Date: Sat, 08 Mar 2003 00:00:27 +0000 From: Andrew Boothman <andrew@cream.org> To: John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org> Cc: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: A question about kernel modules Message-ID: <3E69329B.2040803@cream.org> In-Reply-To: <XFMail.20030307152559.jhb@FreeBSD.org> References: <XFMail.20030307152559.jhb@FreeBSD.org>
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John Baldwin wrote: >>The main point was that we get to load only one file, and have no >>CDROM access after that, except through drivers which must be >>present in the kernel. I think that's still valid to say. >> >> > >Nope. cdboot loads up a /boot/loader and you are free to load >whatever modules you want off the CD just as if you were booting >from a hard drive. That said, I personally favor static kernels >and only use modules when I'm testing things. > I guess this is really the nub of the question. Why do you "personally favour" static kernels over modules? I, like you, tend to compile everything into my kernel but that's more out of habit than for any other reason as I have been compiling kernels since about 2.2.7 which I think pre-dates kernel modules. Andrew. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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