I have a question in mind, I did some research too but I can't see relevant answers. Here's the deal.

What is the difference of a generic and huge kernel? Well I set up my slackware with LVM partition and they said that change the kernel from huge to generic, now I'm curious about the difference of two.

A generic kernel typically has a small(ish) statically-linked core and a huge number of modules. There will be modules to drive every kind of hardware that the kernel supports, but only a few of those will actually be loaded. It's the job of the installer program to work out what modules are needed on a particular machine and create the appropriate files in /etc/modprobe.d.

I think the Slackware huge kernel has all the drivers on board so that it can handle any hardware out of the box. That's useful on an installation disc but rather clumsy for day-to-day working.

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Nice explanation, so using generic kernel is good for optimizing your system cause it will just load some of kernel modules needed. Am I right? Thanks.

Yes, it is better than the huge kernel - you can say, in general. But if you really want to optimize you will need to recompile the kernel for your own hardware (which will contain all the drivers you use - not as modules, but built-in).

Nice, thanks now I know the difference of two.