On Sun, 6 Jan 2008 10:58:12 +0400 Yahya Mohammad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > Just to know more on this... Is there really any reason to worry > > > about kernel size... I mean in most cases with a standard desktop > > > install? > > > > > > > yes. Bigger kernel = more cpu cache used up = slower system. > > Does all of the kernel reside in cpu cache all the time? Or can parts > of it get moved to system RAM? What about modules that are loaded from > disk? No, it does not. The CPU caches are used differently. Partly, they become something like read-ahead caches due to the fact that the CPU can only read hole cache lines. See http://lwn.net/Articles/252125/ for a good and recent documentation. Jan-Hendrik Zab -- Jan-Hendrik Zab <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Tel: +49 (0)15154625819 -- gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org mailing list
