FreeBSD update & custom kernel

[O'Connor, Daniel]

Hi everyone,
I recently tried out freebsd-update on a system with a custom kernel (it uses ALTQ) and it seems that this means you have to reboot into the new generic kernel, build the custom kernel & install it and then reboot again.

Obviously for me this is not a huge deal since I only need it for ALTQ but it is more challenging if you need a custom kernel because a GENERIC one crashes etc.. It also reduces downtime significantly since it saves a reboot etc..

Is it feasible for freebsd-update to update the source before the first reboot so a custom kernel can be built? Even if it had to go into a separate directory to allow rollback to work it would be a worthwhile tradeoff.

I have no idea how feasible such a thing would be though :)

Thanks

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Daniel O'Connor
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