> -----Original Message----- > From: Aleksandar L. Dimitrov [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2007 11:16 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Managing my kernel > > > On Mon, 14 May 2007 22:16:04 +0100 > Neil Bothwick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Tue, 15 May 2007 00:37:57 +0200, Aleksandar L. Dimitrov wrote: > > > > > Gentoo is actually all about keeping all of the stuff as > minimal as > > > possible ;) > > > > Gentoo is all about doing what you want, not what other > people think > > you should do. It doesn't matter whether you want all modules, all > > in-kernel, every module built or a compromise, it's up to you. > > > > > Well, OK, I should probably add a 'for me' next time. > > Still, the guy asked about opinions - and my opinion I gave. Nothing > more: In my opinion keeping stuff simple and slim on the > kernel side means reliability and performance. This is an > opinion formed by the (admittedly limited) experience I got so far. > > Regards, Aleks > -- My personal preference, when it is it feasable, is to compile just the modules the features that I actually have installed at the time, and compile as much of it into the kernel as will function properly.
That way I don't have to worry about modprobing anything, and with the newer kernels, most things that are compiled directly into the kernel run pretty much automatically. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
