[Gllug] Module vs compiled in...

[Grzegorz Jaskiewicz]

On Fri, 18 Jul 2003, Dylan wrote:

> I'm currently tinkering with LinuxFromScratch to get a good handle on how the 
> system hangs together. Now, on a box with onboard devices (which will 
> necessarily not be swapped out, therefore) such as NIC and graphics card, 
> what are the opinions on the swings and roundabouts of compiling the drivers 
> as modules or compiling them into the kernel?
Still put them as modules, you might want to change motherboard in future 
- and what than?
Generaly, there is one rule - if you don't need it to boot - use a module.

> The way I see it, a NIC and graphics card are effectively in constant use, 
> hence the load-on-demand benefits (such as memory usage) simply don't 
> apply...

It does not hurt, it might help in future :-)

--
GJ


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