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  • From: Treeve Jelbert <treeve01 AT pi.be>
  • To: sm-discuss AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [smgl] [SM-Discuss] kernel module files tracking
  • Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2004 10:01:46 +0200

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On Monday 19 April 2004 00:10, Sergey A. Lipnevich wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> My apologies if I missed any discussions on this. I've added a spell for
> "ndiswrapper" kernel module. In casting, it modifies these files:
> /lib/modules/2.4.25/modules.dep
> /lib/modules/2.4.25/modules.generic_string
> /lib/modules/2.4.25/modules.ieee1394map
> /lib/modules/2.4.25/modules.isapnpmap
> /lib/modules/2.4.25/modules.parportmap
> /lib/modules/2.4.25/modules.pcimap
> /lib/modules/2.4.25/modules.pnpbiosmap
> /lib/modules/2.4.25/modules.usbmap
> /lib/modules/2.4.25/pcmcia
> Now, they are also part of "linux" spell install log. If I dispel
> ndiswrapper, these files will be gone, and potentially the kernel will
> not function correctly, right? Is this really a problem and did we ever
> try to solve this it in any way? I don't see any relevant code in other
> kernel modules.
> Thanks,

I also have a "ndiswrapper" spell, and have built and dispelled it several
times without problem, because the file are rebuit at every boot, and are
hence always classified as "user modified", so sorcery leaves them alone.

>
> Sergey.
>
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Regards, Treeve

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