sfrost@ns.snowman.net wrote:
> You can just compile support in for all modules... It takes
> more time initially, but then you've got all the support you want,
> also, you can recompile the kernel while the system is up, you don't
> have to take it down except to reboot it after the new kernel is in
> place...
>
> Stephen
>
> On Sun, 6 Sep 1998, Feuer wrote:
>
> > I'm sure this was beaten into the ground long ago, but.....
> > Would it be possible to modify the kernel module code so that a kernel
> > does not have to be compiled to accept a specific module? Having to
> > recompile the kernel to add this support is a huge pain, and is probably
> > particularly problematic for servers that are supposed to stay up all
> > the time. I don't know enough about the way modules are handled to know
> > if this would be possible, but it sure would be nice.
> >
> > David Feuer
> > feuer@his.com
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