Significant performance problem with modprobe

[walter harms]

Am 13.06.2011 13:24, schrieb Ed W:
> On 13/06/2011 10:03, walter harms wrote:
>> just a remark, BB is intended for embedded systems. Normaly they change
>> not much that means you can compile the drivers static into your kernel
>> removing the need for modules at all.
>>
>> This does not touch the subject of perfermance directly but is an indicator
>> that theses tools are not used much or that nobody cares in this case.
>>
>> please do not get me wrong it is totaly ok that you have reported that issue
>> but my impression is that you can improve your system much more easy by other
>> measures that adding a binary file for modprobe config.
> 
> Hi, please read the original message again.  My kernel *does* have all
> drivers compiled in.  Therefore the whole point is that I'm spending
> several *seconds* running bb modprobe on an alias file which should be
> in buffer cache and the end result doesn't load anything...
> 

yep, did not notice that ipchain is using modpobe. sorry

re,
 wh