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Subject: Re: Modularize kernel
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At Thu, 7 Sep 2006 13:47:46 +0800,
Howard Su wrote:
> 
> Modularize kernel
> 
> 
> In today's FreeBSD, KERNEL image is still the big image that contains
> a lot core components.

Hello Howard,

The monolithic vs. modularized kernel is an old discussion.  If you're
really interested in pursuing this you'll have a lot of work to do,
mostly in figuring out explicitly all the implicit inter-module
dependencies.  Fascinating and fun, but you likely need a good reason
to do it.

Best,
George