Proper way to autoload modules (/etc/rc.modules)?

Axel Thimm Axel.Thimm at ATrpms.net
Fri Apr 8 12:40:51 UTC 2005


On Fri, Apr 08, 2005 at 02:28:32PM +0200, Arjan van de Ven wrote:
> On Fri, Apr 08, 2005 at 02:20:37PM +0200, Axel Thimm wrote:
> > No, it's not, if you want to replace it with something better.
> 
> even "something better" really should be built into the kernel...
> (and I'd like to say that I'm sceptical about "something better" :)
> 
> > 
> > > So please give another, more realistic example....
> > 
> > You are the kernel guru, never seen any non-hardware modules? ;)
> > 
> > Choosing netfilter/netscheduling modules also comes to mind ...
> 
> netscheduling should be autoloaded on use; eg when you in rules for it...
> netfilter.. most of them should be autoloaded on use too...

"should"? There is no way to autodetect that you want to have certain
nat/conntrack module or a specific scheduler.

Anyway there is demand for such a mechanism (the threads on this and
bugzillas are witnesses), and there will always be, so let's better
think on how and not why.
-- 
Axel.Thimm at ATrpms.net
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