Re: [gentoo-user] Module philosophy: Compile-in or Load

[Kristian Poul Herkild <kristian@herkild.dk>]

Anthony E. Caudel wrote:
> I was wondering what gentoo-users think and practice about kernel
> modules.  Do most compile them in the kernel or load them at boot-up.
> 
> Note that I'm _NOT_ talking about those modules that have to be compiled
> in such as for your filesystem. This is about the other ones.
> 
> I generally like to load them at boot-up.  One reason is that I have
> heard that for suspend or hibernate to work, some modules have to be
> unloaded.
> 
> On the other hand, compiling them in results in faster boot times.
> 
> So, what do gentoo-users think?
> 
> Tony

I have 23 modules (loaded), most related to the soundcard, and a few
related to nvidia, a few for the webcam. It appears I could unload 4
modules but the rest are necessary, and cannot be compiled inside the
kernel without breaking functionality of other drivers, or applications.

-Kristian
-- 
gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list