Fwd: Re: [PATCH] Use modinfo to gather module dependencies

Fwd: Re: [PATCH] Use modinfo to gather module dependencies

[Dennis Schridde]

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Hi Harald!

Am Samstag, 25. Februar 2012, 22:18:48 schrieben Sie:
> Am 25.02.2012 22:09 schrieb "Dennis Schridde" <devurandom-hi6Y0CQ0nG0@public.gmane.org>:
> > 
> > Hence I wrote attached patch, switching from modprobe to modinfo, which
> 
> also
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> > seem to be the tool intended for the job. This method appears to work
> 
> reliable
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> > in kmod-5, but I have not tested with module-init-tools.
> 
> Just update kmod... modprobe --show-depends was fixed
Thanks for the info.

I would like know your reasons for using modprobe instead of modinfo to gather 
information about modules, since it appears to be the wrong tool to me.

Kind regards,
Dennis

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