Gentoo Archives: gentoo-user

From: Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] CONFIG_SCSI_WAIT_SCAN=m I don't want modules here.
Date: Fri, 21 Mar 2008 19:04:28
Message-Id: 20080321190413.05c678bc@loonquawl.digimed.co.uk
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] CONFIG_SCSI_WAIT_SCAN=m I don't want modules here. by Dale
1 On Fri, 21 Mar 2008 11:13:49 -0500, Dale wrote:
2
3 > Since I don't have modules, I'm not sure I need loadable module
4 > support, what is it going to load since I have no modules EXCEPT for
5 > nvidia. I do need that one module.
6
7 In which case, you need loadable module support. It's not like using
8 modules is a big deal, once loaded it functions the same as a compiled in
9 module, but if it's not needed you save the memory.
10
11 I know some people prefer to disable modules entirely for security
12 reasons, but if you need one you don't have that option.
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16 Neil Bothwick
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18 WORM: (n.) acronym for Write Once, Read Mangled. Used to describe a
19 normally-functioning computer disk of the very latest design.

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