Hi Greg, Ok, I see the problem. But why kernel 2.2 offers the way to remove all unused modules by this:"rmmod -a"? It's better to unload the unused modules because our embedded system doesn't have much memory. Regards, Colin ----- Original Message ----- From: "Greg KH" <greg@xxxxxxxxx> To: "colin" <colin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Cc: <kernelnewbies@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, June 17, 2006 4:21 AM Subject: Re: How to remove all unused modules? > On Fri, Jun 16, 2006 at 03:54:48PM +0800, colin wrote: > > > > Hi all, > > How to remove all unused modules? > > I use 2.6 kernel and found that "rmmod -a" doesn't work any more. > > Why do you want to do that? How do you know if a module is being used > or not (hint, the usb drivers and network drivers do not increment their > usage count when in use, unloading them can render a machine pretty > dead...) > > good luck, > > greg k-h -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/
