On 2014-10-26 13:46 +0100, Joe wrote: > On Sun, 26 Oct 2014 13:13:24 +0100 > Håkon Alstadheim <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> The point is that loading kernel modules after a kernel update will >> not always work, so a reboot is in my experience advisable before >> you do any configuration changes involving module loading.
This is indeed true, therefore the recommendation to reboot ASAP (but not sooner) is reasonable. > There was a time when a kernel upgrade always triggered a message which > urged a reboot as soon as possible. I'm not sure when it stopped > happening, a quick Google suggests that it disappeared after lenny. Actually before that, it was in the 2.6.24-1 upload January 2008: ,---- | linux-2.6 (2.6.24-1) unstable; urgency=low | [...] | [ Bastian Blank ] | * Kill reboot warning from old templates. | [...] | -- Bastian Blank <[email protected]> Sat, 26 Jan 2008 11:35:11 +0100 `---- http://anonscm.debian.org/viewvc/kernel?view=revision&revision=10186 Cheers, Sven -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: https://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
