From: "Hemmann, Volker Armin" <volker.armin.hemmann@tu-clausthal.de>
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Managing my kernel
Date: Mon, 14 May 2007 18:09:37 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <200705141809.37504.volker.armin.hemmann@tu-clausthal.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <49bf44f10705140848n41d13c0cy5225964032ecb480@mail.gmail.com>
On Montag, 14. Mai 2007, Grant wrote:
> I've been puzzling a bit lately over the best way to manage my kernel.
> I've always tried to keep it as minimal as possible, and I only
> enable things as I need them. I also don't build modules from the
> kernel at all.
>
> Is there a better way to go? I'm starting to think it might be better
> to build every single module and let the system load them as it needs
> them.
>
> - Grant
well, from my point of view:
everything needed for booting: in kernel
everything needed all the time: in kernel
everything that needs a good kicking once in a while (usb, sound): modules
everything that needs parameters: modules
everything that is not needed all the time: module
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Thread overview: 14+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2007-05-14 15:48 [gentoo-user] Managing my kernel Grant
2007-05-14 16:09 ` Hemmann, Volker Armin [this message]
2007-05-14 22:37 ` Aleksandar L. Dimitrov
2007-05-14 21:16 ` Neil Bothwick
2007-05-15 2:16 ` Aleksandar L. Dimitrov
2007-05-17 20:17 ` Grant
2007-05-14 18:18 ` Dale
2007-05-15 0:33 ` Mark Kirkwood
2007-05-15 1:57 ` Dan Farrell
2007-05-15 7:21 ` Etaoin Shrdlu
2007-05-15 19:49 ` Dan Farrell
2007-05-15 20:06 ` Boyd Stephen Smith Jr.
2007-05-17 6:38 ` Mark Kirkwood
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2007-05-15 0:54 burlingk
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