Comments on: How to Load and Unload Kernel Modules in Linux

By: delphi

delphi — Thu, 19 Nov 2020 18:14:54 +0000

Great article. I removed many modules. My Linux system is now faster. thanks!

By: Sourav Roy

Sourav Roy — Fri, 25 Sep 2020 05:41:12 +0000

What happens if we try to load an already loaded module?

Eg –

# modprobe speedstep-lib

then again,

# modprobe speedstep-lib

Is there any downside to this? How does the command work internally?

By: Aaron Kili

Aaron Kili — Thu, 10 Jan 2019 06:32:36 +0000

In reply to Arlow.

@Arlow

Yes, one must know what they are doing before trying this. All we are trying to show is how kernel modules can be loaded and unloaded.

By: Arlow

Arlow — Wed, 09 Jan 2019 22:50:13 +0000

This sounds like a great way to cause kernel panics when people start using this without knowing what they are doing (unloading network drivers for instance).

By: Aaron Kili

Aaron Kili — Wed, 14 Jun 2017 07:27:21 +0000

In reply to Shany Abady.

@Sham

Thanks, hope you liked it. To view info about a module, use the modinfo command like this:
modinfo speedstep-lib