On 7/19/07, Alan Cox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Please distinguish between "cater to" and "support". If the kernel > didn't worry about supporting out-of-tree code, then why would there > be loadable module at all? Memory usage, flexibility, debugging. Module support was not added for external modules.
Code that is being debugged is, often [usually, I hope], out-of-tree code, though it may be aimed at future inclusion. However, I do agree that there is value to having loadable modules for in-tree functionality, too. scott -- scott preece - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
