blacklisting modules ...
On Mon, Jul 12, 2004 at 03:19:55PM +0000, Thomas Skybakmoen wrote:
> On Mon, Jul 12, 2004 at 06:10:57AM +0200, Jens Schmalzing wrote:
> >Hi,
> >
> >Richard Guenther writes:
> >
> >> I installed kernel-image-powerpc and now on boot a lot of modules
> >> get loaded that I don't need. F.i. ipv6, ext3, nfsd and ieee1394 -
> >> can I somehow prevent loading of these modules at startup (apart
> >> from deleting them, of course)?
> >
> >You are probably using hotplug. One way to avoid loading unwanted
> >modules is to put them in /etc/hotplug/blacklist. Another is to
> >deinstall the package completely and put only the modules you need
> >into /etc/modules.
>
> >You just have to make sure that the initrd or discover doesn't load them
> >too.
>
> >For discover1, it is easy, as there is also a blacklist file, for
> >discover2 and its XML database, it is more messy. MAybe we need an
> >unified blacklist database or somethign.
>
> >As far as the initrd, the best way would be to get the initrd built by
> >hand, putting MODULES=none in /etc/mkinitrd/mkinitrd.conf, and adding
> >the modules by hand in /etc/mkinitrd/modules that are needed for booting
> >(mostly your ide driver and root filesystem).
>
> >As far as the extra filesystem drivers are concerned, they are loaded
> >by the initrd. To get rid of them, unload the ones you don't need and
> >rebuild the initrd.
>
> >Mmm. Not an exactly nice solution, but we need to work on something
> >better.
>
> >CCing debian-kernel, as this discussion needs to be followed on there.
>
> >Friendly,
>
> >Sven Luther
>
> Could not this be part of the new Installer, in expert mode?
Part of the new installer ? Well, maybe but i doubt having it only as
part of the installer is enough. A more general solution is needed, as
you may want to change this between upgrades and such.
Friendly,
Sven Luther
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