On 05/22/06 01:51:37PM +0200, H. Wilmer wrote: > Jim Crilly wrote: > > >>There's no such module; I think SCSI support is compiled into the kernel. > > > > > >That would probably be a valid assumption. > > Yeah, I'd say I did that :) > > >Well to even attempt reloading anything you need it as a module, infact I > >prefer to make everything possible a module and use an initrd. But in this > >case it wouldn't make a difference since you can't umount the filesystem to > >be able to reload the module anyway. > > True --- and then, what's the advantage of using so many modules? If > something is compiled into the kernel, there cannot be any trouble with > an inability to load it. So I prefer to compile in everything that is > required anyway to get things running and cannot be removed. > > > GH
More stuff is configurable without a recompile. If I add/change hardware I don't have to do anything unless it's something required for booting and even then updating my initrd is simple. And I have run into cases where reloading modules will fix things, of course it's not possible for a few things like the filesystem and store driver of the root fs, but most other things can be reloaded if you kill the processes using them. I've had a number of times where reloading a NIC driver reset the NIC and fixed a problem and I've had to switch between ALSA and OSS sound drivers more than I'd like to admit. I don't see the benefit of compiling things in statically, you're limiting yourself too much that way IMO. Jim. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
