Re: How does Debian load the kernel modules
On 29.09.06 16:46, Hernán Freschi wrote:
> I wonder what happens to modules when the system needs RAM? I know
> Windows stupidly swaps the System memory by default (unless you enable
> the DisablePagingExecutive option in the registry). Does linux force the
> modules to stay in RAM or does it try to swap them when it's RAM-hungry?
I think linux does not swap kernel memory due to its "monolitic kernel"
architecture. As long as windows have microkernel architecture, it allows to
swap even the kernel.
Hard to say which is better. If the kernel space needs to be swapped,
something is very bad... but swapping out unused kernel code may make the
system go faster due to more memory available.
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