Albert D. Cahalan wrote:
>
> > So you are proposing to make the kernel less efficient so that
> > binary only driver vendors have it easier? Because once such a
>
> It isn't just for them. The binary+source vendors can use it too.
> Many users will want binaries, even if source is available.
>
> > "generic kernel" option is there they will use it, and then it's
> > no longer really optional if you happen to need just one driver
> > w/o source...
>
> No, you can use a pure PentiumIII-SMP kernel as long as it provides
> the code-modification services for generic modules. Compiled-in
> drivers simply don't call (or trap to) the self-modification engine.
What if i want a pure PIII-UP kernel? How are the different data
structures handled?
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