----- Original Message ----- From: "Greg KH" <greg@xxxxxxxxx> To: "colin" <colin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Cc: "kernelnewbies" <kernelnewbies@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, June 20, 2006 12:55 AM Subject: Re: How to remove all unused modules? > A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. > Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? > A: Top-posting. > Q: What is the most annoying thing on usenet and in e-mail? > > A: No. > Q: Should I include quotations after my reply? > I'm sorry to bother you, Greg. I donot know these customs. :-( > On Mon, Jun 19, 2006 at 02:30:58PM +0800, colin wrote: > > > > Hi Greg, > > Ok, I see the problem. > > But why kernel 2.2 offers the way to remove all unused modules by > > this:"rmmod -a"? > > Because things have changed in the 6 years since the 2.2 kernel? > > > It's better to unload the unused modules because our embedded system doesn't > > have much memory. > > Just don't buld the modules you do not need. > > thanks, > > greg k-h Our embedded platform supports 1394 and USB, and the related drivers may be more than a dozen. However, there may be a fifth of them are often used. Regards, Colin -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/
