From: presotto@closedmind.org
To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu
Subject: Re: [9fans] OT: linux complexity trends
Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2001 14:01:23 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20011126190131.7FE4319A0F@mail.cse.psu.edu> (raw)
I had been against locadable drivers for a while, mostly on the grounds of added
complexity. However, I never compiled all devices into my kernels
because probing for some devices often hung my system or interfered
with other devices although that's getting better.
Size still matters since we run on a lot of little devices. The
Ipaq's, for example, have very limited memory but can have a
panoply of cards that can be plugged in on the fly. Compileing in
all devices is a bit of a pain since they can easily surpass the
flash.
For release purposes, its less resources to waste on our side just
copying drivers onto a floppy than building a new kernel. However,
that's not a very strong argument.
next reply other threads:[~2001-11-26 19:01 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 14+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2001-11-26 19:01 presotto [this message]
-- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2001-11-26 22:37 forsyth
2001-11-26 17:56 presotto
2001-11-26 18:48 ` Dan Cross
2001-11-27 10:16 ` Thomas Bushnell, BSG
2001-11-26 14:54 rob pike
2001-11-26 17:40 ` Ronald G Minnich
2001-11-26 18:24 ` Alexander Viro
2001-11-26 14:42 forsyth
2001-11-26 14:00 presotto
2001-11-26 13:13 forsyth
2001-11-26 18:36 ` Dan Cross
2001-11-26 19:45 ` Ronald G Minnich
2001-11-26 12:41 steve.simon
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