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 needed.
> But it won't unload them. Quote from
> /usr/src/linux/Documentation/kmod.txt:
> 
> ------------------------------------------------------------>
> To periodically unload unused modules, put something like the
> following
> in root's crontab entry:
> 
>         0-59/5 * * * * /sbin/rmmod -a
> 
> Kmod only loads modules.  Kerneld could do more (although
> <------------------------------------------------------------

I use the kernel module loader in the new 2.2.* kernels, and I thought
I read that it does remove unused kernels?
What is the "autoclean" mean when I do a lsmod?
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