[RndTbl] New kenel modules without reboot?

[Tim Lavoie]

On Thu, Oct 14, 2004 at 09:55:37AM -0500, John Lange wrote:
> I would like to compile a driver module from the standard linux kernel
> source (2.6.x in this case) and then load it into the kernel without
> rebooting.
> 
> I know this must be possible but my understanding of the details of
> kernel module loading are limited.
> 
> Is it just a matter of selecting the drivers as modules, compiling,
> doing "make modules_install", and then modprobe to load the module?
> 
> Where I'm confused is with updating the module dependencies etc.


If I recall correctly, the "make modules_install" also runs depmod to
update the module dependencies, so it may be as simple as you say.

Module unloading, say for updating a driver, might be stickier. I
think there's a parameter to allow it, but may depend on nothing
currently using it.

	Tim