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Originally Posted by emclinux
I was wondering if there is any advantage of choosing modules over built-ins or visa versa.
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Not so much. Distributions include a lot of modules just to accommodate as many different types of hardware as possible without making the kernel binary too huge. Although, Slackware, for example, has a "huge" kernel as its default. In general, you choose a module for something (a piece of hardware) you use occasionally, and build in everything you use constantly (like a filesystem driver). Using a monolitic kernel slows it down a bit, but using a lot of modules creates weird problems like the need for an initrd, if some module is needed at boot.
Just use your best judgement.