Re: Modular Kernel:Wat should be modules,wat should be built-in?

[dircha <dircha@dircha.com>]

users@linuxforums.org wrote:
> When configuring the kernel (via make xconfig), what is the general
> guideline as to what should be kept as modules, and what should be
> built-in?

It depends upon what you are compiling the kernel for.

But generally if you are compiling a kernel for a single system, you can 
just as well compile only what your system needs to function, but 
possibly compile as a module:
- modules specific to a removable device (usb, pcmcia, firewire)
- netfilter modules that may or may not always be needed, depending on 
your iptables configuration

You might add to this:
- modules for your display cards
- modules for your sound cards
- modules for your network cards

Anything that you may want to run your system without, or might swap for 
another component.

dircha