Date: Sat, 30 Mar 2002 21:32:52 -0600 From: Mike Meyer <mwm-dated-1017977573.b05705@mired.org> To: Walter Hop <walter@binity.com> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Upgrading modules on a running kernel? Message-ID: <15526.33636.533548.116748@guru.mired.org> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.43.0203310044110.90886-100000@surreal.nl> References: <Pine.BSF.4.43.0203310044110.90886-100000@surreal.nl>
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In <Pine.BSF.4.43.0203310044110.90886-100000@surreal.nl>, Walter Hop <walter@binity.com> typed: > I don't know what I would gain from this knowledge, but: would it be > possible to recompile a kernel module, unload the old version and reload > the new version, without the system becoming unstable? Yes, it's possible. That's the preferred method for testing work on a kernel component. It doesn't work on all modules, as some of them don't remove, or don't remove cleanly, or have other problems when you try this. <mike -- Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> http://www.mired.org/home/mwm/ Independent WWW/Perforce/FreeBSD/Unix consultant, email for more information. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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