> The suggestion was made that kernel module removal be depreciated or
> removed. I'd like to note that there are two common uses for this
> capability, and the problems addressed by module removal should be kept in
> mind. These are in addition to the PCMCIA issue raised.
>
useful under more circunstances than the ones you said. For example,
trying some combination of parameters for a module to get you damned
piece of hardware working, and having to reboot each time you want to
pass it a different set of parameters, doesn't seem reasonable to me.
Examples such as network cards (as Bill said), your nice TV capture
card, or just setting a "debug=1" for a module that seems not to be
working OK.
Except there was a way to pass parameters to modules once loaded, and
have them "reconfigure" themselves for the new parameters.
Just the opinion of a Linux user :)
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