From: Chris Wright <chrisw@osdl.org>
To: Bas Mevissen <ml@basmevissen.nl>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Shut up about the damn modules already...
Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2004 10:55:28 -0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20040213105528.E14506@build.pdx.osdl.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <402D0083.7010606@basmevissen.nl>; from ml@basmevissen.nl on Fri, Feb 13, 2004 at 05:51:15PM +0100
[trimmed back Cc:]
* Bas Mevissen (ml@basmevissen.nl) wrote:
> I'm wondering why it is that the kernel is asking for non-existing
> modules so often. Is it that userspace applications try to access all
> kinds of devices too often (autoprobing) or it this (wanted) kernel
> behaviour?
The most common and annoying example (the one Rusty used), "net-pf-10,"
is a result of a userspace app doing simple socket(AF_INET6,...).
thanks,
-chris
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Linux Security Modules http://lsm.immunix.org http://lsm.bkbits.net
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2004-02-13 18:55 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2004-02-12 3:13 Rusty Russell
2004-02-12 15:13 ` Rik van Riel
2004-02-12 17:30 ` [PATCH] Documentation on how to debug modules Alex Goddard
2004-02-13 16:51 ` [PATCH] Shut up about the damn modules already Bas Mevissen
2004-02-13 18:55 ` Chris Wright [this message]
2004-02-13 19:38 ` Russell King
2004-02-13 17:38 Samium Gromoff
2004-02-13 19:41 ` Russell King
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