There's been some discussion lately about the advantages of
configuring the kernel as a relatively small resident portion together
with a larger set of loadable modules. I'm somewhat puzzled by this,
though I've often heard it. Although in theory it's possible to load
and unload modules dynamically, my impression is that in the usual
default configuration all the modules are loaded after the kernel has
been loaded, and they're never unloaded after that. Under those
circumstances, what's the savings?
Or is there some mechanism for loading modules automatically when
they're needed and unloading them when they're not needed?
Paul Abrahams
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