Loadable module support
Does "Module unloading" mean whether or not I can run "rmmod"?
And if I deselect this, why can I still select "Forced module
unloading"? Either I can unload or I can't, no?
And what's the rationale behind making unloading an option,
anyway? If I want loadable module support, is it really a
big deal to assume I'll want the ability to unload them as
well? Just curious, that's all. Under what circumstances
would I explicitly *not* want the ability to rmmod? Tight
space embedded kernels, possibly?
Processor family
It seems that the final option, "Preemptible kernel", does
not belong there. In fact, there seem to be a number of
kernel-related, kind of hacking/debugging options, that
could be collected in one place, like preemption, sysctl,
hacking, executable file formats, etc. "Low-level kernel
options", perhaps?
Bus options (PCI, PCMCIA, EISA, MCA, ISA)
First, there's no hint from that heading that hot-pluggable
settings are hidden under there as well.
In addition, why does "Bus options" not include the USB bus,
the I2C bus, FireWire, etc? A bus is a bus, isn't it?
Multimedia devices
How come "Sound" is not here? And (as we've already
established), Radio Adapters is not a sub-entry of Video for
Linux. :-) (And is there a reason why Amateur Radio Support
and Radio Adapters are so far apart in the config menus?
Wireless networking/protocols
Yes, I realize there's no such category, but there *should*
be, which would include:
Wireless LAN (non ham-radio)
Bluetooth
IrDA
anyway, just some observations from someone who doesn't
know any better.
rday
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