/usr/share/examples/etc/make.conf v1.265.2.1 states: # To compile just the kernel with special optimizations, you should use # this instead of CFLAGS (which is not applicable to kernel builds anyway). # There is very little to gain by using higher optimization levels, and doing # so can cause problems. # #COPTFLAGS= -O -pipe Unfortunately, it seems that kernel modules are build with CFLAGS rather than COPTFLAGS. This is somewhat embarrassing when CFLAGS includes options that don't work in the kernel but aren't explicitly disabled (eg -msse3). My make-foo isn't up to quickly isolating the problem. -- Peter Jeremy