custom kernels and heterogeneous hardware

[Mark Komarinski]

On Thu, Jun 22, 2006 at 04:23:09PM -0400, Ben Scott wrote:
> On 6/22/06, Bill McGonigle <bill at bfccomputing.com> wrote:
> >I'm just wondering if Paul can make a single initrd with
> >modules for all of his various hardware.
> 
>  Interesting idea, but at that point, why not just build all the
> drivers into the kernel?  Sure, it might make the kernel another few
> megabytes bigger, but what's a few MB these days?  I think my mouse
> has that much RAM.  :)

Because modules not in use aren't loaded.  Unlike drivers compiled into 
the kernel which stay there if you don't use them.

-Mark
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