modprobe

Vladimir N. Oleynik dzo at simtreas.ru
Wed Feb 22 10:53:03 UTC 2006


Tomasz,

> Why not using find_applet_by_name and if found run_applet_by_name when
> calling insmod. When not found then try to execvp. Now it requires symlink
> to busybox. Fixme if I'm wrong :)

But, busybox`s insmod is not full featured. If require full feature insmod,
you can change symlink to real insmod utility.
Your idea switch off this possibility. Only if change "modprobe" too.
But mainstream "modprobe" utility is very bloat :(


--w
vodz




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