Re: Patch?: module-init-tools/modprobe.c - use modules.dep

[Keith Owens]

On Wed, 27 Nov 2002 16:02:08 +1100, 
Rusty Russell <[e-mail]> wrote:
>In message <[e-mail]> you write:
>> >I'd prefer a static parser which turns modules.conf into modprobe.conf
>> >rather than reimplementing modules.conf (config files which are so
>> >complex they need a "hobbled mode" in case they are called from
>> >untrusted context are in trouble already).
>> 
>> 	Could we just use modules.conf and not support certain
>> commands?
>
>Hmm, I'd prefer to convert.

I hope you are going to check with everybody using complex modules.conf
files before you remove all the facilities.  I know that there are
people who rely on being able to run commands in modules.conf to suit
their system.