Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S964776AbWEBL3j (ORCPT ); Tue, 2 May 2006 07:29:39 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S964777AbWEBL3j (ORCPT ); Tue, 2 May 2006 07:29:39 -0400 Received: from linux01.gwdg.de ([134.76.13.21]:31135 "EHLO linux01.gwdg.de") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S964776AbWEBL3i (ORCPT ); Tue, 2 May 2006 07:29:38 -0400 Date: Tue, 2 May 2006 13:29:25 +0200 (MEST) From: Jan Engelhardt To: Arjan van de Ven cc: Marcin Hlybin , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Open Discussion, kernel in production environment In-Reply-To: <1146553275.32045.15.camel@laptopd505.fenrus.org> Message-ID: References: <200605012357.48623.marcin.hlybin@swmind.com> <1146553275.32045.15.camel@laptopd505.fenrus.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1038 Lines: 24 >> I always configure and compile a kernel throwing out all unusable options and >> I never use modules in production environment (especially for the router). >> But my superior has got the other opinion - he claims that distribution >> kernel is quite good and in these days optimization has no sense because of >> powerful hadrware. > >On the plus side you get the maintenance, building and integration done >for you, including the security fixes. > >There is a third "advantage" in using a distro kernel; there is less >chance of a mistake in the sense of picking a config option that turns >out to be really bad in hindsight. > At best pick the distro kernel .src.rpm (or equivalent). If required, you can still roll your own _and_ have the security fixes etc. Jan Engelhardt -- - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/