Posted by: Anonymous
[ip: 195.11.98.194]
on August 16, 2007 11:55 AM
On the whole, recompiling your kernel is fairly pointless. Most distributions will provide CPU-arch-specific kernels, and most will provide kernels which are heavily modular, meaning that the drivers you don't need are not loaded into RAM.
Unless you really know what you're doing with compiler options and kernel basics, it's very unlikely that you'll end up with a kernel that's actually faster than a distro-provided one.
Plus you're completely ignoring distro-specific compilation tools which tie in hand-rolled kernels with packaging systems and boot managers to avoid conflicts. On the whole, a pretty poor article.
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Posted by: Anonymous [ip: 195.11.98.194] on August 16, 2007 11:55 AMUnless you really know what you're doing with compiler options and kernel basics, it's very unlikely that you'll end up with a kernel that's actually faster than a distro-provided one.
Plus you're completely ignoring distro-specific compilation tools which tie in hand-rolled kernels with packaging systems and boot managers to avoid conflicts. On the whole, a pretty poor article.
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