[Gllug] Module vs compiled in...

[Dylan]

On Friday 18 July 2003 14:43, Andrew Halliwell wrote:
> And verily, didst Dylan announce to the hordes:
> > Hello All,
> >
> > 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?
> >
> > 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...
>
> Well... One benefit of keeping them as modules is this...
>
> One day, in the future, you swap motherboards...

Hmm ... unlikely - nore likely I'd consider that a new machine. And anyway - 
if swapping m/b then compiling a new kernel is no great shakes.

Dylan

> Modules can be removed and replaced with new ones for whatever's on the new
> board. built in ones can't, so then they'd be wasting space and you'd need
> another compile....



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