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From: Alexey Dokuchaev <danfe@FreeBSD.org>
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On Sat, Jun 11, 2011 at 01:55:15PM -0700, Doug Barton wrote:
> I have 3 or 4 modules loaded via loader.conf at boot time. They take at 
> least 2 seconds each. IMO loading everything via loader.conf would slow 
> the boot so much as to be a non-starter.

With my normal slim kernel with most of the modules loaded via loader.conf
(other few loaded later in runtime) I have this:

$ kldstat | wc -l
      60

I do not observe noticeable difference compared to GENERIC kernel.  Plus,
users try to reboot their machines as rarely as possible, no?

./danfe