On Thu, 2006-03-02 21:39:22 +0100, Adrian Bunk <[email protected]> wrote: > On Thu, Mar 02, 2006 at 08:51:06PM +0100, Jan-Benedict Glaw wrote: > > On Thu, 2006-03-02 18:38:40 +0100, Adrian Bunk <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Thu, Mar 02, 2006 at 12:31:34PM +1100, Herbert Xu wrote: > > > > Adrian Bunk <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > It does also matter in the kernel image size case, since you have to put > > > > > enough modules to the other medium for having a effect bigger than the > > > > > kernel image size increase from setting CONFIG_MODULES=y. > > > > That's not very difficult considering the large number of modules that's > > > > out there that a system may wish to use. > > > This might be true for full-blown desktop systems - but these do not > > > tend to be the systems where kernel image size matters that much. > > > Smaller kernel image size might be an issue e.g. for distribution > > > kernels, but in a much less pressing way. > > Kernel image size matters if you try to make it boot off a floppy. > > Sure, but the usual router-on-a-floppy cases are similar cases where > CONFIG_MODULES=n brings at least as much gain as making things modular. You may want to have a chance to load modules from an initrd with is on a 2nd floppy. MfG, JBG -- Jan-Benedict Glaw [email protected] . +49-172-7608481 _ O _ "Eine Freie Meinung in einem Freien Kopf | Gegen Zensur | Gegen Krieg _ _ O für einen Freien Staat voll Freier Bürger" | im Internet! | im Irak! O O O ret = do_actions((curr | FREE_SPEECH) & ~(NEW_COPYRIGHT_LAW | DRM | TCPA));
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