Re: Portable binary modules

Kjetil Torgrim Homme (kjetilho@ifi.uio.no)
09 Dec 1999 20:09:19 +0100


[Bernard Wei]

> For easier maintenance, you should be installing the same kernel
> image for all your workstation anyway. So no matter how the
> module is designed, you will only need to compile it once, during
> kernel build.

That means going for the lowest common denominator, ie. 386 and SMP.
Thanks, but no thanks. I don't mind one module being a bit
suboptimal, but the whole kernel? Especially mm...

My argument only makes sense if you update modules independently of
the kernel proper, e.g., you want to install the latest network
drivers from Donald. The ideal would be that rdist handled the module
directory for me.

Kjetil T.

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