Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 3 Jun 2008 20:19:22 +0300 | From | Adrian Bunk <> | Subject | Re: [Question] about modules/inline benefits |
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On Tue, Jun 03, 2008 at 09:54:41AM +0200, Oliver Neukum wrote: > Am Dienstag 03 Juni 2008 09:28:59 schrieb Sitsofe Wheeler: > > Modules allow you to support more hardware as there is a maximum size of the > > core kernel image. > > But you pay for every module with half a page of unused RAM and module > code will be in vmalloced memory thus increases TLB pressure a bit.
Even more important, CONFIG_MODULES=y enlarges your kernel image by more than 5-10%, and you have to make _much_ stuff modular to compensate for this.
> Regards > Oliver
cu Adrian
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