Module vs INTO KERNEL ?

Module vs INTO KERNEL ?

[Prasong Aroonruviwat]

Dear All,

        First, I compile sound as a module for a while (ethernet, some fs,
    and almost as a module) but right now, I want to compile all of its that
    I frequently use into kernel.
        All of others is fine except sound :(
        I don't know why, I just change <M> to <*> and specific the IRQ, DMA
    at Sound section of 'make menuconfig'

        There's no /dev/mixer, /dev/dsp nothing except /proc/sound.

--> /proc/sound <--
OSS/Free:3.8s2++-971130
Load type: Driver compiled into kernel
Kernel: Linux jesus 2.2.9-ac5 #3 Fri Jun 11 22:07:35 ICT 1999 i686
Config options: 0

Installed drivers: 
Type 1: OPL-2/OPL-3 FM
Type 26: MPU-401 (UART)
Type 2: Sound Blaster
Type 29: Sound Blaster PnP
Type 7: SB MPU-401

Card config: 
(Sound Blaster at 0x220 irq 5 drq 1,5)
(SB MPU-401 at 0x330 irq 1 drq 0)
(OPL-2/OPL-3 FM at 0x388 drq 0)

Audio devices:

Synth devices:

Midi devices:

Timers:
0: System clock

Mixers:
        
--> /proc/sound <-- WHEN COMPILE AS A MODULE
OSS/Free:3.8s2++-971130
Load type: Driver loaded as a module
Kernel: Linux jesus 2.2.9-ac5 #4 Fri Jun 11 22:38:06 ICT 1999 i686
Config options: 0

Installed drivers: 

Card config: 

Audio devices:
0: Sound Blaster 16 (4.13) (DUPLEX)

Synth devices:

Midi devices:
0: Sound Blaster 16

Timers:
0: System clock

Mixers:
0: Sound Blaster

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Re: Module vs INTO KERNEL ?

[shaleh]

> 
> Dear All,
> 
>         First, I compile sound as a module for a while (ethernet, some fs,
>     and almost as a module) but right now, I want to compile all of its that
>     I frequently use into kernel.
>         All of others is fine except sound :(
>         I don't know why, I just change <M> to <*> and specific the IRQ, DMA
>     at Sound section of 'make menuconfig'
> 
>         There's no /dev/mixer, /dev/dsp nothing except /proc/sound.
> 

Sound is best left as a module.  There is no reason to include it and it will
likely help make your kernel too large to compile.  Modules are your friend.

Re: Module vs INTO KERNEL ?

[David Luyer]

> Sound is best left as a module.  There is no reason to include it and it will
> likely help make your kernel too large to compile.  Modules are your friend.

They might be your friend, but they're not mine :P  There are many reasons 
people might not want to use modules, see many other threads here.  And 
modules actually take more RAM than building into the kernel if you actually
use them, as well as increasing security issues and having some cost in terms
of TLBs, etc.

Non-modular kernels are your friends.

As to the first question, I'll send the person a copy of my non-modular OPL3SA2
patch.

David.