Re: Current status and possible improvements in CONFIG_MODULE_FORCE_UNLOAD

2024-06-14 Thread Aditya Garg
Thanks for the reply Lucas. It makes sense now! > On 15 Jun 2024, at 12:18 AM, Lucas De Marchi wrote: > > On Thu, Jun 06, 2024 at 06:49:59AM GMT, Aditya Garg wrote: >> Hi >> >> I am Aditya Garg. I often require using out of tree drivers to support >> various hardwares on Linux. Sometimes the

Re: Current status and possible improvements in CONFIG_MODULE_FORCE_UNLOAD

2024-06-14 Thread Lucas De Marchi
On Thu, Jun 06, 2024 at 06:49:59AM GMT, Aditya Garg wrote: Hi I am Aditya Garg. I often require using out of tree drivers to support various hardwares on Linux. Sometimes the provider doesn't write good drivers, and often they have to be force unloaded. It's a common thing in proprietary driv

Re: Current status and possible improvements in CONFIG_MODULE_FORCE_UNLOAD

2024-06-07 Thread Christoph Hellwig
On Thu, Jun 06, 2024 at 06:49:59AM +, Aditya Garg wrote: > Hi > > I am Aditya Garg. I often require using out of tree drivers to support > various hardwares on Linux. Just stop buying hardwarew that requires this, or improve and upstream the drivers to make your life easier instead of making

Current status and possible improvements in CONFIG_MODULE_FORCE_UNLOAD

2024-06-05 Thread Aditya Garg
Hi I am Aditya Garg. I often require using out of tree drivers to support various hardwares on Linux. Sometimes the provider doesn't write good drivers, and often they have to be force unloaded. It's a common thing in proprietary drivers. I know the author of the driver should take note of the