On 19.08.2013 20:46, Kyle McMartin wrote:
On Mon, Aug 19, 2013 at 01:35:16PM -0500, Ian Pilcher wrote:
> On 08/19/2013 01:19 PM, Kyle McMartin wrote:
>> because it's commonly used and found on basically every machine now.
>> there are many advantages to having it built in that outweigh the cons.
>
> A couple of questions:
>
> - What are the advantages of having the driver built-in, as compared to
> simply ensuring that it's always included in the initramfs?
>
performance, you'll take fewer tlb misses.
Any links/docs to offer on this topic?
Thanks.
poma