Well now, that depends. I seem to remember Linus Torvalds and Andy Tanenbaum having a debate on a similar subject... ;)

Re: What's the size of your kernel?
 

Thats extremly personal.

Thanks for a link, AlexV.
Although it's a very old one:)

Size of the kernel
 

It depends on your configuration.
Smaller kernel = more modules = increased time needed to boot, more flexibility (module loading without need to reboot); Bigger kernel = less modules = less hard disk I/O = faster boot, but less flexibility (no module loading/unloading on the fly);
So it depends on what you want and what is your hard disk capable of. On laptops (4200rpm) compiling a monolithic kernel can shorten boot times, because kernel image itself is compressed, thus resulting in less HD I/O. On SATA raid there is almost no decrease in boot time when loading modules at booting, thus you can compile everything as modules (well almost everything...) and have a very modular, small kernel ready for hotplugging your PCI cards.

In linux it is all about choices. :D

Re: Re: What's the size of your kernel?
 

It's not the size that matters, it's how you use it. That is what people with small kernels say at any rate...

Re: Re: Re: What's the size of your kernel?
 

Your right! :D