If you have insmod in in the init scripts, the module will be loaded every
time restart.
If you use /etc/conf.modules, the autoloader will load the module only
when an application opens the particular device file entry.
Here is a silly example..
In conf.modules, one of the lines I have is
alias char-major-81 videodev
So when an application makes an open call to a device file with major
number 81 (any minor number), the module videodev.o is loaded from
/lib/modules/xxxx
When the usage count of the module is zero for a long time, the module is
automatically unloaded, thus reclaiming unused system resources.
There are several advanced options..this is just a simple example.
Regards
Sojan.
On Mon, 18 Dec 2000, Rajesh Fowkar wrote:
> Hi,
>
> What is the difference in loading a kernel module using /etc/modules.conf file ( ex.
>: using alias ) and directly using insmod in say /etc/rc.d/init.d/rc.local file ( ex.
>: insmod specialix ) ?
>
> Is it the same ? Which method is better ? Why is the thing like say char-major-108
>or whatever is used in modules.conf ?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Regards
>
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