Re: How does Debian load the kernel modules

2006-10-01 Thread zhengda
Hernán Freschi wrote: zhengda wrote: Yes, the space the modules use isn't an issue. But I hope my system can be started much faster (I think loading fewer modules makes the system starting faster) Yes, indeed. But you'll only notice it if the startup is very delayed due to some strange mo

Re: How does Debian load the kernel modules

2006-09-30 Thread Hernán Freschi
Matus UHLAR - fantomas wrote: On 29.09.06 16:46, Hernán Freschi wrote: I wonder what happens to modules when the system needs RAM? I know Windows stupidly swaps the System memory by default (unless you enable the DisablePagingExecutive option in the registry). Does linux force the modules to

Re: How does Debian load the kernel modules

2006-09-30 Thread Hernán Freschi
zhengda wrote: Yes, the space the modules use isn't an issue. But I hope my system can be started much faster (I think loading fewer modules makes the system starting faster) Yes, indeed. But you'll only notice it if the startup is very delayed due to some strange module that delays startu

Re: How does Debian load the kernel modules

2006-09-29 Thread zhengda
Hernán Freschi wrote: Well I wouldn't worry too much about the number of loaded modules. That, of course, assuming you are running a "modern" machine with several hundreds megabytes of RAM. Modules use just a tiny fraction of RAM: 30, 40k ... the largest one for me being Reiserfs with 200k. B

Re: How does Debian load the kernel modules

2006-09-29 Thread Matus UHLAR - fantomas
On 29.09.06 16:46, Hernán Freschi wrote: > I wonder what happens to modules when the system needs RAM? I know > Windows stupidly swaps the System memory by default (unless you enable > the DisablePagingExecutive option in the registry). Does linux force the > modules to stay in RAM or does it tr

Re: How does Debian load the kernel modules

2006-09-29 Thread Hernán Freschi
zhengda wrote: Matus UHLAR - fantomas wrote: yes, probably so. most of kernels get loaded when (first) used, but not unloaded. I guess hotplug scripts load modules for every existing piece of hardware for the system to be able to use it. If you'd blacklist them, you won't be able to use the

Re: How does Debian load the kernel modules

2006-09-29 Thread zhengda
Matus UHLAR - fantomas wrote: yes, probably so. most of kernels get loaded when (first) used, but not unloaded. I guess hotplug scripts load modules for every existing piece of hardware for the system to be able to use it. If you'd blacklist them, you won't be able to use them, and some of your s

Re: How does Debian load the kernel modules

2006-09-29 Thread Matus UHLAR - fantomas
> >zhengda wrote: > > > >>lsmod shows me many modules, and some of them aren't used. > >>So how to prevent them being loaded? > >>These modules aren't listed in /etc/modules > Wackojacko wrote: > >you can list these in /etc/hotplug/blacklist.d/ by creating a new file > >e.g. local. On 29.09.06 1

Re: How does Debian load the kernel modules

2006-09-28 Thread zhengda
Wackojacko wrote: zhengda wrote: lsmod shows me many modules, and some of them aren't used. So how to prevent them being loaded? These modules aren't listed in /etc/modules you can list these in /etc/hotplug/blacklist.d/ by creating a new file e.g. local. Wackojacko Thank you. I still r

Re: How does Debian load the kernel modules

2006-09-28 Thread Wackojacko
zhengda wrote: lsmod shows me many modules, and some of them aren't used. So how to prevent them being loaded? These modules aren't listed in /etc/modules you can list these in /etc/hotplug/blacklist.d/ by creating a new file e.g. local. Wackojacko -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECT

Re: How does Debian load the kernel modules

2006-09-28 Thread zhengda
Wackojacko wrote: Zheng Da wrote: Does Debian load LKM automatically? If it does, in which way? With the kernel module loader or with a kerneld daemon? I find that there is /etc/modules, but it list only a few modules. lsmod shows me many more. So I wonder how the other modules is loaded?

Re: How does Debian load the kernel modules

2006-09-27 Thread Mumia W..
On 09/26/2006 09:30 PM, Zheng Da wrote: Does Debian load LKM automatically? If it does, in which way? With the kernel module loader or with a kerneld daemon? I find that there is /etc/modules, but it list only a few modules. lsmod shows me many more. So I wonder how the other modules is loaded?

Re: How does Debian load the kernel modules

2006-09-27 Thread Wackojacko
Zheng Da wrote: Does Debian load LKM automatically? If it does, in which way? With the kernel module loader or with a kerneld daemon? I find that there is /etc/modules, but it list only a few modules. lsmod shows me many more. So I wonder how the other modules is loaded? There are hardware d