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From: Dave Jones <davej@redhat.com>
To: "Richard B. Johnson" <linux-os@analogic.com>
Cc: "Randy.Dunlap" <rddunlap@osdl.org>,
	Magnus Damm <magnus.damm@gmail.com>,
	roland@topspin.com, asterixthegaul@gmail.com, damm@opensource.se,
	Linux kernel <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH][RFC] disable built-in modules V2
Date: Thu, 7 Apr 2005 13:37:13 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20050407173713.GD17485@redhat.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.61.0504071319430.5977@chaos.analogic.com>

On Thu, Apr 07, 2005 at 01:22:57PM -0400, Richard B. Johnson wrote:

 > >| Anyway, besides nitpicking, is there any reason not to include this
 > >| code? Or is the added feature considered plain bloat? Yes, the kernel
 > >| will become a bit larger, but all the data added by this patch will go
 > >| into the init section.
 > >
 > >Looks like a good idea to me.
 > >
 > Can't you disable module-loading with a module? I think so.
 > You don't need to modify the kernel. Boot-scripts could
 > just load the "final" module and there is nothing that
 > can be done to add another module (or even unload existing
 > ones).

Why do you need a module ?

echo 0xFFFEFFFF ?> /proc/sys/kernel/cap-bound

should do this just fine.

		Dave

  parent reply	other threads:[~2005-04-07 17:37 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 22+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2005-04-05 23:29 [PATCH][RFC] disable built-in modules V2 Magnus Damm
2005-04-06 10:32 ` Malcolm Rowe
2005-04-06 13:10   ` Magnus Damm
2005-04-06 14:28     ` Malcolm Rowe
2005-04-06 22:14       ` Magnus Damm
2005-04-07  7:47         ` Zwane Mwaikambo
2005-04-07  1:32 ` AsterixTheGaul
2005-04-07  2:23   ` Roland Dreier
2005-04-07  8:23     ` Magnus Damm
2005-04-07 17:01       ` Randy.Dunlap
2005-04-07 17:22         ` Richard B. Johnson
2005-04-07 17:29           ` Randy.Dunlap
2005-04-07 18:53             ` Magnus Damm
2005-04-09  1:42               ` Herbert Xu
2005-04-09  9:43                 ` Magnus Damm
2005-04-09  9:48                   ` Herbert Xu
2005-04-09 10:03                     ` Magnus Damm
2005-04-09 10:07                       ` Herbert Xu
2005-04-09 10:14                         ` Magnus Damm
2005-04-07 17:37           ` Dave Jones [this message]
2005-04-07  2:38   ` Horst von Brand
2005-04-07 21:33     ` Magnus Damm

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