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Anthony E. Caudel wrote: |
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> I was wondering what gentoo-users think and practice about kernel |
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> modules. Do most compile them in the kernel or load them at boot-up. |
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> Note that I'm _NOT_ talking about those modules that have to be compiled |
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> in such as for your filesystem. This is about the other ones. |
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> I generally like to load them at boot-up. One reason is that I have |
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> heard that for suspend or hibernate to work, some modules have to be |
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> unloaded. |
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> On the other hand, compiling them in results in faster boot times. |
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> So, what do gentoo-users think? |
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> Tony |
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I'm certainly not the end-all-be-all in kernel knowledge. But, I tend |
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to look at it based on the particular modules being loaded and the |
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likeliness that I will actually use that module. |
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If it seems like something is fundamental to the operation of the OS |
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(filesystems, core drivers like USB, chipset, etc.) then I compile it |
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in. If it's something that makes sense to unload and load (in my |
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mind, this is something like network drivers, audio drivers, netfilter |
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modules, etc.), then I'll compile it as a separate module. |
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It's not a hard and fast rule, and there are always exceptions. For |
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example, there are programs that expect to find the module, and if you |
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compile it into the kernel that program won't work right, even though |
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you have the (whatever) functionality built into the kernel. |
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