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Isn't this the case for every major OS? I know FreeBSD device drivers can be (un)loaded on-the-fly. Same for MacOS. I assume it's also possible in Linux(?)
by fuj 5y ago
Isn't this the case for every major OS? I know FreeBSD device drivers can be (un)loaded on-the-fly. Same for MacOS. I assume it's also possible in Linux(?)
- Arnavion 5y agoLinux lets you disable dynamic modules. OpenBSD removed support for them some years ago.
- kaladin-jasnah 5y agoIt is. I believe you use modprobe -r kernel_module_name to unload a kernel module and modprobe kernel_module_name to load it.
- astrange 5y agomacOS doesn't let you load kexts anymore since it's less important with drivers moving to userspace.