Re: kernel question

["Thomas S. Howard" <gaijin@thegrid.net>]

On Sun, 18 Apr 1999 shaleh@clifford.livenet.net wrote:

> > 
> > Hi,
> > 	If I compile something as a module rather than include
> > 	it in the kernel, will I get a performance loss?? If I
> > 	use something very often, such as ppp, should I include
> > 	it in the kernel or compile it as a module?
> > 
> 
> There should not be a difference.  If you use something the entire time the 
> box is on, then consider compiling it in.  Some items must be a module
> to allow irq and io addresses to be configed.

Actually, if you set versioning info on all modules, you're required
to compile ppp support as a module.  Besides that, if you use modules
at all, you may as well just load things as needed since you've already
committed to the overhead incurred by modularizing.



Thomas S. Howard
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