From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Sat, 6 Jan 2001 00:32:12 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Sat, 6 Jan 2001 00:32:02 -0500 Received: from adsl-216-102-91-127.dsl.snfc21.pacbell.net ([216.102.91.127]:57846 "EHLO champ.drew.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Sat, 6 Jan 2001 00:31:48 -0500 From: Drew Bertola MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-ID: <14934.44472.612519.658729@champ.drew.net> Date: Sat, 6 Jan 2001 05:31:36 +0000 () To: evaner@bigfoot.com Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: The advantage of modules? In-Reply-To: <20010105225020.A1188@evaner.penguinpowered.com> In-Reply-To: <20010105225020.A1188@evaner.penguinpowered.com> X-Mailer: VM 6.75 under Emacs 19.34.1 Reply-To: drew@drewb.com Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org 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! > -- > +----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ > | Evan Thompson | POWERED BY: | > | evaner@bigfoot.com | Linux cd168990-a 2.4.0-ac2 #1 Fri | > | Freelance Computer Nerd | Jan 5 11:58:30 CST 2001 i686 | > | http://evaner.penguinpowered.com | unknown | > +----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ -- Drew Bertola | Send a text message to my pager or cell ... | http://jpager.com/Drew - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/