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Originally Posted by BSDfan666
As for the modified kernel confession.. this is frowned upon in the OpenBSD community, especially when asking for support.
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To clarify: Custom kernels should be named something other than GENERIC.
Editing GENERIC complicates the upgrade process, since GENERIC changes constantly -- on i386, there have been 688 changes to GENERIC to-date. You may miss newer source required for the next -release, or make some other mistake due to local changes. The best practice is to copy GENERIC to another file, WHITE, for example, then build WHITE kernels.
Using GENERIC for custom kernels may hide possible problems from someone trying to diagnose a problem you report.
Custom kernels are fine, if you have the appropriate knowledge to use them properly, and a need that isn't met by GENERIC. Just don't report problems with them unless you can re-create the problem with an actual GENERIC kernel.