On 03/24/2013 01:56 AM, Jonathan Aquilina wrote: > What I am not understanding is the difference between using a monolithic > style kernel with everything compiled in vs. modules. Is there a lower > memory footprint if modules are used.
Yes, if extraneous drivers are not loaded. You still need some resources to handle the initrd on bootup, but that shouldn't be a problem when everything is started. Something to read: http://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/65481/disadvantages-of-linux-kernel-module _______________________________________________ Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf@beowulf.org sponsored by Penguin Computing To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf
