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On Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 8:20 PM, Joshua Kinard <kumba@g.o> wrote: |
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> The trend now seems to be to modularize everything these days, even stuff |
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> like the core disk drivers, then build those core modules into an initramfs |
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> that the kernel cherrypicks from at boot. That's the perception, anyways, |
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> and one which I don't really get. |
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Well, on most distros the kernel is just another package that is the |
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same on every box. If you want one kernel for every PC, then it needs |
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to support every piece of hardware in existence. So, either it is |
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highly modular, or it is going to suck up a ton of RAM. |
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The solution is a one-size-fits-all kernel, combined with a |
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one-size-fits-all initramfs. |
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For Gentoo where people build their own kernels, it doesn't make as much sense. |
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Rich |
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