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Is there any point for a normal user to compile a custom kernel these days? (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 days ago by Slashme@lemmy.world to c/linux@lemmy.world
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Up until the early 2000s I used to compile my own kernel, carefully selecting only the options that I needed.

Then I realised that I wasn't saving memory, because almost everything was a module anyway.

Is there any actual benefit to using a custom kernel on consumer hardware that's supported by the stock kernels?

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[–] Kazumara@discuss.tchncs.de 12 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (3 children)

Primarily if you want some functionality that isn't mainlined, or isn't released as stable yet.

Like hibernate in lockdown mode, or out of tree drivers, or maybe something new coming up in the emulation support world like NTSync, though I think that last example was mainlined by now.

[–] thanksforallthefish@literature.cafe 6 points 2 days ago

I think that last example was mainlined by now.

Yeah NTSync is in kernel 7.0x

[–] henfredemars@infosec.pub 5 points 2 days ago

Woah, I didn’t know they were working on those features. Thanks for sharing!

[–] frongt@lemmy.zip 0 points 2 days ago

Drivers are usually loaded as modules, aren't they?