Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 17 Mar 1998 21:24:51 +0100 (MET) | From | Rik van Riel <> | Subject | Re: x86 memsize > 1Gb patches. |
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On Tue, 17 Mar 1998, Martin Mares wrote:
> > Here is my opinion: I want the kernel to provide a well-defined, > > documented interface to modules. And I also want this interface > > to be stable across different configurations, so that modules > > keep working even when someone reconfigures their kernel. > > Are such interface changes worth the performance penalty they incur?
IMHO, yes. Stability and safety can go first when inserting binary drivers. We could, however, have two versions: - one fast inlined one for the kernel code - one slower non-inlined version for external drivers
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