Can this be done using config -e? or must I remove this line and recompile the kernel?
Currently man 8 config reads "Otherwise, if generic is specified, the system follows generic routines to decide what should happen." This doc should be expanded because "stuff happens" is not documentation. Also, it feels wrong that this configuration item is relative to another using the word "Otherwise". Otherwise from what?? the required statement above with the optional argument? Does this sound better? "If this statement is specified the system will use the swap b partition if present on the device being booted." It would be nice to be able to make an entry in /etc/bsd.re-config to turn generic swap off but there seems to be no turn-off command. Only way is the absence of that config during compile time. So it seems. (Thank you Crystal) -alfred On Sat, Mar 7, 2026 at 4:25 PM Crystal Kolipe <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Sat, Mar 07, 2026 at 03:57:29PM -0800, Alfred Morgan wrote: > > This feels like there is a hidden feature and magic is happening. > > Look in the GENERIC kernel configuration file, and you will see a line: > > config bsd swap generic > > That is where swap on the 'b' partition is configured. > > It's documented in the manual page for 'config': > > # man 8 config
