the kernel itself, [.filename]#/boot/kernel/#. -In FreeBSD 11.0 and later the debug files are stored in [.filename]#/usr/lib/debug/boot/kernel/#. +The debug files are stored in [.filename]#/usr/lib/debug/boot/kernel/#. Note that there will be little or no performance loss from running a debug kernel, and it is useful to keep one around in case of a system panic. When running low on disk space, there are different options to reduce the size of [.filename]#/boot/kernel/# and [.filename]#/usr/lib/debug/#.