From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S267189AbUBMSzd (ORCPT ); Fri, 13 Feb 2004 13:55:33 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S267193AbUBMSzd (ORCPT ); Fri, 13 Feb 2004 13:55:33 -0500 Received: from fw.osdl.org ([65.172.181.6]:62088 "EHLO mail.osdl.org") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S267189AbUBMSzb (ORCPT ); Fri, 13 Feb 2004 13:55:31 -0500 Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2004 10:55:28 -0800 From: Chris Wright To: Bas Mevissen Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH] Shut up about the damn modules already... Message-ID: <20040213105528.E14506@build.pdx.osdl.net> References: <20040212031631.69CAD2C04B@lists.samba.org> <402D0083.7010606@basmevissen.nl> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: <402D0083.7010606@basmevissen.nl>; from ml@basmevissen.nl on Fri, Feb 13, 2004 at 05:51:15PM +0100 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org [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 -- Linux Security Modules http://lsm.immunix.org http://lsm.bkbits.net