A performance win - no question there. However, if you are writing and plan to distribute your own application based on a Loadable Kernel Module, be forewarned that supporting all of the RH kernels can be a chore. Compared to the standard linux.org kernel, RH kernel fixes (same version per kernel macros (2.4.18) have meant at-will kernel API changes and almost always require patch-specific re-compilations for your LKM to work on each version. Stuart ----- Original Message ----- From: "Seth Arnold" <sarnold@wirex.com> To: <kernelnewbies@nl.linux.org> Sent: Sunday, November 17, 2002 11:49 PM Subject: Re: Benefits of in-kernel services -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/
