Footnotes
Chapter 1
[1] Because this necessitates freezing the kernel to a version that is not the latest, distribution-supplied kernels often contain back-ports of some features released in later official kernels.
[2] This example assumes that the module is not autoloaded by the kernel. If you enable Automatic Kernel Module Loading (CONFIG_KMOD) during configuration, the kernel automatically runs modprobe with the appropriate arguments when it detects missing subsystems. You’ll learn about module autoloading in Chapter 4, “Laying the Groundwork.”
Chapter 2
[1] Bootloaders on embedded devices are usually “slim” and do not support configuration files or equivalent mechanisms. Because of this, many non-x86 architectures support a kernel configuration ...
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