From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: shaleh@clifford.livenet.net Date: Fri, 11 Jun 1999 16:17:34 +0000 Subject: Re: Module vs INTO KERNEL ? Message-Id: List-Id: References: In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: linux-sound@vger.kernel.org > > 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 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.