Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 25 Nov 1999 00:51:05 +0200 (EET) | From | Tuukka Toivonen <> | Subject | Re: Module-based setup vs. monolithic kernel |
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On Tue, 23 Nov 1999, Jason A. Diegmueller wrote:
>What are the advantages vs. disadvantages of going with either a >modular-based setup vs. a monolithic kernel with all necessary options >built in?
The only bad thing in modular drivers is, AFAIK, that each module allocates integer number of pages. Ie. you lose an average of pagesize/2 bytes of memory when you load a module, instead of having the driver compiled into kernel. On PC this is 4kB/2 = 2kB.
Correct me if I'm wrong =)
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