Darac Marjal <mailingl...@darac.org.uk> writes: > On Wed, Aug 31, 2011 at 03:39:41PM +0200, Csanyi Pal wrote: >> I have a rather impressive list of loaded modules. I'm not shure whether >> are they really needed? >> >> How can I know which modules I don't need so I can have those >> blacklisted? > > Generally speaking, the kernel only loads modules it needs. Typical > methods for this include udev discovering hardware (so the kernel loads > the driver for it) or modules or user-space software depending on other > modules (such as how the wireless system depends on some of the hashing > modules). > > So, in a normal system, the modules are loaded because they are needed. > (The corollary to this is that when modules are not needed, such as > removing a device, they are unloaded). > > Blacklisting is usually only needed if you have a broken modules or > there are two modules that service your needs and you need to use the > other one (for example, a USB device might be detected as needed > cdc-ether, but you know that actually it doesn't, so you blacklist > cdc-ether).
I have an usb ethernet adapter that sometimes freezes my Debian SID system. I have mailed this problem to the Bugzilla Kernel org here: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=40372 The developers advices me to reduce loaded modules. How can I do that? > As Debian's stock kernel is designed for maximum flexibility, having a > couple of hundred modules loaded is not unexpected. Yes, i have 155 modules loaded. -- Best Regards, Pál -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/8762lcrepu....@gmail.com
