From: Drew Bertola <drew@drewb.com>
To: evaner@bigfoot.com
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: The advantage of modules?
Date: Sat, 6 Jan 2001 05:31:36 +0000 () [thread overview]
Message-ID: <14934.44472.612519.658729@champ.drew.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20010105225020.A1188@evaner.penguinpowered.com>
In-Reply-To: <20010105225020.A1188@evaner.penguinpowered.com>
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!
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2001-01-06 5:32 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 13+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2001-01-06 4:50 The advantage of modules? Evan Thompson
2001-01-06 5:31 ` Drew Bertola [this message]
2001-01-06 10:02 ` J . A . Magallon
2001-01-08 16:49 ` Michael Meissner
2001-01-08 16:47 ` Michael Meissner
2001-01-08 18:26 ` Ookhoi
2001-01-08 19:05 ` Michael Meissner
2001-01-08 21:50 ` Russell King
2001-01-08 22:16 ` Dan Hollis
2001-01-08 22:14 ` Russell King
2001-01-08 22:40 ` Dan Hollis
2001-01-08 23:06 ` Richard B. Johnson
2001-01-08 23:49 ` Alan Cox
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