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    SubjectRe: Hardwired drivers are going away?
    On Mon, 14 Jan 2002, Alan Cox wrote:

    > > 1. security, if you don't need any modules you can disable modules entirly
    > > and then it's impossible to add a module without patching the kernel first
    > > (the module load system calls aren't there)
    >
    > Urban legend.
    >

    If this is the case then why do I get systemcall undefined error messages
    when I make a mistake and attempt to load a module on a kernel without
    modules enabled?

    > > 2. speed, there was a discussion a few weeks ago pointing out that there
    > > is some overhead for useing modules (far calls need to be used just in
    > > case becouse the system can't know where the module will be located IIRC)
    >
    > I defy you to measure it on x86

    during the discussion a few weeks ago there were people pointing out cases
    where this overhead would be a problem.

    > > 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.
    >
    not on my firewalls thank you.

    David Lang
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