Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: Hardwired drivers are going away? | Date | Mon, 14 Jan 2002 19:17:46 +0000 (GMT) | From | Alan Cox <> |
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> > Urban legend. > I do not agree . Got proof ? Yes that is a valid question .
Most of the rootkit type stuff I see nowdays includes code for loading patches into module free kernels. Its a real no win. The better ones support regexp scanning so they can patch kernels where the sysadmin thinks he/she is cool and has hidden or crapped in System.map
> > > case becouse the system can't know where the module will be located IIRC) > > I defy you to measure it on x86 > OK ,How about sparc-64/alpha/ia64/... ?
Not generally found in your grandmothers PC
> > > 3. simplicity in building kernels for other machines. with a monolithic > > > kernel you have one file to move (and a bootloader to run) with modules > > > you have to move quite a few more files. > > tar or nfs mount; make modules_install. > Please my laugh'o meter is stuck already . Sorry . JimL
Then fix it, because the above works well. Also remember that autoconfig tools won't be able to guess remote machines very well 8) - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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