On Sat, Apr 09, 2005 at 12:03:45PM +0200, Magnus Damm wrote:
>
> > Perhaps they should start using initramfs then.
>
> But how does that help me? I still want to be able to pass a list of
> unwanted modules on the kernel command line. Using initramfs and
> modules is fine, although I would prefer being able to unload built-in
> modules instead - but that is another story. Your suggestion just
> pushes the problem to user space. I think the best alternative would
Well you know what they say:
If it can be done in user space, then do it in user space.
Once the drivers are put on the initramfs it is trivial to add code that
disables them based on boot-time options.
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