* Michael Halcrow [Thu, 23 Sep 2004 at 07:37 -0500] > 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.
Nevertheless, sometimes it's what you have to do. I have a similar problem using ndiswrapper. Sometimes my driver just wigs out, and I have to rmmod and re- modprobe the driver to get it working again. I'd hate to see that ability dissapear. Von Fugal
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