Please apply it to the next kernel release.
Many thank't in advance!
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diff -urN linux-2.1.53/Documentation/modules.txt linux/Documentation/modules.txt
--- linux-2.1.53/Documentation/modules.txt Tue Jan 14 11:59:10 1997
+++ linux/Documentation/modules.txt Thu Aug 21 00:32:58 1997
@@ -3,15 +3,15 @@
the internals of module, but mostly a sample of how to compile
and use modules.
-Note: You should ensure that the modules-X.Y.Z.tar.gz you are using
-is the most up to date one for this kernel. The "X.Y.Z" will reflect
+Note: You should ensure that the modutils-X.Y.Z.tar.gz you are using
+are the most up to date one for this kernel. The "X.Y.Z" will reflect
the kernel version at the time of the release of the modules package.
Some older modules packages aren't aware of some of the newer modular
-features that the kernel now supports. (If you are unsure, you can
-usually find out what the current release of the modules-X.Y.Z.tar.gz
-package is by looking up the URL listed for "Bjorn Ekwall" in the
-file ./linux/CREDITS)
+features that the kernel now supports. Please see the file:
+ linux/Documentation/Changes
+
+to find out which it actually is.
In the beginning...
-------------------
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@
To use modprobe successfully, you generally place the following
command in your /etc/rc.d/rc.S script. (Read more about this in the
-"rc.hints" file in the module utilities package, "modules-x.y.z.tar.gz".)
+"rc.hints" file in the module utilities package, "modutils-2.1.z.tar.gz".)
/sbin/depmod -a
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@
OK, you have read all of the above, and feel amply impressed...
Now, we tell you to forget all about how to install and remove
loadable modules...
+
With the kerneld daemon, all of these chores will be taken care of
automatically. Just answer "Y" to CONFIG_KERNELD in "make config",
and make sure that /sbin/kerneld is started as soon as possible
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Marcin