On Monday 17 November 2003 02:29 pm, Brian Densmore wrote:

> If you apply patches to the kernel it is possible
> to break a formerly working module by overwriting it with a buggy
> module. Or alternatively overwrite a distro tweaked module with a
> stock module.

Also possible that the patch addresses the same thing as a dynamic module, 
leading to potential conflicts.  Many HOWTO's tell you to start off by 
recompiling the kernel and/or patching it, but usually there's a module 
available that makes that unnecessary.  The HOWTO's have gotten better about 
it, but it's still prevalent in developer-land.