On Friday 09 January 2004 11:15 am, George Auch wrote:

On Friday 09 January 2004 10:25 am, Paul W. Abrahams wrote:

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I know it's possible by using "make xconfig" or something similar to trim the kernel by eliminating stuff I'll never use and then recompile a slimmer, more svelte version of it that works just as well. But given the speed and memory size of most computers these days (including mine), is there any noticeable benefit in doing that? Will I ever notice a performance improvement?

If you know your hardware, you can eliminate lots of unecessary modules, which will greatly reduce compile time, especially if you are compiling a kernel from scratch.

That's probably the one benefit I might notice. The initial load time is almost invisible on my system. I assume that once I start seeing bootup messages on my screen, the kernel is fully loaded (except for modules) and load time is no longer an issue. And the modules are loaded only as needed anyway. Paul Abrahams