"Paul W. Abrahams" wrote:
>
> There's been some discussion lately about the advantages of
> configuring the kernel as a relatively small resident portion together
> with a larger set of loadable modules. I'm somewhat puzzled by this,
> though I've often heard it. Although in theory it's possible to load
> and unload modules dynamically, my impression is that in the usual
> default configuration all the modules are loaded after the kernel has
> been loaded, and they're never unloaded after that. Under those
> circumstances, what's the savings?
I've a Parallel Port ZiP Drive; i often do an:
rmmod lp
modprobe ppa
To use it, and the reverse process to use the printer.
> Or is there some mechanism for loading modules automatically when
> they're needed and unloading them when they're not needed?
Kerneld
>
> Paul Abrahams
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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