From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Mon, 6 Nov 2000 07:29:28 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Mon, 6 Nov 2000 07:29:18 -0500 Received: from ppp0.ocs.com.au ([203.34.97.3]:60431 "HELO mail.ocs.com.au") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id ; Mon, 6 Nov 2000 07:29:14 -0500 X-Mailer: exmh version 2.1.1 10/15/1999 From: Keith Owens To: Jeff Garzik cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Persistent module storage [was Linux 2.4 Status / TODO page] In-Reply-To: Your message of "Mon, 06 Nov 2000 07:13:07 CDT." <3A06A053.56F09ACB@mandrakesoft.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Mon, 06 Nov 2000 23:29:07 +1100 Message-ID: <2908.973513747@ocs3.ocs-net> Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Mon, 06 Nov 2000 07:13:07 -0500, Jeff Garzik wrote: >...or, give up this silly nonsense about loading and unload modules on >every open() and close(). A module load modifies the running kernel >code... why do people do this on such a whim? > >Just load the driver at bootup and forget about it. Problem solved. I daily curse the name of whoever added autoload and autounload. Autoload maybe useful, autounload is just asking for problems. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/