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* Remove a 3.X era tip.
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* Clarify softupdates description.
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<note><para>In &os; 5.X and above the <filename>LINT</filename> is non-existent.
See the <filename>NOTES</filename> file for architecture dependent options.
Some options, mainly architecture independent ones, are stored in the
<filename>/usr/src/sys/conf/NOTES</filename> file. Its advisable to review
<filename>/usr/src/sys/conf/NOTES</filename> file. It's advisable to review
the options in here also.</para></note>
<important>
<title>Quoting Numbers</title>
<para>In all versions of &os; up to and including 3.X,
&man.config.8; required that any strings in the configuration file
that contained numbers used as text had to be enclosed in double
quotes.</para>
<para>This requirement was removed in the 4.X branch, which this
book covers, so if you are on a pre-4.X system, see the
<filename>/usr/src/sys/i386/conf/LINT</filename> and
<filename>/usr/src/sys/i386/conf/GENERIC</filename>
files on your system for examples.</para>
</important>
<indexterm>
<primary>kernel</primary>
<secondary>example config file</secondary>
@ -707,8 +693,8 @@ options FFS_ROOT #FFS usable as root device [keep this!]</programli
<programlisting>options UFS_DIRHASH #Improve performance on big directories</programlisting>
<para>This option includes some code to speed up disk operations on large
directories, at the expense of using a some additional memory. You
<para>This option includes functionality to speed up disk operations on large
directories, at the expense of using additional memory. You
would normally keep this for a large server, or interactive workstation,
and remove it if you are using &os; on a smaller system where memory
is at a premium and disk access speed is less important, such as a
@ -717,11 +703,10 @@ options FFS_ROOT #FFS usable as root device [keep this!]</programli
<programlisting>options SOFTUPDATES #Enable FFS Soft Updates support</programlisting>
<para>This option enables Soft Updates in the kernel, this will help speed
up write access on the disks. They are enabled by default in the 4.X branch
but may not be turned on. Review the output from &man.mount.8; to see
if you have them enabled. If you do not see the <literal>soft-updates</literal> option then
you will need to activate it using the &man.tunefs.8; or &man.newfs.8;
for new filesystems.</para>
up write access on the disks. Even when this functionality is provided by the kernel, it must be turned on for specific disks.
Review the output from &man.mount.8; to see
if SoftUpdates is enabled for your system disks. If you do not see the <literal>soft-updates</literal> option then
you will need to activate it using the &man.tunefs.8; (for existing filesystems) or &man.newfs.8; (for new filesystems) commands.</para>
<programlisting>options MFS #Memory Filesystem
options MD_ROOT #MD is a potential root device</programlisting>
@ -790,8 +775,8 @@ options CD9660_ROOT #CD-ROM usable as root, CD9660 required</programli
<para>The process filesystem. This is a <quote>pretend</quote>
filesystem mounted on <filename>/proc</filename> which allows
programs like &man.ps.1; to give you more information on what
processes are running. In &os; 5.0, use of <literal>PROCFS
</literal> is not required under most circumstances, as most
processes are running. In &os; 5.0, use of <literal>PROCFS</literal>
is not required under most circumstances, as most
debugging and monitoring tools have been adapted to run without
<literal>PROCFS</literal>. In addition, 5.0-CURRENT kernels
making use of <literal>PROCFS</literal> must now also include