Re: CVS commit: src/sys/arch/amd64/conf

[Matthias Drochner <M.Drochner%fz-juelich.de@localhost>]

jeanyves.migeon%free.fr@localhost said:
> I can't see why MONOLITHIC is needed in the first place

I think before modular kernels are forced onto the masses,
at least 2 design problems should be fixed:
1. Autoloading needs to be done differently: The kernel doesn't
   have the smarts to know which module is needed in which situation,
   and there is no fine-grained administrative control. I've
   complained in some other mail about the idiotic behavior
   in case of exec format loaders.
2. I don't want tons of modules which I'll never need installed
   into my root file system. As it was common in good old times (tm),
   my root filesystems are as small as possible. Now, with modules
   being added to the build, I have to squeeze out stuff after
   each update to keep some percent free space in /.

best regards
Matthias



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