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