Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 04 Jul 2000 12:12:08 +0200 | From | Artur Skawina <> | Subject | Re: a joint letter on low latency and Linux |
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Albert D. Cahalan wrote: > > > So you are proposing to make the kernel less efficient so that > > binary only driver vendors have it easier? Because once such a > > It isn't just for them. The binary+source vendors can use it too. > Many users will want binaries, even if source is available. > > > "generic kernel" option is there they will use it, and then it's > > no longer really optional if you happen to need just one driver > > w/o source... > > No, you can use a pure PentiumIII-SMP kernel as long as it provides > the code-modification services for generic modules. Compiled-in > drivers simply don't call (or trap to) the self-modification engine.
What if i want a pure PIII-UP kernel? How are the different data structures handled?
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