Name
MODULES — Enable loadable module support
Kernel modules are small pieces of compiled code that can be
inserted in the running kernel, rather than being permanently built into the kernel. If you select this option, many parts
of the kernel can be built as modules (by answering M instead of Y where indicated): this is most useful for infrequently used options that are not
required for booting. For more information, see Chapter 4 and the manpages for modprobe, lsmod, modinfo, insmod, and rmmod.
If you say yes here, you will need to run make modules_install to put the modules
under /lib/modules where the
module tools can find them.
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