On February 4, 2002 11:11 pm, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> By author: Daniel Phillips <phillips@bonn-fries.net>
> > Somebody said:
> > > It's silly to put it permanently in unswappable memory; putting it in
> > > /lib/modules/`uname -r/ somewhere does make tons of sense instead.
> >
> > Could you show me where I suggested putting it "permanently in unswappable memory"?
>
> You suggested putting it in the kernel, which is permanently in
> unswappable memory. Using a module is, as I pointed out earlier,
> worse than useless.
Is this what you you're referring to:
On February 4, 2002 07:22 pm, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> Uhm, no. The problem with it is that you're using kernel memory
> because you're not willing to manage userspace competently, so modules
> (in fact, *using modules at all*) would be right out.
I don't see your point.
/me points to where he said 'religious issue' above.
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