Re: [OKS] Module removal

Shawn
2002-07-01T18:43:37Z

On 07/01, Jose Luis Domingo Lopez said something like:
> On Monday, 01 July 2002, at 13:48:55 -0400,
> Bill Davidsen wrote:
>
> > The suggestion was made that kernel module removal be depreciated or
> > removed. I'd like to note that there are two common uses for this
> > capability, and the problems addressed by module removal should be kept in
> > mind. These are in addition to the PCMCIA issue raised.
> >
> From my non-kernel non-programmer point of view, module removal can be
> useful under more circunstances than the ones you said. For example,
> trying some combination of parameters for a module to get you damned

How about simply upgrading a driver w/out rebooting?

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