> --- RAMDISKC.0 Sun Jun 8 18:36:09 2008 > +++ RAMDISKC Sun Aug 17 16:30:17 2008 > @@ -256,8 +256,8 @@ > fxp* at cardbus? # Intel PRO/100 ethernet > #ep0 at pci? # 3C59x ethernet > #ep* at pci? # 3C59x ethernet > -ne* at pci? # NE2000-compat ethernet > -ne* at pcmcia? # PCMCIA based NE2000 > +#ne* at pci? # NE2000-compat ethernet > +#ne* at pcmcia? # PCMCIA based NE2000 > #ep* at pcmcia? # PCMCIA based 3C5xx > #sm* at pcmcia? # PCMCIA based sm > #xe* at pcmcia? # Xircom ethernet > > Does anybody ever actually use these specialized floppies? I know I never > have.
No, you're right. We should stop trying to build small kernels, so that GENERIC can hit 10MB within the next year. The concept you are missing is discipline. Someone added too much to the kernel, and they should be part of the process of reducing the bloat.
