On Mon, 25 May 1998, David E. Fox wrote:
> Wouldn't it be better to compile the drivers monolithically into the
> kernel rather than using modules in this case? It seems to me that if
> this is done, and you've selected a 32K buffer, then that 32K will
> always be available, and contiguous.

The problem with that is, what if the i/o address of the sound card
moves? You recompile a whole kernel to fix that?

Recompiling just the sound module with the new address value is, in my
opinion, a better way to do it.  

Eric Lee Green   [EMAIL PROTECTED]          Executive Consultants
Systems Specialist               Educational Administration Solutions
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