Adrian Bunk wrote: > On Mon, Jul 23, 2007 at 09:30:14PM -0700, John Lowry wrote: >> Iyer wrote: >>> What is the advantage of loading and unloading device drivers, apart >>> from memory savings? >> Yes, this becomes important in embedded devices. Not for normal desktop >> usage however. >> ... > > I doubt this - the kernel size penalty of CONFIG_MODULES=y is so much > bigger than the size of a few modules. > > cu > Adrian > I should clarify. Not comping all the different drivers under the sun will save space, not enabling loadable kernel modules. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send an email with "unsubscribe kernelnewbies" to ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxx Please read the FAQ at http://kernelnewbies.org/FAQ
