| Arno Wagner 2007-07-30, 7:15 am |
| In comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage jellybean stonerfish <stonerfish@geocities.com> wrote:
> On Mon, 30 Jul 2007 06:30:35 +0000, Grinder wrote:
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> On an embedded device, you would compile your kernel with only the needed
> hardware configured. On a normal distro, the kernel is configured to enable
> as much hardware as possible, to serve a variety of users. Usually with
> modules that any one computer may never need. So, in my understanding, a
> full linux kernel is used for embedded, but only as full as needed to work
> on that type of device.
Not at all. My kernel on my PC has only the needed drivers compiled
in, as I roll my own. That does not make it an embedded system.
Arno
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