*****SPAM**** Re: Building kernel modules

[franz.reitinger]

If you compile all of the modules into one binary executable then you 
get a big kernel which must be loaded from disk into memory (monolithic 
kernel). This will take some time & ressources.

Using modules means that the kernel can be customized into smaller 
components that can be added/removed at runtime. The core-kernel is much 
smaller & can be faster loaded (kind of modular kernel).

/franzR

Am 2012-11-29 22:03, schrieb Miguel Guedes:
> Hello List,
>
> Quick question: I've had to build the latest Linux kernel from git so
> my laptop's hardware is supported. I was wondering if building kernel
> modules results in an increase in boot time?
>
> --
> Miguel
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