On Mon, Aug 26, 2002 at 11:24:22AM -0700, Dharshan Rangegowda wrote: > Once a module is inserted into the kernel is there > any run time overhead compared to writing it as a > kernel patch and recompiling the kernel? If there is > none why is not the entire kernel symbol table > exported for use by modules? Check past issues of Kernel Traffic and LWN's Kernel pages. I recall hearing about slowdowns with kernel modules because of bloating the CPU's TLB tables, but not the details. -- "A mouse can be just as dangerous as a bullet or a bomb." -- US Representative Lamar Smith (R-Texas)
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