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I have compiled a kernel with some modules, for example the ath9k for my wireless card. I don't have anything in the autoload configuration (i.e my file /etc/modules.autoload.d/kernel-2.6 is empty). However, lsmod still shows that the module has been loaded. I also notice that when I compile filesystem support as modules (reiserfs, jfs, xfs etc.) they also get autoloaded.

Who is doing this? Can and should I disable it? I am using Gentoo.

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Udev loads modules automatically depending on what kind of hardware it finds. You can "blacklist" modules in order to stop them being autoloaded as described in the Gentoo udev guide.

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  • so, why did the reiserfs, jfs and xfs get loaded too? I don't have any of those?
    – phunehehe
    Sep 30, 2010 at 11:16
  • I suppose udev loads those as well to be able to mount (external) harddrives. I'm not on a Gentoo box right now, but you could just try adding the filesystem drivers to the blacklist for modules and see if they stay unloaded.
    – tante
    Sep 30, 2010 at 11:42
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    They could also have been loaded by initrd's linuxrc script.
    – Riccardo Murri
    Sep 30, 2010 at 12:24

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