On Sun, 2 Sep 2007, Andy Green wrote: > Somebody in the thread at some point said: > > > ... > > insmod /lib/scsi_wait_scan.ko > > rmmod scsi_wait_scan > > ... > > > > so ... insmod the module, only to remove it immediately? i'm sure > > there's a reason for that, i'd just like to know what it is. thanks. > > > /* > * scsi_wait_scan.c > * > * Copyright (C) 2006 James Bottomley <James.Bottomley@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > * > * This is a simple module to wait until all the async scans are > * complete. The idea is to use it in initrd/initramfs scripts. You > * modprobe it after all the modprobes of the root SCSI drivers and it > * will wait until they have all finished scanning their busses before > * allowing the boot to proceed > */ > > After it waited... it just takes up space. ah, again, thanks. i'm guessing maybe the name of the module should have been a clue. :-P rday -- ======================================================================== Robert P. J. Day Linux Consulting, Training and Annoying Kernel Pedantry Waterloo, Ontario, CANADA http://crashcourse.ca ========================================================================
