On Wed, Sep 22, 2004 at 10:10:27PM -0700, stuporglue wrote: > > Unloading modules is, at best, a dubious practice, and you should > > avoid doing so in general. The kernel developers have even > > entertained the idea of completely removing the ability to rmmod, > > because it unnecessarily complicates the kernel. > > That may be the case, but if I couldn't I'd have to reboot after each > suspend. On my iBook, if I want scan/monitor mode, I have to compile > the airport modules separately, and have them inserted at boot (or > when I need them). When I put it to sleep, and then use it again, I > won't be able to use wireless till I remove the module, insert it > again, and restart the service. Just restarting the service won't do > it either.
That sounds like a bug in the driver, and that should be reported to
LKML so that it is fixed. You should never be constrained to unload a
module.
Mike
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