On Mon, May 4, 2015 at 8:34 AM, Richard Weinberger <[email protected]> wrote: > On Mon, May 4, 2015 at 7:31 AM, linux cbon <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hi, >> >> I am experimenting a rc.sysinit without udev. >> Only creating /dev with mount -t devtmpfs dev /dev >> It also mounts /proc and /sys and /tmp and /var . >> So the kernel boots up loading a lot of hardware, but some important >> modules are not loaded , like sound, network and video. >> I am not sure how to have them auto loaded by the kernel without udev ? >> I though kernel would have some kind of auto-loading of the right >> modules, without needing any help like udev. > > We have request_module() but it is not a magic bullet. > You can re-invent a mini udev or just use udev. > >> I don't know the simplest and easiest way to achieve this ? >> Thanks for your help. > > We have udev for a reason. :-) > > -- > Thanks, > //richard
Hi Richard, thanks for your answer. use request_module() and reinvent a userspace mini udev ? Well thats above my skills, and I though the kernel was more magical. Do you know why not give a "minimal" network, sound, and amd video support in the kernel, so that loading those modules would be optional ? I read there is mdev from busybox, but not sure if it's better or easier. One last question : compiling the kernel with modules included would help ? Best regards Linuxcbon -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [email protected] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
