linux-kernel - Re: A Plumber’s Wish List for Linux

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Message-ID: <8762jyft8k.fsf@rustcorp.com.au>
Date:	Sun, 09 Oct 2011 19:15:47 +1030
From:	Rusty Russell <rusty@...abs.org>
To:	Kay Sievers <kay.sievers@...y.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	lennart@...ttering.net, harald@...hat.com, david@...ar.dk,
	greg@...ah.com, Jon Masters <jcm@...masters.org>
Subject: Re: A Plumber’s Wish List for Linux

On Fri, 07 Oct 2011 01:17:02 +0200, Kay Sievers <kay.sievers@...y.org> wrote:
> * module-init-tools: provide a proper libmodprobe.so from
> module-init-tools:
> Early boot tools, installers, driver install disks want to access
> information about available modules to optimize bootup handling.

That's a bit too vague for my limited experience and/or lack of
imagination: what exactly do they want?  And why?

Thanks,
Rusty.
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