Re: [SuSE Linux] Re: Unloading kernel modules

1999-03-18 Thread Maurizio Firmani
On gio, 18 mar 1999, Stefan Troeger wrote: > Hi, > > > > What is the "autoclean" mean when I do a lsmod? > > I haven't found anything about this. But from my testing I'd say > `rmmod -a' will only remove modules marked as auto cleanable. > Modules automatically inserted by kerneld are marked

[SuSE Linux] Re: Unloading kernel modules

1999-03-18 Thread Stefan Troeger
Hi, On Wed, Mar 17, 1999 at 18:03 -0500, zentara wrote: > I use the kernel module loader in the new 2.2.* kernels, and I thought > I read that it does remove unused kernels? The mentioned text file says it doesn't. > What is the "autoclean" mean when I do a lsmod? I haven't found anything ab

Re: [SuSE Linux] Re: Unloading kernel modules

1999-03-17 Thread zentara
Stefan Troeger wrote: > > Hi, > > On Tue, Mar 16, 1999 at 21:32 -0500, Paul W. Abrahams wrote: > > > Or is there some mechanism for loading modules automatically when > > they're needed and unloading them when they're not needed? > > With kernel 2.2.x kmod will load modules, when they are nee

[SuSE Linux] Re: Unloading kernel modules

1999-03-17 Thread Stefan Troeger
Hi, On Tue, Mar 16, 1999 at 21:32 -0500, Paul W. Abrahams wrote: > Or is there some mechanism for loading modules automatically when > they're needed and unloading them when they're not needed? With kernel 2.2.x kmod will load modules, when they are needed. But it won't unload them. Quote from