Re: Persistent module storage [was Linux 2.4 Status / TODO page]

From: Keith Owens (kaos@ocs.com.au)
Date: Mon Nov 06 2000 - 07:29:07 EST


On Mon, 06 Nov 2000 07:13:07 -0500,
Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@mandrakesoft.com> 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.

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