Kernel Loading Random Modules

CopBlockDev · 03-16-2022, 04:23 PM

I've noticed that, unlike the days of yore, the kernel seems to load random modules when it boots now.

Is there a way to instruct it never to load a kernel unless it is specifically instructed to do so?

I generally compile my kernel as mostly static, with only a few modules, for things like USB devices, and things that I don't want running all the time, like wifi and bluetooth devices.

The fact that I own a thing does not imply that I want to use it at the moment.

wpeckham · 03-16-2022, 06:07 PM

I seriously doubt if the modules loaded are random. Unexpected, perhaps, but not random.

syg00 · 03-16-2022, 08:44 PM

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Originally Posted by CopBlockDev

The fact that I own a thing does not imply that I want to use it at the moment.

The fact that a module is loaded doesn't mean it is in use at the moment. Why do you care ?. Do you fret about all that other kernel-space code ?.

What have you done to determine what causes (where) the modules to get loaded ?.