From 4c5a16920c41c2458436414dac2cb0301fb4a99d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Saverio Miroddi Date: Sat, 5 Jun 2021 23:12:21 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Improve message about module compilation requirements The O/S is related up to a certain extent; hardware threads have instead a central role. --- install-zfs.sh | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/install-zfs.sh b/install-zfs.sh index 53c0fdb..f99ab34 100755 --- a/install-zfs.sh +++ b/install-zfs.sh @@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ function check_system_memory { # local dialog_message='WARNING! In some cases, the ZFS modules require compilation. -On systems with relatively little RAM, the procedure may crash during the compilation, for example with 3 GB on Debian 10.9. +On systems with relatively little RAM and many hardware threads, the procedure may crash during the compilation (e.g. 3 GB/16 threads). In such cases, the module building may fail abruptly, either without visible errors (leaving "process killed" messages in the syslog), or with package installation errors (leaving odd errors in the module'\''s `make.log`).'