On Tue, Jul 16, 2002 at 01:14:25AM +0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On Mon, 15 Jul 2002 08:43:12 -0500 > Michael Chaney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Thankfully, XFree 4 has the idea of a video driver. That's better than > > grabbing another binary. But, it underscores the fact that drivers > > belong in the kernel. > > That's got me thinking... if the drivers were compiled in the kernel, it > might be faster, but that would mean the kernel would have to be > constantly recompiled to handle new hardware, wouldn't it? Even if it > sacrficed some performance, wouldn't it be better to keep drivers as > separate files that would just be called up when required? That way, > things stay modular and the kernel stays smaller.
Most people run modular kernels where drivers can be added to the system without recompiling the kernel. I have a nice nvidia card which has a driver for X and a kernel module as well. Michael -- Michael Darrin Chaney [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.michaelchaney.com/ _ Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
