Quoting [EMAIL PROTECTED] ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > > > > I heard that the new kernel is very modular. Does this mean I can have a > > lean mean kernel and include only the modules I need? Is SMP turned on by > > default? If so would it make sense to turn it off for single processor > > systems so as to get better performance? > > > [...] > SMP is not on by default, and most of the kernel can be a module. IMPORTANT: > do not make the driver for your hard drive be a module. If you have an IDE > hard drive compile IDE in the kernel. Modules are nice, but remember that if > you use the module all the time, you gained nothing from it being a module.
That's not quite true. Occasionally (more frequently under 2.0.36 than 2.0.34) my 3c509 network driver screws up. The fact that it is a module loaded in /etc/modules means I don't have to reboot, just restart the network with a script that rmmods and insmods the module amongst other necessities. Cheers, -- Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: +44 1908 653 739 Fax: +44 1908 655 151 Snail: David Wright, Earth Science Dept., Milton Keynes, England, MK7 6AA Disclaimer: These addresses are only for reaching me, and do not signify official stationery. Views expressed here are either my own or plagiarised.
