From: Xander van Wiggen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> I was wondering ... is it possible to build a minimal linux kernel
> (i.e. minimal for-loop) and put the rest into loadable modules
> (memory management,scheduling etc.), so that I /never/ have to reboot my
> computer anymore but simply insert upgraded/patched modules?
no. you need to be able to read the modules to load them. This requires
memory allcation, device drivers, and filesystem code to also be loaded
(at least for the root system).
The smallest I have gotten the kernel is to include:
root device, root filesystem, console. This came out about 280-300K. I
havent re-tried this in 2.2.x yet (this was a uniprocessor).
> Or, even better, let my kernel check www.kernel.org every now and then
> and upgrade automatically??
you don't want to do this. The releases in you download may not work in
your system, may have early bugs...
You can download them automatically (as a mirror) and use them for testing.
I really don't recommend using them without validation, and the ability
to back out.
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