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Originally Posted by shep
Given the paranoia revolving around what is really in a device chip, would there be a stronger argument for stripping a kernel of unneeded devices?
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How does the driver code get executed if you don't have the device? I'm not a kernel programmer but I'd think if someone could get the kernel's PC pointed into weird places like that the game's already over. In favour of a simple kernel image with all supported drivers in it, as I think has been pointed out by developers, there's a testing advantage to having a common image many people use. It helps control combinatorial explosion.