Re: Precompiled kernels - batteries included.

2005-09-12 Thread Bob Proulx
Alex Polite wrote: > And with CONFIG_PREEMPT=y My understanding of CONFIG_PREEMPT=y is that it does not do what people think it does. Last time I read the google hits it was considered good for simulating MP on single cpu systems and finding bugs but not so good for reducing latency. Unless you

Re: Precompiled kernels - batteries included.

2005-09-11 Thread Alex Polite
On 9/11/05, Jon Dowland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Whilst not the solution you're looking for, why not harness the debian > kernel infrastructure, so that these modules are handled by make-kpkg? > I've been doing that for a long time. Helps some. alex -- Alex Polite http://flosspick.org - f

Re: Precompiled kernels - batteries included.

2005-09-11 Thread Jon Dowland
On Sun, Sep 11, 2005 at 09:36:06PM +0200, Alex Polite wrote: > Every time I have to go and find the most recent versions of madwifi, > shfs, lirc and other modules I use that are not included in the kernel > tree. Just getting madwifi right takes an hour every time. Whilst not the solution you're

Precompiled kernels - batteries included.

2005-09-11 Thread Alex Polite
I've been compiling my own kernels for a good many years. The charm of it all is starting to fade. Every time I have to go and find the most recent versions of madwifi, shfs, lirc and other modules I use that are not included in the kernel tree. Just getting madwifi right takes an hour every time.