Bruce Dubbs wrote: > Alexander E. Patrakov wrote: > > >> Note, however, that this is not the same type of module as "insmod" and >> "lsmod" Grub2 commands refer to. Grub2 has its own modules for loading >> Linux kernels, loading FreeBSD kernels, support for filesystems, and so >> on. Obviously, not all of them are used in the typical "boot a kernel >> from ext3 partition" scenario - but this is not a valid reason to call >> Grub2 bloated, since the old Grub1 has all this functionality always >> built statically into stage2. >> > > Overloading the meaning of lsmod and rmmod does not seem to me to be a > good idea. I would think something like lsgmod (ls grub module) or even > lsext (ls extention) would be better. Using the same term for different > things is a recipe for confusing users. > > -- Bruce > > >
Well, if you consider that when installing & configuring grub1 you are currently obliged to use the term 'root' in *five* different contexts, they're actually getting better... ;) I know this is no help to the discussion, it's just a pet peeve that i felt compelled to air. taipan -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-dev FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/faq/ Unsubscribe: See the above information page
