Messages in this thread |  | | From | Drew Bertola <> | Date | Sat, 6 Jan 2001 05:31:36 +0000 () | Subject | Re: The advantage of modules? |
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My best reasons are...
Development: You don't have to recompile the kernel a billion times while working on a driver, you just recompile the module. Also, you can debug, unload, fix, recompile, reload a module to add or fix pieces of it all (hopefully) without rebooting.
Practical usage: When I take my laptop on the road I use ppp, so I load it then. Most of the time I don't need it, so I don't load it.
Evan Thompson writes: > I'd like to know (I know, I'm being slightly off topic, while still > staying on topic, so I'm on topic...er...yes) if there is any > advantage, be it memory-wise or architectuarally wise, to use modules? > > I already know the obvious points of if you are creating a distro that > it is usually good to make a very modular kernel for those wishing not > to recompile their kernel, but I was wondering if there were any other > advantages to using modules vs. making a monolithic kernel for a > kernel to be used only on one machine (with no other hardware support > at all)? > > Thanks, and sorry if I'm being slightly off topic... > Kernels are fun! I wish I could learn more! > -- > +----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ > | Evan Thompson | POWERED BY: | > | evaner@bigfoot.com | Linux cd168990-a 2.4.0-ac2 #1 Fri | > | Freelance Computer Nerd | Jan 5 11:58:30 CST 2001 i686 | > | http://evaner.penguinpowered.com | unknown | > +----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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