blacklist kernel modules

blacklist kernel modules

[Muni Sekhar]

Hi,

I need to configure blacklisting few kernel modules in multiple
customer test systems.

For this I added an entries in the /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf and
generated an initramfs image.

All our test systems are having an Ubuntu distribution.

I am trying to figure out other best possible methods.

Which is the best possible way to blacklist kernel modules in multiple
test system at once?

Ideally we will supply a debian package for customers for installing a
new software. Similarly can it be possible to create a debian package
for blacklisting kernel modules?


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Thanks,
Sekhar

blacklist kernel modules

[Valdis.Kletnieks at vt.edu]

On Mon, 30 May 2016 19:58:14 +0530, Muni Sekhar said:
> Hi,
>
> I need to configure blacklisting few kernel modules in multiple
> customer test systems.
>
> For this I added an entries in the /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf and
> generated an initramfs image.
>
> All our test systems are having an Ubuntu distribution.
>
> I am trying to figure out other best possible methods.
>
> Which is the best possible way to blacklist kernel modules in multiple
> test system at once?
>
> Ideally we will supply a debian package for customers for installing a
> new software. Similarly can it be possible to create a debian package
> for blacklisting kernel modules?

Simply ship a /etc/modprobe.d/my-blacklist.conf that contains a line:

blacklist my-module-to-ignore

The blacklist commands don't have to be in one specific blacklist.conf.
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blacklist kernel modules

[Sunny Kumar]

Muni Sekhar <munisekharrms <at> gmail.com> writes:

> 
> Hi,
> 
> I need to configure blacklisting few kernel modules in multiple
> customer test systems.
> 
> For this I added an entries in the /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf and
> generated an initramfs image.
Still blacklisted module can be loaded using insmod.
> 
> All our test systems are having an Ubuntu distribution.
> 
> I am trying to figure out other best possible methods.
It would be better if you configure and compile kernel according to your 
need.
> 
> Which is the best possible way to blacklist kernel modules in multiple
> test system at once?
> 
> Ideally we will supply a debian package for customers for installing a
> new software. Similarly can it be possible to create a debian package
> for blacklisting kernel modules?
Yes all steps can be combined in a single script (postinit) and bundled as 
deb package.
Hope it helps.
Sunny