Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Mon, 4 Feb 2002 18:42:26 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Mon, 4 Feb 2002 18:42:17 -0500 Received: from dsl-213-023-038-180.arcor-ip.net ([213.23.38.180]:48023 "EHLO starship.berlin") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Mon, 4 Feb 2002 18:42:06 -0500 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" From: Daniel Phillips To: "H. Peter Anvin" , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: How to check the kernel compile options ? Date: Tue, 5 Feb 2002 00:46:44 +0100 X-Mailer: KMail [version 1.3.2] In-Reply-To:

In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Message-Id: Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On February 4, 2002 11:11 pm, H. Peter Anvin wrote: > By author: Daniel Phillips > > Somebody said: > > > It's silly to put it permanently in unswappable memory; putting it in > > > /lib/modules/`uname -r/ somewhere does make tons of sense instead. > > > > Could you show me where I suggested putting it "permanently in unswappable memory"? > > You suggested putting it in the kernel, which is permanently in > unswappable memory. Using a module is, as I pointed out earlier, > worse than useless. Is this what you you're referring to: On February 4, 2002 07:22 pm, H. Peter Anvin wrote: > Uhm, no. ?The problem with it is that you're using kernel memory > because you're not willing to manage userspace competently, so modules > (in fact, *using modules at all*) would be right out. I don't see your point. /me points to where he said 'religious issue' above. -- Daniel - 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/