pkg-locking the kernel packages

[jcw]

I am considering trying:

# pkg lock -g FreeBSD-kernel*

to prevent touching the kernel during other upgrades. The idea being I don't want to re-compile my drm/amd drivers which historical give me kernel version mismatch errors.

Bad idea? Good idea? Would this be the canonical way to accomplish my goals?

 

[Emrion]

Bad idea, you won't get the security updates.

 

[SirDice]

The idea being I don't want to re-compile my drm/amd drivers

This would only be needed when upgrading versions (minor or major), not for security/errata patches.

 

[bob2112]

The idea being I don't want to re-compile my drm/amd drivers which historical give me kernel version mismatch errors.

Do you really still need that now that kmod packages are built per minor release?

 

[jcw]

I'm not sure.

And I'm going to fix everything! (extra points if you see what I did there.)