Messages in this thread |  | | Subject | Re: Persistent module storage [was Linux 2.4 Status / TODO page] | Date | Mon, 6 Nov 2000 17:05:16 +0000 (GMT) | From | Alan Cox <> |
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> ...or, give up this silly nonsense about loading and unload modules on > every open() and close(). A module load modifies the running kernel > code... why do people do this on such a whim? > > Just load the driver at bootup and forget about it. Problem solved.
If the sound card is only used some of the time or setup and then used for TV its nice to get the 60K + 128K DMA buffer back when you dont need it especially on a low end box
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