hey. another way to stop modules from loading is the blacklist file. it should be in /etc/modproble or something(i forgot the exact location). look for the module blacklist file on google. u put the name f the module you dont waqnt to load anymjore in there, and it doesnt load it.
On Thu, Dec 18, 2008 at 11:06 AM, Dustin J. Mitchell <[email protected]>wrote: > On Thu, Dec 18, 2008 at 10:56 AM, Ed Kohlwey <[email protected]> wrote: > > Another major offender on my powertop list is the wired ethernet module > > (accounting for 50%+ of the cpu wakeups on an idle system). Does anyone > > know how to identify which kernel module is assigned what interrupt (or > > some other way to determine what module is being used by a network > > interface)? > > cat /proc/interrupts may give you what you need, and lspci may help. > > But I think you can safely assume that it's the kernel module for your > ethernet interface that's talking to the hardware. I assume you're > seeing these wakeups when you're not using a wired connection? > Unloading the module, or disabling it entirely (/etc/modules.conf) may > help, then. > > Dustin > > -- > Storage Software Engineer > http://www.zmanda.com > -- Neil Sikka
